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The general aim is to provide dental assistance to 0-3-year-old children, through an educative-preventive oral health program directed to parents and children comprising the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and control of the most common clinical situations at this age range (dental caries, dental trauma, alterations of tooth development, etc.).
It is recommended that parents and caregivers take their children to a dental professional for examination at six months of age and no later than the child's first birthday. [1] The dental professional will examine the child's teeth and provide recommendations to the parents or caregivers regarding the best way to prevent ECC and what actions ...
School dentist examining children's teeth. Netherlands, 1935. A child getting a filling at the dentist. Malmö National Dental Service 1989.. Pediatric dentistry (formerly pedodontics in American English or paedodontics in Commonwealth English) is the branch of dentistry dealing with children from birth through adolescence. [1]
The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (aka Essential Medicines List for Children [1] or EMLc [1]), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe in children up to twelve years of age to meet the most important needs in a health system. [2] [3]
But if a girl has not yet started her period by age 15, Smith says it’s still important to make an appointment for an initial reproductive health visit because further evaluation may be required ...
A 1930s poster from the Work Projects Administration promoting oral hygiene. Tooth decay is the most common global disease. [14] Over 80% of cavities occur inside fissures in teeth where brushing cannot reach food left trapped after eating and saliva and fluoride have no access to neutralize acid and remineralize demineralized teeth, unlike easy-to-clean parts of the tooth, where fewer ...