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Module 2: Managing Infants' and Young Children's Oral Health
Module Contents
Overview
2.1 Oral Development

Tooth Eruption and Loss
Teething
Malocclusion
2.2 Interview and Risk Assessment

During & After Pregnancy
During Infancy
During Early Childhood
2.3 Oral Screening
2.4 Behavior Management
2.5 Oral Examination
2.6 Anticipatory Guidance

For Pregnant Women,
New Mothers, or Other Intimate Caregivers
For Parents of Infants

For Parents of
Young Children

2.7 The Dental Home
Key Points
Post-Test
References
Additional Resources


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Additional Resources

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

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

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Oral Health Unit. 2002. Open Wide: Oral Health Training for Non-Dental Health and Human Services Providers. Hartford, CT: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Oral Health Unit. http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3125&q=388872.

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

Kids Get Care. 2003. Clinician's Caries Risk Assessment Tool. http://www.metrokc.gov/health/kgc/toolkit.htm.

Nowak AJ, ed. 1999. The Handbook: Pediatric Dentistry, 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Nowak AJ, Casamassimo P. 1995. Using anticipatory guidance to provide early dental intervention. Journal of the American Dental Association 126(8):1156-1163.

Office of Medical Assistance Programs, Oregon Department of Human Services. 2001. Project: PREVENTION! Early Childhood Cavities Prevention Provider Training Manual. Salem, OR: Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Medical Assistance Programs.

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://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/oralhealth/eccp/p-toc.shtml.

Pinkham JR, Casamassimo PS, Fields HW, McTigue DJ, Nowak AJ, eds. 1999. Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Company.

Sanchez OM, Childers NK. January 1, 2000. Anticipatory guidance in infants' oral health: Rationale and recommendations. American Family Physician 61:115-120, 123-124. http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000101/115.html.

Schafer TE, Adair SM. 2000. Presentation of dental disease: The role of the pediatrician. Pediatric Clinics of North America 47(5):1021-1042.

The Medical University of South Carolina, The College of Dental Medicine. Protecting Children's Teeth. http://etl2.library.musc.edu/sealants.

Tinanoff N, Kanelllis MJ, Vargas C. 2003. Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, Prevention and Care Delivery. http://www.cdhp.org/Index.asp?PA=3&XX=115&XX=102&XX=149&XX=136.

Wright JT. 2000. Normal formation and development defects of the human dentition. Pediatric Clinics of North America (47)5:975-1000.

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