Implementing an oral health program in a group prenatal practice.
The Rochester Adolescent Maternity Program (RAMP) has incorporated evidence-based oral health guidelines into its prenatal care. These guidelines focus on tracking oral health services, screening and triaging prenatal patients, and providing patient and staff with the education needed to decrease oral health risks to mother, fetus, and baby. The RAMP process serves as a model for promoting quality oral health practices in pregnant teenagers and their babies.
Stevens
Joanne
J
State University of New York at Brockport and Rochester Adolescent Maternity Program for Strong Health, NY, USA. jstevens@brockport.edu
Iida
Hiroko
H
Ingersoll
Gail
G
D000293:Adolescent; D032921:Consensus; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009518:New York; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000458:organization & administration; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D009909:Oral Health; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment