Table 1. SMILESup program aims to use the WHO moral health literacy module framework.

Aim	To improve the oral health behaviours and oral health self-efficacy of parents and their children with ECC.
Implementers	Partnership between dental practitioner and specialist within local health districts, public health professionals and academics.
Target audience/groups	Parents are intermediaries to reach their children aged 0–6 years old who are waiting for a dental treatment including dental care with DGA.
Potential technologies	Semi-personalised SMS, other media assets including URL links to video resources provided by text message.
Primary outcomes	Primary outcome health behaviour: Brushing twice a day with toothpaste–increase of 25% from baseline brushing levels.
Secondary outcomes	Secondary outcome 1) Oral health behaviours: • Use of fluoride toothpaste • Sugary food and drink consumption • Oral health promoting night-time routines • Water consumption 2) Oral health self-efficacy
Impacts	Short-term: effective oral health habit formation to ensure the sustainability of prevention and the self-management of ECC. Longer-term clinical outcomes: reduced decay and the need to have a repeat general anaesthetic appointment for ECC.