Overview
 This module explains the goals of strategies for preventing dental caries. The module also discusses how to effectively provide oral hygiene education and reinforcement through a variety of techniques and to a range of populations. Other topics covered include mineral and antimicrobial agents, dental sealants, dietary counseling, and bacteriologic testing.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the goal of traditional dental caries prevention strategies.
- List three ways in which prevention strategies seek to influence the oral environment.
- Explain the meaning of “education and reinforcement” in the context of dental caries prevention.
- List three mineral or antimicrobial agents that can aid in dental caries prevention.
- Explain what dental sealants can prevent, if they are properly applied.
- Explain what type of dietary counseling dentists and dental hygienists should provide to their patients.
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