Early dental visits are the foundation of a lifetime of good oral health.
Early dental visits can help prevent other problems, such as baby bottle syndrome.
Not exact matches
In these
early visits, noted the ADA, your dentist will evaluate your child and advise you on best
dental care routine for their specific needs, including maintenance and preventive measures.
However, even the AAP suggests that an
early visit to the dentist is a good way to learn proper oral hygiene at an
early age, including avoiding night time bottles or sippy cups of formula or juice, proper toothbrushing, and a healthy diet that promotes good
dental health.
Early visits to the dentist make
dental check - ups a routine and make children less fearful of
visiting the dentist as they get older.
During the 12 - month
dental visit, we examine the child for
early tooth decay, provide parents with information on proper oral and facial development and see if the teeth are growing in properly.
Early preventive dental care was associated with more frequent subsequent treatment for tooth decay, more visits and more spending on dental care, compared with no early preventive dental care for children, according to a s
Early preventive
dental care was associated with more frequent subsequent treatment for tooth decay, more
visits and more spending on
dental care, compared with no
early preventive dental care for children, according to a s
early preventive
dental care for children, according to a study.
Compared with similar children without
early preventive
dental care, children receiving
early preventive
dental care from a dentist had more frequent tooth decay - related treatment (20.6 percent versus 11.3 percent), a higher rate of
visits and higher annual
dental expenditures ($ 168 versus $ 87).
The study, «The Potential for Glycemic Control Monitoring and Screening for Diabetes at
Dental Visits Using Oral Blood,» builds upon an
earlier pilot study in which the feasibility and acceptability to patients and
dental providers of using oral blood to screen for diabetes during a routine
dental exam was demonstrated.
«Regular
dental visits provide opportunities for prevention,
early detection, and treatment of periodontal [gum] disease, which can potentially help with blood - glucose control and preventing complications from diabetes,» Wu explained in an NYU news release.
Also, even the best - kept rabbits can develop
dental disease, and once - a-year
visits to the vet's office (and more frequently as they age) can help find
early changes in the teeth, which may help prevent some of those terrible
dental abscesses that can plague our pet rabbits.
Professional oral hygiene
visits should be started
early in a pet's life before advanced
dental disease occurs.
The
Early Start program in New Zealand was one of the few evaluations to identify effects on the frequency of doctor and
dental visits.
Maple Family Dentist team member, Kaitlyn,
visited Head Start and
Early Head Start children in Fargo to provide
dental health information!
Maple Family Dentist team member, Kaitlyn,
visited Head Start and
Early Head Start children in Fargo to provide
dental health...
EIP showed favorable impacts on 8 outcomes, including fewer days and episodes of hospitalization, relative to those in the comparison group, covering a range of 6 weeks to 2 years postpartum.13, 23,24 EIP also showed a favorable effect on the percentage of children who were adequately immunized by 1 year, but the difference was no longer statistically significant by 2 years.13, 24
Early Start demonstrated favorable effects on 3 outcomes, including percentage who received well - child
visits and
dental service.25 — 27 HFA had favorable results for 4 health care outcomes, such as the number of well - child
visits and whether the child had health insurance.28 — 31 HFA had an unfavorable effect on the number of pediatric emergency department (ED)
visits.32 The research showed that Healthy Steps had a beneficial effect on 2 outcomes: 1 - month well - child
visits and diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and pertussis vaccinations.33 Finally, NFP had favorable results on 3 outcomes measuring the number of ED
visits at different follow - ups but an unfavorable / ambiguous effect on number of days hospitalized between 25 and 50 months.34, 35 The research on 2 programs (Oklahoma's CBFRS and PAT) showed no effects on measures of health care use or coverage.36 — 40 The research on 5 programs (Child FIRST, EHS, Family Check - Up, HIPPY, and PALS for Infants) did not report health care coverage or usage outcomes.