title: Infant oral health is the current standard of care.
abstract: Despite professional recommendations calling for earlier first dental visits, Massachusetts children, on average, have their first dental visit at 3 years of age. This article will discuss the age-one dental visit and early establishment of a dental home. The components of an infant oral health visit will be outlined, including how to efficiently and effectively perform a caries risk assessment and a successful knee-to-knee exam. All dentists are challenged to improve their collective standard of care by incorporating infant oral health into their practices.
authors: Boston Children's Hospital, USA.
authors: Anubha
authors: A
authors: Sacheti
authors: Man Wai
authors: MW
authors: Ng
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Ramos-Gomez
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003190:Comprehensive Dental Care; D003376:Counseling; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006293:Health Promotion; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare; D008404:Massachusetts; D009909:Oral Health; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D056888:Patient Positioning; D010808:Physical Examination; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D059039:Standard of Care; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000379:methods; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D014100:Toothpastes; D005459:Fluorides