A Comprehensive Oral Health Intervention Program for Preschool and Primary School Children in Suzhou

Dental caries is an important oral health problem among children. This study is designedto establish and evaluate an integrated oral health management model involving children,families, schools, and healthcare institutions.The study will be conducted in selected districts of Suzhou, China, and will includechildren attending participating preschools and primary schools. Preschool children inthe first year of kindergarten and first‐grade primary school students will be invited toparticipate.Participating schools will be allocated to an intervention group or a control group. Theintervention group will receive a comprehensive oral health intervention consisting oforal health education, toothbrushing and rinsing instruction and practice, audiovisualeducational materials, school‐based oral health promotion, family involvement, behavioralreinforcement, and interactive or gamified oral health activities. The control group willreceive basic oral health education and educational materials.At baseline and during follow‐up, oral health examinations will be conducted to assessdental caries and other oral health indicators. Additional assessments may include plaquestatus, gingival health, anthropometric measurements, questionnaires regarding oralhealth knowledge and behaviors, and collection of oral microbial samples.Participants will be followed longitudinally for three years to evaluate theeffectiveness of the comprehensive intervention in improving children's oral health andoral health‐related behaviors.