An Interactive Parent-Targeted Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Oral Health in Children Attending Urban Pediatric Clinics: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

Belinda Borrelli   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Michelle Henshaw   ^{2, 3} , DDS ;   Romano Endrighi   ¹ , PhD ;   William G Adams   ⁴ , MD ;   Timothy Heeren   ⁵ , PhD ;   Rochelle K Rosen   ^{6, 7} , PhD ;   Beth Bock   ^{6, 8} , PhD ;   Scott Werntz   ⁹

¹ Center for Behavioral Science Research, Boston University Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

² Center for Research to Evaluate & Eliminate Dental Disparities, Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research, Boston University Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

³ Office of Global & Population Health, Boston University Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center & Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

⁵ Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

⁶ Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, United States

⁷ Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, United States

⁸ Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

⁹ Agile Health, Inc, Lincolnshire, IL, United States