title: An overview of dental care for the young patient: 1. Introduction, priorities and disease prevention.
abstract: The provision of high-quality dental care for children presents a challenge for the general dental practitioner. The aim must be to ensure that young patients reach adulthood with optimal dental health. This series of three articles takes an overview of good practice in the provision of dental care for children, with emphasis on disease prevention, early diagnosis of dental disease and deformity and appropriate treatment measures. This first paper discusses preventive measures and highlights the need to apply them, particularly for patients at high risk of dental disease or with special needs in relation to dentistry.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention