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Frequently Asked Questions Why is the FACCT study so important? Why should my child take part? What does my child have to do? What happens if the dentist discovers my child needs treatment? How many times will my child be examined? What other information will be collected for the FACCT study? If I agree and if my child agrees, can they still say No on the day of the examintion? Will this be a dental check-up for my child? Will my child be protected from infection? Where can I get more information about the FACCT study? About FACCT FACCT is an important research study about children’s oral health. The FACCT study is a joint University College Cork/Health Services research project and is funded by the Health Research Board. FACCT stands for Fluoride And Caring for Children’s Teeth. The study will take place in primary schools in Dublin, Cork and Kerry. Did you know … Fluoride helps to strengthen our teeth and makes them more resistant to decay. Water contains some fluoride naturally and in Ireland water fluoride levels are adjusted so that it can help protect our teeth. Fluoride is also found in most toothpastes and mouthwashes. Why is the FACCT study so important? In 2007, the government reduced the level of fluoride in drinking water. The FACCT study will look at the impact this reduction in fluoride has on the oral health of children in Junior Infants and 6th classes. Your child kindly participated in the study in 2013/14 when they were in Junior Infants. Now that they are in 2nd class, we would like to invite them to take part in FACCT again so that we can check their adult teeth. This will give us a good understanding of how children’s teeth develop over time. Why should my child take part? Healthy teeth are important for your child’s general health and well-being. The FACCT study will provide up-to-date information on the oral health of children in Ireland. The results of the FACCT study can be used to inform national policy and planning of dental services. By taking part in FACCT, you and your child will contribute to this process. What does my child have to do? Open wide! A dentist will visit your child’s school and will look at your child’s teeth. It will take less than 10 minutes and there is no treatment involved. There will be no risks or discomforts to your child. Smile please! Photographs will be taken of your child's front teeth to record marks on the teeth. The photographs will be a close-up of the teeth only, so it will not be possible to identify your child’s face. These photographs may be used for education and teaching purposes. Stand tall! We will measure your child’s height and weight as indicators of your child’s well-being and development. Rest assured that we will do this in a sensitive and confidential manner. This information will be used for research purposes only, and again your child will not be identified. Tell us about their teeth! Children will be asked to complete a questionnaire about how they look after their teeth, how they feel about their teeth and what effect their teeth have on their daily life. This questionnaire has been used with children of this age in other countries. It will be completed under supervision on a secure laptop computer that will only be used for the FACCT Study. The computer will not be connected to the internet. What happens if the dentist discovers my child needs treatment? You will be notified if your child needs urgent dental care. How many times will my child be examined? Your child will be examined once. However, to ensure accuracy, one child in 20 will be examined a second time — this is a normal procedure in studies like this one. What other information will be collected for the FACCT study? We may invite some parents and 2nd class children who take part in the main study to take part in a group discussion. The information from these meetings will help us understand how the public feels about policies to do with fluoride and dental health. We may also like to see the children again when they reach 6th class so that we can check all their adult teeth. Finally, if your child has a HSE School Dental Record then the FACCT Study would like to collect relevant oral health information from that record to help us understand how school dental services are used and