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.
Department of Orofacial Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA.
Francisco J
FJ
Ramos-Gomez
James
J
Crall
Stuart A
SA
Gansky
Rebecca L
RL
Slayton
John D B
JD
Featherstone
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