A dental chair is not needed to perform an oral screening. For infants and children under age 3, the health professional and the parent should sit face to face with their knees touching with the child placed in the health professional’s lap. The child’s head should be nestled securely against the health professional’s abdomen. Alternatively, the parent may choose to nestle the child in the crook of her arm, held securely against her chest. By age 3, children are able to lie supine on an examination table or to sit in front of the parent, with both the child and the parent facing the health professional so that the parent can help position and steady the child.