Table 4.

Specific intervention outcomes by socio-ecological level

Overall outcome	Outcome level	Specific outcomes
Reduce dental caries in young children	Individual	Parent brushes child’s teeth, covering each tooth, twice a day with fluoride toothpaste up until 7 years of age.
	Interpersonal	Parent and child co-operate to perform PSB twice a day using fluoride toothpaste up until 7 years of age.
		Family members and friends who may take care of child to perform PSB when necessary and apply to child’s siblings and own family.
	Organisational/community	Appropriately trained individual within the community ensures families know what PSB is and how to perform PSB.
		Parents encourage and support other parents in the community with issues surrounding PSB.
	Environment	Home environment created that facilitates parent to brush child’s teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste up until 7 years of age.