The goal of this Artical is to discuss the importance of oral healthpromotion and disease prevention (in the pediatric population). I want to present this article to the general public (per-sa) and impress on the importance of early detection and implementation of oral health screening amounst the primary health care practitioners. HC Practitioners have an increase access to the pediatric population as appossed to dentist…(once children reach the dental home they have already encountered their first cavity)
Topics such as risk assessment, advocating, health promotion, the need for increase practioner awareness, anticipitory guidance
This is what I have thus far. Feel free to change or continue from this point
Dental caries is a chronic disease that affects >40% of US children by the time they reach kindergarten. Although caries has significantly decreased for most Americans over the past four decades, it remains the most common chronic disease in children. Childhood caries (tooth decay) is a preventable and transmissible infectious disease, caused by bacteria (eg, Streptococcus mutans or Streptococcus sobrinus) that form plaque on the surface of teeth. The bacterium interacts with the sugars found in food and beverages, turning it into acids which dissolve tooth enamel (Pierce, Rozier, Vann, Jr., & Vann, Jr., 2002).
The overall health and well-being of children is considerably affected by their oral health. Oral health consist of a wide range of health promotion and disease prevention concerns, such as dental caries (tooth decay); periodontal health; oral diseases and conditions; proper development and alignment of facial bones, jaws, and teeth; and trauma or injury to the mouth and teeth. Oral disease is progressive and becomes more complex over time. Such issues can cause affect a child’s ability to eat, food choices, their appearance, and the way they communicate. Dental caries in children is the five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010).
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http://www.aap.org/commpeds/dochs/oralhealth/cme/toc.htm
This site has just about every thing from a medical standpoint
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