whether these records could be used in the future to provide reliable information about children’s oral health. Not all children have a HSE School Dental Record. Confidentiality All the information you give will be private and treated confidentially. It will be stored on a secure computer in UCC. No personal information will be shared with any other organisation. The paper Survey that comes with this pack will be sent to a professional data entry company so that the information in it can be put on computer to be analysed. Only the barcode you see on the Survey document can be used to link the information with your child, and we will not be sharing the barcode key. Once entered on computer, the computer files and paper Surveys will be returned to UCC and eventually destroyed. UCC is the Data Controller for all information collected as part of this study. Personal data will be erased / destroyed when no longer required for the purposes of the study. The information will be used only for research or teaching purposes. We will never identify either you or your child. If I agree and if my child agrees, can they still say No on the day of examination? Yes, certainly! If your child does not feel up to participating on the day, he/she is free to withdraw from the study. Will this be a dental check-up for my child? This is not a dental check-up and it will not be possible to give feedback on an individual child’s dental health. You will be notified if your child needs urgent dental care. Will my child be protected from infection? Absolutely! The most rigorous infection control will be in place to protect your child and the dental team. The entire examination area will be wiped down with disinfectant wipes at the start of each day and after each child is examined. A piece of tissue roll will be placed in the head area of the foam camping mat during the examination and changed after each child. Your child will be given protective glasses to wear which will be cleaned with disinfectant wipes between examinations. The dentist will wash his/her hands or use an alcohol hand rub (if hand-washing facilities are not available) before each examination. The dentist will wear non-latex gloves and a face mask and will use a sterile disposable examination kit for each child, which will be disposed of immediately after use. A disposable paper sheet will be placed under each set of instruments and changed between examinations. The dentist will change his/her gloves after every examination. What do I have to do? After reading this information leaflet, and if you agree for your child to participate, you will need to: - Sign the Consent Form and invite your child to sign the assent form. - Complete the Residential History questionnaire. - Complete the Medical History form. - Fill in the Survey that comes with the pack. - (Cork and Kerry) Supply a sample of tap water from your child’s home so that we can measure the amount of fluoride in it (please ensure that the container cap is securely fastened before returning the water sample). - Return the signed consent/assent form, the completed residential and medical history forms and survey, (Cork and Kerry) along with the water sample in the Ziplock bag, to the class teacher in the envelope provided (sealed) without delay. Where can I get more information about the FACCT study? The coordinator of the study is: Dr Máiréad Harding, Oral Health Services Research Centre, University College Cork. Phone: +353 (0)21 490 1210 weekdays from 9am–5pm Email: facct@ucc.ie You can also like us on facebook.com/ohsrc or follow us on twitter.com/ohsrc for news and updates as the study progresses. The FACCT study is designed and co-ordinated by the Oral Health Services Research Centre, University College, Cork, and is supported by the Health Research Board, the HSE and the Department of Health. Back to Top
