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OHRC: Pocket Guide

Cover for Bright Futures Oral Health Pocket GuideBright Futures in Practice: Oral Health—Pocket Guide is designed to help health professionals implement specific oral health guidelines during pregnancy and postpartum, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. It addresses risk assessment for dental caries, periodontal disease, malocclusion, and injury.


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Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health—Pocket Guide 1.4 MB
 
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Front Matter
  Introduction
  Components of Oral Health Supervision
  Oral Health Supervision
  Pregnancy and Postpartum
  Infancy: Birth-11 Months
  Early Childhood: 1-4 Years
 

Middle Childhood: 5-10 Years

  Adolescence: 11-21 Years

 

Risk Assessment
   Risk Assessment Tables
   Caries-Risk Assessment Tool (CAT)
  Appendices
   Tooth Eruption Chart
   Systemic Fluoride Supplements: Recommended Dosage
   Glossary
   Resources
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