The Art of Perinatal, Infant Oral Care

COURSE REGISTRATION
Course # 3060
Date 11/25/2018
Time 9:45am - 12:45pm
Topic Pediatric Dentistry
Tuition $195.00
Credits 3
Course Info Half Day
Speaker(s) Francisco Ramos-Gomez
Description

In general, there is an increasing trend toward providing dental care to children before the age of three. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Association of Pediatrics currently recommend that children receive their first initial dental evaluation within the first year of life. This change in attitude allows for early dental intervention with pregnant women, infants and parents to determine a risk status based on parental information. Dentists are able to perform a screening risk assessment and examination of infants’ mouths. Early care provides an opportunity to educate and inform parents about their children’s oral health. Anticipatory guidance/counseling for children’s dental health is an important part of preventive care, and may be the most effective way to prevent problems that traditional infectious-disease surgical models have failed to address, such as early childhood caries (ECC). The use of anti-bacterials and remineralizing treatments like fluoride varnish have proven to be effective prevention strategies in reducing ECC incidence in young children.

Learn:
  • why pregnancy provides a unique opportunity to provide oral health interventions for women and their infants
  • evidence-based practice on protocols on the standard of care for pregnant women
  • the impact of maternal oral health on oral disease status in families

Sponsored by 3M Oral Care