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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
Self-Assessment
References
Additional Resources (current page)

Additional Resources

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. 2003. Frequently Asked Questions. http://www.aapd.org/pediatricinformation/faq.asp.

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. 2003. Parent Education Brochures. http://www.aapd.org/pediatricinformation/brochurelist.asp.

The American Dental Hygienists Association. 2003. Oral Health Information. http://www.adha.org/oralhealth.

Bertness J, Holt, K. 2003. Head Start: An Opportunity to Improve the Oral Health of Children and Families [fact sheet]. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HSOHFactSheet.pdf.

Deinard A, Tessier S. 2003. Dental Health Screening and Fluoride Varnish Application. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota. http://meded.umn.edu/apps/pediatrics/fluoridevarnish/index.cfm.

Edelstein BL. 2000. Public and policy considerations in maximizing children’s oral health. Pediatric Clinics of North America 47(5):1177-1189.

Edelstein BL. 2002. Dental care considerations for young children. Special Care in Dentistry 22(3 Suppl):11S-25S.

Edelstein BL. 2002. Disparities in oral health and access to care: Findings of national surveys. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2(2 Suppl):141S-147S.

Lewis CW, Grossman DC, Domoto PK, Deyo RA. 2000. The role of the pediatrician in the oral health of children: A national survey. Pediatrics Electronic Pages 106(6):E84.

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2000. Inequalities in Access: Oral Health Services for Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs [fact sheet]. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/OHCSHCNfactsheet.pdf.

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2003. Oral Health and Learning: When Children's Oral Health Suffers, So Does Their Ability to Learn (2nd ed.) [fact sheet]. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/Learningfactsheet.pdf.

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2003. Preventing Tooth Decay and Saving Teeth with Dental Sealants (2nd ed.) [fact sheet]. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/OHDentSealantfactsheet.pdf.

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 1999. Promoting Awareness, Preventing Pain: Facts on Early Childhood Caries (ECC) [fact sheet]. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/OHprvnt_fctsht9_00.pdf.

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2001. Trends in Children’s Oral Health [fact sheet]. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/OHTrendsfactsheet.pdf.

Oregon Department of Human Services. 1999. Early Childhood Cavities Education Packet: It Takes a Village to Grow Healthy Smiles. Accessed from Dental Health Web site: http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/dental/eccp/p-toc.cfm.

Schafer TE, Adair SM. 2000. Prevention of dental disease: The role of the pediatrician. Pediatric Clinics of North America 47(51):1021-1042.

Tinanoff N, Kanelllis MJ, Vargas C. 2003. Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, Prevention and Care Delivery. Accessed from Children's Dental Health Project Web site: http://www.cdhp.org/Index.asp?PA=3&XX=115&XX=102&XX=149&XX=139.

Weitzman M, Moss ME. 2001. About children's oral health needs. Ambulatory Pediatrics 1(3):162-166.

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