title: Performing oral health screenings on children.
abstract: This article describes ways to elicit the cooperation of a young patient while limiting fear and/or alarm, provides steps for performing a complete oral exam to evaluate the oral health of a child, and discusses reimbursement for the application of fluoride varnish.
authors: Marianne Norris is staff at The University of Akron, College of Nursing, Akron, OH, USA.
authors: Marianne
authors: M
authors: Norris
authors: Marguerite A
authors: MA
authors: Dimarco
authors: Sherrey A
authors: SA
authors: Thacker
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005459:Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D009909:Oral Health; D064701:Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides