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Key Points
- For prevention to be effective,
oral health professionals need to keep several points in mind related
to the first dental visit and establishment of the dental home, fitting
prevention into the daily routine, parents' role, establishment
of eating behaviors, and fluoride.
- The principles behind risk
assessment are that environmental, genetic, and behavioral factors
contribute to the emergence of disease and that identification
and elimination of these contributing factors can prevent or delay
disease.
- Anticipatory guidance is direction
or guidance that a health professional provides to parents that
applies to the period between the current visit and the next one,
anticipating changes in age, environment, and behavior.
- For young children, oral health
anticipatory guidance should cover the following: oral development,
oral hygiene, diet, fluoride, habits, injury prevention, and dental
emergencies.
- The final step in the risk-assessment and
anticipatory-guidance process is determining the recall interval. The interval
is dependent upon each individual child's risk level.
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