Module 4: What to Do and How to Do It
4.6 What is Oral Health Anticipatory Guidance? (continued)
Anticipatory Guidance to Share with Parents of Children (Ages 1 to 5)
To promote oral health, professionals can also
- Distribute educational oral health materials in a variety of languages and at a variety of reading levels. (See Online Resources.)
- Play educational oral health videotapes in the waiting room or in another common area. (See Tools.)
Suggestions for Healthy Snacks:
- Raw vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, celery, cucumbers, dill pickles, or peppers
- Whole grain products
- Milk
- Cheese
- Unsweetened yogurt with or without fresh fruit
For infants and children under age 3, foods that cause choking should be avoided. Children between ages 3 and 5 may eat these foods if the foods are prepared to make them safer (for example, chopping raw carrots or celery finely or into thin strips).
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