John Broughton

TL;DR: Adult oral health is predicted by not only childhood socioeconomic advantage or disadvantage, but also by oral health in childhood, and changes in socioeconomic advantage and disadvantage are associated with differing levels of Oral health in adulthood.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that significant oral health inequalities exist in each nation and the success of specific preventive programmes is encouraging; these approaches should be further evaluated and implemented as part of broader health promotion programmes for Indigenous children and families in order to decrease current oral health disparities.

TL;DR: Expected outcomes will address whether exposure to a culturally-appropriate ECC intervention is effective in reducing dental disease burden and oral health inequalities among Indigenous children living in South Australia.

TL;DR: In the context of dental care, racism experienced by Aboriginal women can be a barrier to accessing services and programs and policies should address racism's insidious effects on both mothers’ and children’s oral health outcomes.

TL;DR: A culturally-appropriate intervention at four time-points from pregnancy through to 18-months resulted in improvements in the oral health of Aboriginal children.