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Implementing an oral health intervention for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland : a participant observation study

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Date
01/12/2018
Author
Beaton, Laura
Anderson, Isobel
Humphris, Gerry
Rodriguez, Andrea
Freeman, Ruth
Keywords
Homeless persons
Oral health
Delivery of health care
Dental health care services
RK Dentistry
NDAS
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Abstract
Smile4life is an intervention aimed at improving the oral health of people experiencing homelessness in Scotland. The purpose of this research was to determine how this intervention was being translated from guidance into action. Data concerning Smile4life working practices were collected in three NHS Boards using participant observation. Fieldnotes taken during these observations were analysed using content analysis. This analysis revealed that there were working alliances between the oral health practitioner, the Third Sector staff, and the homeless service users, and that these alliances were affected by various barriers and enablers. The observation sessions also highlighted variations in working practices.
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Beaton , L , Anderson , I , Humphris , G , Rodriguez , A & Freeman , R 2018 , ' Implementing an oral health intervention for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland : a participant observation study ' , Dentistry Journal , vol. 6 , no. 4 , 68 . https://doi.org/10.3390/dj6040068
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Dentistry Journal
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/dj6040068
ISSN
2304-6767
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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The Smile4life programme was funded by the Scottish Government and National Health Service Boards (grant number: 121.80.4497).
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https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/6/4/68
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/16608

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