The Effectiveness of the Use of Silver Fluoride and Teledentistry to Manage and Prevent Childhood Caries Among Aboriginal Children in Remote Communities: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Peter Arrow   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , PhD ;   Susan Piggott   ^{1 *} ;   Lorraine Anderson   ^{4 *} , MBBS, MPH ;   Dawn Bessarab   ⁵ , PhD ;   Lisa Jamieson   ^{3 *} , PhD ;   David Atkinson   ^{5 *} , MBBS, MPH ;   Hien Ngo   ^{5 *} , PhD ;   Sanjeewa Kularatna   ^{6 *} , PhD ;   Utsana Tonmukayakul   ^{7 *} , MPH, MHEcon ;   Soniya Nanda   ^{8 *} , MBA ;   Jilen Patel   ^{5 *} , PhD ;   Lorraine Powell   ⁹ ;   Mohamed Estai   ¹⁰ , PhD

¹ Dental Health Services, Government of Western Australia Department of Health, Perth, Australia

² University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

³ Dental School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

⁴ Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services, Broome, Australia

⁵ Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

⁶ National University Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

⁷ Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

⁸ Government of Western Australia Department of Health, East Perth, Australia

⁹ Independent Consultant, Perth, Australia

¹⁰ WA Country Health Service, Government of Western Australia Department of Health, East Perth, Australia

*these authors contributed equally