Evaluation of HMP Shotts Oral Health Improvement Project (ESOP) Final Report

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NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

Since the publication of the oral health survey in Scottish prisons in 2002 (1) a number of national health directives have recognised the prison population was a priority group, to improve oral health (2, 3). Despite the long-term efforts to reduce oral health inequalities, the current literature does not provide sufficient information about the health promotion programmes or their effectiveness. While the difficulties in conducting research in the prison setting are readily acknowledged (4), the need to inform healthcare services from robust evidence is a key process in translating health improvement programmes into economic benefits and health gains: a process which is scrutinised ever closer under current financial constraints (5).

Publisher: NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

Type: Document

Audience: Dentistry (audience)