Early Child Oral Health Resources

General Resources:

Bright Smiles for Babies

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

• Early Childhood Caries Resource Guide
• Head Start Oral Health Resource Guide

Centers for Disease Control: NHANES Findings Fact Sheet

Caries Risk Assessment Tool (CAT)
Policy on the Use of Caries Risk Assessment Tool

Topic resources:

Early Childhood Caries

Definition of Early Childhood Caries
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Early Childhood Tooth Decay
American Dental Association

Dental Care for Your Baby
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
Healthy Children

Use of Pacifier

Thumb, Finger, and Pacifier Habits
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Anticipatory Guidance

Bright Futures in Practice Oral Health Supervision Guidelines:

     Infancy

     Early Child

     Bright Futures in Practice Oral Health Pocket Guide

Anticipatory Guidance in Infant Oral Health
American Family Physician

Guideline on Infant Oral Health Care
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Oral Health Curriculum for Health Professionals (New)

A Health Professional’s Guide to Pediatric Oral Health Management

Open Wide Training (Connecticut Department of Public Health)

 

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