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Ceisteanna Coitianta Cén fáth go bhfuil an Staidéar FACCT chomh tábhachtach? Cén fáth ar chóir do mo leanbh bheith páirteach? Cad is gá do mo leanbh a dhéanamh? Céard a tharlóidh má deir an fiaclóir go dteastaíonn cóireáil ó mo leanbh? Cé mhéid uair a dhéanfar scrúdú ar mo leanbh? Cén fhaisnéis eile a bhaileofar don staidéar FACCT? Má aontaím agus má aontaíonn mo leanbh, an féidir leo fós Níl a rá ar lá an scrúdaithe? An ionann é seo agus scrúdú sláinte fiacla do mo leanbh? An mbeidh mo pháiste slán ar ionfhabhtú? Cá háit a mbeidh tuilleadh eolais ar fáil faoin staidéar FACCT? Eolas ar FACCT Staidéar taighde tábhachtach ar shláinte bhéil leanaí is ea FACCT. Tionscadal taighde comhpháirteach idir Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh agus na Seirbhísí Sláinte is ea an staidéar FACCT agus faigheann sé maoiniú ón mBord Taighde Sláinte. Acrainm Béarla atá sna litreacha FACCT a chiallaíonn fluairíd agus cúram fiacla leanaí. Déanfar an staidéar i mbunscoileanna i mBaile Átha Cliath, i gCorcaigh agus i gCiarraí. An raibh a fhios agat ... ? Cabhraíonn fluairíd lenár bhfiacla a neartú agus láidríonn sí iad in aghaidh lobhadh. Bíonn méid áirithe fluairíde in uisce go nádúrtha agus in Éirinn déantar coigeartú ar leibhéal na fluairíde ionas gur féidir léi cabhrú lenár bhfiacla. Tá fluairíd le fáil chomh maith in gach taos fiacla agus folcadh béil nach mór. Cén fáth go bhfuil an Staidéar FACCT chomh tábhachtach? Sa bhliain 2007, is amhlaidh a laghdaigh an rialtas an leibhéal fluairíde san uisce ólacháin. Féachfaidh an Staidéar FACCT ar an tionchar atá ag an laghdú fluairíde sin ar shláinte béil leanaí ina gcónaí i mBaile Átha Cliath, i gCorcaigh agus i gCiarraí. Thoiligh do pháiste bheith páirteach i staidéar thiar sa bhliain 2013/14 nuair a bhí siad sna Naíonáin Bheaga. Anois agus iad i Rang a Dó, ba mhaith linn a iarradh orthu páirt a ghlacadh i FACCT arís ionas gur féidir linn a gcuid fiacla fásta a sheiceáil. Tabharfaidh sé seo tuiscint mhaith dúinn ar conas a fhorbraíonn fiacla leanaí tar am. Cén fáth ar chóir do mo leanbh bheith páirteach? Gné tábhachtach do dhea-shláinte ghinearálta agus folláine do linbh is ea a gcuid fiacla a bheith sláintiúil. Cuirfear faisnéis atá cothrom le dáta ar fáil leis an Staidéar FACCT ar shláinte béil leanaí in Éirinn. Is féidir torthaí a thiocfaidh ó staidéar FACCT a úsáid le treoir a chur ar bheartas agus ar phleanáil náisiúnta i dtéarmaí seirbhísí fiaclóireachta. Beidh do leanbh ag cuidiú leis an obair seo agus iad páirteach sa FACCT. Cad is gá do mo leanbh a dhéanamh? Oscail do bhéal! Tabharfaidh fiaclóir cuairt ar scoil do linbh agus féachfaidh sé/sí ar fhiacla do linbh. Tógfaidh sé níos lú ná 10 nóiméad agus ní bheidh aon chóireáil i gceist. Ní bheidh aon bhaol ná aon mhíchompord ann do leanbh. Déan miongháire le do thoil! Tógfar grianghrafanna d’fhiacla tosaigh do linbh chun taifead a dhéanamh d’aon mharcanna ar na fiacla. Grianghraf tógtha cóngarach do na fiacla a bheidh ann, agus ní bheidh aghaidh do linbh le feiceáil sa ghrianghraf. B’fhéidir go n-úsáidfí na grianghrafanna amach anseo ar chúiseanna oideachasúla agus teagaisc. Seas suas go hard! Déanfaimid tomhas ar airde agus ar mheáchan do linbh mar tháscairí folláine agus forbartha go ginearálta. Is féidir leat bheith cinnte go ndéanfar é seo ar shlí tuisceanach agus rúnda. Is ar chúiseanna taighde amháin a úsáidfear an fhaisnéis agus ní bheidh éinne ábalta ar do leanbh a aithint. Abair linn faoina gcuid fiacla! Iarrfar ar leanaí ceistneoir a chomhlánú i dtaobh conas mar a thugann siad aire dá bhfiacla, conas a mhothaíonn siad faoina bhfiacla, agus an tionchar a bhíonn ag a bhfiacla ar a saol laethúil. Tá úsáid bainte cheana as an gceistneoir seo le páistí den aois seo i dtíortha eile. Líonfar é faoi mhaoirsiú ar ríomhaire glúine slán a úsáidfear don staidéar FACCT amháin agus faic eile. Ní bheidh an ríomhaire ceangailte leis an idirlíon. Céard a tharlóidh má deir an fiaclóir go dteastaíonn cóireáil ó mo leanbh? Cuirfear fógra chugat má tá cúram fiaclóireachta ag teastáil go práinneach ó do leanbh. Cé mhéid uair a dhéanfar scrúdú ar mo leanbh? An t-aon uair amháin a dhéanfar scrúdú ar do leanbh. Ach, ar mhaithe le cruinneas, déanfar leanbh amháin as gach scór a scrúdú an tarna uair - is gnách nós imeachta mar seo a bheith i bhfeidhm i staidéar cosúil leis an gceann seo. Cén fhaisnéis eile a bhaileofar don staidéar FACCT? B'fhéidir go dtabharfaimis cuireadh do roinnt tuismitheoirí agus leanaí ó Rang a Dó a bhí páirteach sa phríomhstaidéar bheith páirteach i ngrúpdhíospóireacht. Cabhróidh an fhaisnéis seo ó na cruinnithe seo linn teacht ar thuiscint níos fearr maidir le beartais agus polasaithe a bhaineann le fluairíd agus a bhaineann le sláinte bhéil. B'fhéidir, chomh maith, gur mhaith linn leanaí a fheiceáil arís nuair a bhaineann siad Rang a Sé amach ionas gur féidir linn a gcuid fiacla fásta go léir a sheiceáil. Ar deireadh thiar, más amhlaidh atá taifead fiaclóireachta scoile FSS ag do leanbh ba mhaith leis an Staidéar FACCT faisnéis a bhaineann le sláinte bhéil a bhailiú as an dtaifead sin a chuideoidh linn conas a úsáidfear taifid fiaclóireachta scoile chun faisnéis iontaofa a chur ar fáil amach anseo maidir le sláinte bhéil leanaí. Ar ndóigh, níl taifead fiaclóireachta scoile FSS ag gach páiste. Rúndacht Caithfear leis an bhfaisnéis ar fad a thabharfaidh tú mar fhaisnéis atá príobháideach agus faoi rún. Déanfar é a stóráil ar ríomhaire slán i gColáiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh. Ní roinnfear aon fhaisnéis phearsanta le haon eagraíocht eile. Seolfar an Suirbhé páipéir a thagann leis an bpaca seo go cuideachta gairmiúil iontrála sonraí ionas gur féidir an t-eolas a chur ar ríomhaire agus anailísiú a dhéanamh air. Is leis an mbarrachód atá ar bharr doiciméide a tSuirbhé amháin is féidir an fhaisnéis a cheangal le do leanbh, agus ní bheimid ag roinnt eochair an bharrachóid le duine ná dream ar bith. Tar éis iad a bheith iontráilte ar an ríomhaire, cuirtear na comhaid agus na Suirbhéanna páipéir ar ais go Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh agus i ndeireadh thiar déanfar iad a scrios. Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh a bheidh mar Rialaitheoir Sonraí ar gach blúire faisnéise a bhaileofar mar pháirt den staidéar seo. Deanfar sonraí pearsanta a ghlanadh / a scrios nuair nach mbeidh aon ghnó ag an stáidéar dóibh. Bainfear úsáid as an bhfaisnéis ar chúiseanna oideachasúla agus teagaisc amháin. Ní aithneoimid go deo tusa ná do leanbh. Má aontaím agus má aontaíonn mo leanbh, an féidir leo fós Níl a rá ar lá an scrúdaithe? Cinnte is féidir! Más amhlaidh nach dteastóidh ó do pháiste bheith páirteach sa staidéar ar an lá, beidh se de rogha aige/ aici gan bheith páirteach. An ionann é seo agus scrúdú sláinte fiacla do mo leanbh? Ní hionann. Ní scrúdú sláinte fiacla é seo agus ní bheidh aiseolas ar fáil ar shláinte béil aon leanbh ar leith a bheidh páirteach. Cuirfear fógra chugat má tá cúram fiaclóireachta ag teastáil go práinneach ó do leanbh. An mbeidh mo pháiste i mbaol galar a fháil? Gan dabht! Beidh an srianadh ionfhabhtaíochta is déine i bhfeidhm chun do leanbh agus an fhoireann fhiaclóireachta a chosaint. Bainfidh an fiaclóir úsáid as trealamh steiriúil chun scrúdú a chur ar gach páiste. Caithfear é seo amach díreach i ndiaidh an scrúdaithe. Úsáidfidh an fiaclóir lámhainní nua ag gach scrúdú. Glanfar áit an scrúdaithe idir gach scrúdú le ciarsúir díghalráin. Cad is gá dom a dhéanamh? Tar éis duit an bhileog eolais seo a léamh, agus má tá tú sásta go mbeadh do pháiste páirteach sa staidéar, beidh ort na nithe seo leanas a dhéanamh: - Sínigh an Fhoirm Toilithe agus iarr ar do leanbh an fhoirm aontaithe a shíniú. - Comhlánaigh an fhoirm maidir le Stair Chónaithe. - Comhlánaigh an fhoirm maidir le Stair Leigheasach. - Comhlánaigh an Suirbhé a thagann leis an bpaca seo. - (Corcaigh agus Ciarraí) Cuir sampla den uisce ón sconna ón tigh ina bhfuil cónaí ar do leanbh ionas gur féidir linn an méid fluairíde atá ann a thomhas (cinntigh le do thoil go bhfuil caipín an bhuidéil fáiscthe go maith sula dtugann tú ar ais an sampla uisce) - Tabhair ar ais don mhúinteoir ranga gan mhoill agus sa chlúdach litreach (dúnta) a cuireadh ar fáil chuige sin an fhoirm toilithe/aontaithe agus í sínithe, foirmeacha comhlánaithe maidir le stair chónaithe agus stair leigheasach, i dteannta an sampla uisce sa mhála Ziplock. Cá háit a mbeidh tuilleadh eolais ar fáil faoin staidéar FACCT? Is í comhordaitheoir an staidéir ná: Dr Máiréad Harding, Ionad Taighde Seirbhísí Sláinte Béil, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh. Fón: (021) 490 1210 le linn na seachtaine 9am–5pm R-phost: facct@ucc.ie Is féidir leat ‘like’ a thabhairt dúinn ar facebook.com/ohsrc nó sinn a leanúint ar twitter.com/ohsrc agus gheobhair scéalta nua agus nuashonrúcháin de réir mar a théann an staidéar ar aghaidh. Is é an tIonad Taighde Seirbhísí Sláinte Béil, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh a rinne dearadh agus comhordú ar an Staidéar FACCT agus faigheann sé tacaíocht ón mBord Taighde Sláinte, an FSS agus an Roinn Sláinte.