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This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta\u2010Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 statement. Quality assessment was done according to checklists from the \u2018Critical Appraisal tools for use in Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Systematic Reviews\u2019. The review focused on studies that utilised pre\u2010 and post\u2010questionnaires on the teachers to assess the programme's effectiveness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There were 19 papers in total to report. All studies measured teachers' knowledge to assess their interventions' effectiveness. Only a few studies assessed practice, self\u2010assessment\/perception and attitude. Most studies showed that oral health interventions\/programmes positively impacted teachers' knowledge, practice, perception and attitude. Although some studies reported insignificant changes for certain outcomes, there were still some positive changes in certain items.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most studies in the review demonstrated that oral health programmes improved teachers' knowledge, practices, self\u2010assessment, perceptions and attitudes towards oral health. 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