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Module 2 Contents
Overview
2.1
Providing Family-Centered Oral Health Care
Family-Centered Care—A Definition
Ensuring that Care Is Family-Centered
2.2
Preparing Families for In-Office Preventive Oral Health Procedures
2.3
Indicators of Access to Oral Health Care and Indicators of Quality Oral Health Care
Indicators of Access to Oral Health Care
Indicators of Quality of Oral Health Care
Key Points
Post-Test
Reference
Module 2 Post-Test
What does family-centered care seek to accomplish?
Family-centered care is provided in a setting where the entire family can receive oral health services.
Family-centered care teaches parents to provide oral health care for their child in a familiar home setting.
Family-centered care can help families provide the best possible care for their child at home and can also help oral health professionals provide the best possible care in the dental office.
Family centered care provides services for families who cannot afford private oral health care.
Which of the following is NOT usually part of family-centered care?
Recognize parents as the primary managers of their child’s health.
Consider flexibility in scheduling.
Provide information about resources.
Provide services for all family members and at reduced fees.
What needs to be done to make in-office oral health care a pleasant and rewarding experience for children?
Take enough time to establish trust and to orient the child to the dental office environment, equipment, and procedures.
Visit the child’s home, child care center, or school to understand his or her daily environment.
Provide special toys, videotapes, and books to keep the child occupied while in the dental office.
Ensure that parents do not interfere with the relationship between the oral health professional and the child.
Which one of the following is NOT an indicator of access to oral health care or quality oral health care?
The family is involved in oral health care decisions.
Appointments for children with special health care needs are scheduled when no other families are in the office.
Specialty care is facilitated by a direct referral.
Potential barriers to care are identified, and attempts are made to minimize these barriers.
True or False?
Oral health professionals who accept federal funds such as Medicaid reimbursements are required to arrange for an appropriate interpreter if the family requests one.
True
False
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