title: Introduction to the Conference: Innovations in the Prevention and Management of Early Childhood Caries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, Md., USA. Ntinanoff@umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tinanoff
mesh_terms: D000067576:Child Health; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D000068104:Infant Health; D009909:Oral Health