Minimally Invasive Dentistry Based on Atraumatic Restorative Treatment to Manage Early Childhood Caries in Rural and Remote Aboriginal Communities: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Peter Arrow   ^{1 *} , BDSc, MA, PhD (Epidemiology) ;   Rob McPhee   ^{2 *} ;   David Atkinson   ^{3 *} , MB BS, MPH ;   Tamara MacKean   ^{4 *} , MBBS, MPH, FAFPHM ;   Sanjeewa Kularatna   ^{5 *} , PhD ;   Utsana Tonmukayakul   ^{6 *} , DDS, MPH ;   David Brennan   ^{7 *} , MPH, PhD ;   David Palmer   ^{8 *} , Mphil, PhD ;   Soniya Nanda   ^{9 *} , BDS, MBA ;   Lisa Jamieson   ^{7 *} , PhD

¹ Western Australia Dental Health Services, Research and Evaluation, Health Department of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

² Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services, Broome, Australia

³ Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

⁴ Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

⁵ Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

⁶ Deakin Population Health SRC, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

⁷ Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

⁸ Community Development, Community Development, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia

⁹ Health Department Western Australia, Office of Chief Dental Officer, PERTH, Australia

*all authors contributed equally