Dental health education for pre-school carers.Coutts, L
The decrease in the prevalence and severity of dental caries which has been observed in some countries has been attributed to good dental care. A reduction in smooth surface caries has been achieved mainly due to the use of fluorides in the......
The prevalence of dental caries in pre-school children aged 1 to 4 years Part 1: Aetiological factors. Br Dent J 1971; 130: 271-277.Winter GB, Rule DC, Mailer GP, James PM, Gordon PH. The prevalence of dental caries in pre-school children aged 1 to 4 years. Br Dent J. 1971 May...
Pediatric Dental Journal Volume 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-127Assessing anxiety in pre-school dental patients with a doll placement test Author links open overlay panelHisaaki Shinji *1, Miho Kimura *1, Shinji Iizuka *1, Toshie Miura *1, Shoko Shinji *1, Sadao Sato *1, Masao Ozaki ...
This study aimed to provide a deeper understanding of the refugee experience related to early oral health by exploring pre-school refugee families (i) understanding of ECC and child oral health, (ii) experiences of accessing dental services and (iii) barriers and enablers for achieving improved ...
SchoolAl-HanbaliSchoolNigelSchoolKingSchoolLindaSchoolSlack-SmithSchoolSarahSchoolCherianSchoolBioMed CentralBMC Oral HealthNicol P, Al-Hanbali A, King N (2014) Informing a culturally appropriate approach to oral health and dental care for pre- school refugee children: A community participatory study. ...
aHead Start serves over 1 million children and their families each year in urban and rural areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories. Services include pre-school education health screenings, health check-ups and dental check-ups. Family advocates ...
BMC Oral Health 2014, 14:69 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/14/69 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Informing a culturally appropriate approach to oral health and dental care for pre-school refugee children: a community participatory study Pam Nicol1*, Arwa Al-Hanbali1, Nigel King2, Linda...
The majority (77%) of caregivers attended scheduled medical appointments most or every time (Table 4) but this was lower for oral health appointments (51%). The most common reasons a medical/dental appointment was missed were not being able to take off work or school, lacking transportation,...
The effect of a relatively common chronic disease, severe dental caries, affects young childrens' growth and well-being. Treating dental caries in pre-school children would increase growth rates and the quality of life of millions of children. Severe unt