Innovative mHealth Intervention providing Sustained Anticipatory Guidance (Zero Cavity): Design, Validation, User Perception, and Effectiveness
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Funding Fogarty Program
Mobile Health (mHealth)
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Innovative mHealth Intervention providing Sustained Anticipatory Guidance (Zero Cavity): Design, Validation, User Perception, and Effectiveness
Principal Institution
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research Trust
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Murugan, Muthu Satta; Dhar, Vineet K.
Project Contact Information
Email:
muthumurugan@gmail.com
Year(s) Awarded
2023–2025
Country
India
Project Description
Innovative and socially scalable approaches are urgently needed to prevent early childhood Ccaries (ECC). This program seeks to develop a first-of-its-kind interactive mobile dental app that will provide age appropriate oral health-related anticipatory guidance to parents/caregivers by sending out motivational alerts tailored to infant's age and stage of development addressing specific changes in oral health. The proposed approach is prevention-focused and thereby highly rewarding and cost-effective compared to the traditional invasive strategies that target the burden of ECC in low- and middle-income countries.
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