Integrating preventive dental care into general Paediatric practice for Indigenous communities: paediatric residents’ perceptions

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Table 1. Interview guide questions used during the focus groups

Effectiveness

a. How do you feel about the integrating preventive oral care as part of the pediatric medical care?

b. Perception of effectiveness: Do YOU think this integration is effective? In which way?

c. What are your expectations of this integration?

d. Perception of efficacy: Do you think this integration can affect children? Or will this service be effective for the children?

e. Outcome: What are you expecting from this integration?

i. What are the potential outcomes of this integration?

ii. Do you think this intervention can influence parents’ oral health: 1) knowledge 2) attitude 3) behaviors 4) skills

Adoption

f. How can adoption of preventive oral care as part of pediatric care be enhanced?

g. What are the challenges for medical providers to adopt preventive oral care into the pediatric care regular practice?

h. Do you have any suggestions on how to overcome these challenges within adoption for pediatricians? What are your strategies?

i. How can adoption of oral care enhanced your practice?

Implementation

j. How can the integration of oral preventive care (especially fluoride varnish) into pediatric care be implemented?

k. What resources do you need in order to implement the integration?

l. What are the potential challenges with implementing?

m. How can you enhance the implementation of this integration?

Maintenance

n. How often do you think you will be able to keep oral health as part of your daily practice?

o. What resources do you need to make this tool a permanent part of your clinical practice?