Caries risk assessment appropriate for the age 1 visit (infants and toddlers).
This article discusses caries management by risk assessment for children age 0-5. Risk assessment is the first step in a comprehensive protocol for infant oral care. The program includes opportunities to establish a "dental home" and provide guidance for improved health outcomes. Risk assessment forms, instructions for use, and guidance-related education points have been included. Collaboration among all health professionals regarding early and timely intervention to promote children's oral health and disease prevention is emphasized.
Ramos-Gomez
Francisco J
FJ
Department of Orofacial Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA.
Crall
James
J
Gansky
Stuart A
SA
Slayton
Rebecca L
RL
Featherstone
John D B
JD
D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003815:Dentists; D005190:Family; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009042:Motivation; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010372:Pediatrics; D010821:Physicians, Family; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
D002327:Cariostatic Agents