Module 4: What to Do and How to Do It
4.5 How Can Professionals Find a Dentist?
Professionals should refer infants and children at risk for oral disease, especially tooth decay, to a dentist who has experience in treating infants and children. Professionals can contact their state or local dental society or pediatric dental society or pertinent national organizations for a list of such dentists. The following national organizations may be helpful in locating dentists:
- American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry
211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60611-2663
(312) 337-2169
http://www.aapd.org > find a pediatric dentist
- American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
(312) 440-2500
http://www.ada.org > find a dentist
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