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1.3 Anticipatory Guidance
Ages 2 to 3
When providing anticipatory guidance to parents of children ages 2
to 3, the oral health professional should discuss the following:
- Tooth eruption patterns.
- Oral hygiene (toothbrushing).
- Fluoride (toothpaste, water,
supplements).
- Weaning from the bottle to a
cup.
- Non-nutritive sucking habits
(sucking the thumb, fingers, or a pacifier). (For more information
about non-nutritive sucking habits, see A
Health Professional's Guide to Pediatric
Oral Health Management.)
- Safety issues, particularly
hazards that can lead to orofacial injury.
Injury Prevention
Young children are extremely active, and parents often have difficulty
getting them to slow down or to sit in cars, shopping carts, or play
vehicles. Oral health professionals need to alert parents to the potential
for falls and injuries when proper safety restraints are not used
and when parents are not sufficiently vigilant.
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