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HomeModuleModule 1: An Introduction to Infants' and Young Children's Oral HealthModule 2: Managing Infants' and Young Children's Oral HealthModule 3: Oral Conditions and AbnormalitiesModule 4: Prevention of Oral DiseaseModule 5: Non-Nutritive Sucking HabitsModule 6: Oral InjuryModule 7: Infants and Young Children with Special Health Care NeedsContentsGlossaryEvaluationHelp
Module 1: An Introduction to Infants and Young Childrens Oral Health
Module Contents
Overview
1.1 The Health Professional’s Role in Promoting Oral Health
1.2 Trends in Oral Health

Access to Care
Tooth Decay
Untreated Tooth Decay
Fluoride
Malocclusion
Injury and Violence
Children with Special Health Care Needs
1.3 Oral Health, General Health, and Well-Being
Key Points
Post-Test
References (current page)
Additional Resources

References
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  2. Kaste LM, Selwitz RH, Oldakowski RJ, Brunelle JA, Winn DM, Brown LJ. 1996. Coronal caries in the primary and permanent dentition of children and adolescents 1-17 years of age: United States, 1988-1991. Journal of Dental Research 75(Special Issue):631-641.

  3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2000. Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/DataStatistics/SurgeonGeneral/.

  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. 1992. Dental Services and Oral Health: United States, 1989. Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.

  5. Newacheck PW, Hughes DC, Hung YY, Wong S, Stoddard JJ. 2000. The unmet needs of America’s children. Pediatrics 105(4 Pt. 1):989-997.

  6. Mouradian WE, Wehr E, Crall JJ. 2000. Disparities in children’s oral health and access to dental care. JAMA 282(20):2625-2631.

  7. Tang JM, Altman DS, Robertson DC, O'Sullivan DM, Douglass JM, Tinanoff N. 1997. Dental caries prevalence and treatment levels in Arizona preschool children. Public Health Reports 12(4):319-329.

  8. Drury TF, Horowitz AM, Ismail AI, Maertens MP, Rozier RG, Selwitz RH. 1999. Diagnosing and Reporting Early Childhood Caries for Research Purposes. Journal of Public Health Dentistry 59(3):1992-1997.

  9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. 1997. Healthy People 2000 Final Review. Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hp2k/review/highlightshp2000.htm.

  10. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2000. Healthy People 2010: Volume II (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.healthypeople.gov/Document/HTML/Volume2/21Oral.htm.

  11. Vargas CM, Crall JJ, Schneider DA. 1998. Sociodemographic distribution of pediatric dental caries: NHANES III, 1988-1994. Journal of the American Dental Association 129(9):1229-1238.

  12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2000. Achievements in public health, 1900-1999: Fluoridation of drinking water to prevent dental caries. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 48(41):933-940. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4841a1.htm.

  13. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2001. Using Fluoride to Prevent and Control Dental Caries in the United States. http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/fact_sheets/fl-caries.htm.

  14. Barsley R, Sutherland J, McFarland L. 1999. Water fluoridation and costs of Medicaid treatment for dental decay — Louisiana, 1995-1996. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 48(34):753-757. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4834a2.htm.

  15. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Ad Hoc Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect. 1999. Oral and dental aspects of child abuse and neglect. Pediatrics 104(2 Pt. 1):348-350.

  16. Newacheck PW, McManus M, Fox HB, Hung YY, Halfon N. 2000. Access to health care for children with special health care needs. Pediatrics 105(4 Pt. 1):760-766.

  17. Schechter N. 2000. The impact of acute and chronic dental pain on child development. Journal of the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry 6(2):16-17.
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