Research group Innovations in Preventive Care
Within healthcare, the emphasis is shifting from curing disease to preventing disease and maintaining health. The Research group Innovations in Preventive care is working to increase the self-reliance of people and to improve their overall health and quality of life.
Lines of research within the research group
The Uitblinkers-intervention for behavioural change
ProjectThe ‘Uitblinkers’ intervention for behavioral change is a project aimed at improving the oral health of young children, especially in families from lower socioeconomic position. Utilizing a unique conversational methodology based on proven strategies, it focuses on improving oral hygiene habits and dietary behaviors.
Publications
- Success factors and barriers in interprofessional collaboration between dental hygienists and dietitians in community-dwelling older people: Focus group interviews
- Exploring the development, evaluation and implementation of complex health interventions to prevent early childhood caries in preschool children: a scoping review protocol
- Oral Health Coaches at Well-Baby Clinics to Promote Oral Health in Preschool Children From the First Erupted Tooth Protocol for a Multisite, Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Education
We are working together with several of the degree programmes of the Institute for Allied Healthcare Professions. Students from the Dental Hygiene degree programme and various minors are participants in our research projects. The knowledge gained from the research programme will also be translated for use by other professions.
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Collaboration
We are working together with municipalities and various local and regional organisations in the fields of healthcare and well-being. The knowledge about preventive care that is acquired within the research programme is interprofessional in nature and is translated for the broader professional field.
