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Dr PAUL LEIGHTON's Outputs (6)

School-based educational intervention to improve children’s oral health-related knowledge (2014)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Dawett, B., Leighton, P., Rose-Brady, L., & Deery, C. (2015). School-based educational intervention to improve children’s oral health-related knowledge. Health Promotion Practice, 16(4), 571-582. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839914560568

Objective. To evaluate a brief oral health promotion intervention delivered in schools by a primary care dental practice, aimed at changing oral health care knowledge and oral health–related behaviors in children. Design. Cohort study with pretest–po... Read More about School-based educational intervention to improve children’s oral health-related knowledge.

Assessment of the feasibility and clinical value of further research to evaluate the management options for children with Down syndrome and otitis media (2014)
Journal Article
Fortnum, H., Leighton, P., Smith, M. D., Brown, L., Jones, M., Benton, C., Marder, E., Marshall, A., & Sutton, K. (2014). Assessment of the feasibility and clinical value of further research to evaluate the management options for children with Down syndrome and otitis media. Health Technology Assessment, 18(60), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18600

Background
There is clinical uncertainty of the benefits and costs of different treatment options for children with Down syndrome who have glue ear. This study was designed to assess the extent of this lack of knowledge and determine if pursuing fur... Read More about Assessment of the feasibility and clinical value of further research to evaluate the management options for children with Down syndrome and otitis media.