Evaluating the impact of a community developed collaborative project for the prevention of early childhood caries: the Healthy Smile Happy Child project

Robert Schroth

qualifications: DMD, MSc, PhD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, literature review, devised survey tool, collected data, supervised data collection, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts

position: Associate Professor, Clinician Scientist

Canada

Preschool oral health; early childhood caries; Aboriginal oral health

Jeanette Edwards

qualifications: BOT, MHA, CHE

contribution: original concept, designed the project, literature review, contributed to drafts

position: Regional Director - Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease

Douglas Brothwell

qualifications: DMD, MSc

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts, statistical analysis

position: Professor, Associate Dean (Academic)

Carol Yakiwchuk

qualifications: BScDH, MHS

contribution: collected data, supervised data collection, input data, contributed to drafts

position: Oral health promotion specialist

Mary Bertone

qualifications: BScDH, MPH

contribution: collected data, input data, contributed to drafts

position: Assistant Professor

Bernadette Mellon

qualifications: DMD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, contributed to drafts

position: Oral Health Dental Consultant (retired)

Jennifer Ward

qualifications: BN

contribution: literature review, contributed to drafts

position: Research assistant, STEP student

Marion Ellis

qualifications: RN, BScN, MN

contribution: original concept, designed the project, contributed to drafts

position: Executive Director, Clinical Services

Khalida Hai-Santiago

qualifications: DMD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: Oral health dental consultant

Herenia Lawrence

qualifications: DDS, MSc, PhD

contribution: devised survey tool, contributed to drafts

position: Associate Professor

Canada

Aboriginal oral health

Michael Moffatt

qualifications: MD, MSc

contribution: original concept, designed the project, contributed to drafts

position: Professor