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Record Nr.

UNINA9910131644403321

Titolo

Early childhood oral health / / edited by Joel H. Berg, Rebecca L. Slayton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2009

©2016

ISBN

1-118-92518-1

1-118-92519-X

1-119-10174-3

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (347 pages)

Disciplina

617.645

Soggetti

Children - Dental care

Teeth - Care and hygiene

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to 2nd edition : why this book? / Joel H. Berg -- Early childhood caries : definition and epidemiology / Burton L. Edelstein, Courtney H. Chinn, Robert J. Laughlin, and Christie L. Custodio-Lumsden -- Early childhood caries disease prevention and management / Man Wai Ng and Zameera Fida -- Managing caries : obtaining arrest / Kevin J. Donly -- Use of fluoride / Norman Tinanoff -- The dental home / Arthur J. Nowak and Paul S. Casamassimo -- Examination of infants and toddlers / Adriana Segura -- Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities / Jessica DeBord -- Anticipatory guidance / Paul S. Casamassimo and Arthur J Nowak -- Caries-risk assessment : rationale, uses, tools and state of development / James J. Crall, Rocio Quiñonez and Andrea Zandona -- Family oral health education / Tegwyn H. Brickhouse -- Community programs and oral health / Jessica Y. Lee -- Interprofessional education and practice / Melinda B. Clark, Mayumi Willgerodt, Rocio B. Quinonez -- Building an infant- and toddler-friendly practice / David K Curtis -- Policy issues in the affordable care act concerning pediatric oral health insurance coverage / C. Scott Litch -- Future directions / Rebecca L. Slayton.

Sommario/riassunto

Dental caries has been called a "silent epidemic" and is the most prevalent chronic disease affecting children. Though much has been



written on the science and practice of managing this disease, publications are diverse in their loci, preventing easy access to the reader. Early Childhood Oral Health coalesces all the important information related to this topic in a comprehensive reference for students, academics, and practitioners.This second edition expands the scope of the first and puts an additional focus on interprofessional and global efforts that are necessary to manage the growing disease