Sustainability of Supervised Toothbrushing in Israeli Nurseries-Teachers' Perspective

摘要

Purpose: The national supervised toothbrushing programme was implemented in 2015-2016 among 3-to 4-year-old children attending 600 nurseries in Israel. The objectives of this study were to assess factors associated with sustainability of programme implementation, based on nursery teachers' attitudes towards the programme, beliefs in its success and willingness to continue it in in the future. Materials and methods: A phone survey was conducted among nursery teachers participating in the programme. Study objectives were assessed using a 19-item structured questionnaire. A linear regression model was built to identify factors which contributed to the positive attitude of the teachers towards programme sustainability.