Overview
 Module
4 explains the purpose of anticipatory guidance and highlights key issues
that primary medical care providers should discuss with parents to promote
children’s oral health. A description of fluoride varnish is provided,
and its efficacy in preventing dental caries is discussed. The module
includes step-by-step instructions for applying fluoride varnish, with
a video demonstrating the process. The module also discusses referral
to a dentist and the concept of the dental home. Finally, a fluoride
varnish periodicity schedule is provided, and fluoride varnish reimbursement
is covered.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the purpose of anticipatory guidance.
- List the three most frequently discussed anticipatory
guidance topics.
- Explain the purpose of fluoride varnish.
- List three things required to apply fluoride varnish.
- List three reasons to refer a child to a dentist immediately.
- Explain what primary medical care providers should do
in situations where it is difficult or impossible to identify a
dentist that accepts children enrolled in Medicaid.
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