Examining children aged six and under requires flexibility in approach, an open mind, patience. Early engagement is key preventive dentistry. This age group are some of the most enthusiastic patients seeing them practice can be both a pleasure privilege.

BACKGROUND To study the association between oral health behaviour of senior dental students in Nigeria and their gender, age, knowledge of preventive care, and attitudes towards preventive dentistry. METHODS Questionnaires were administered to 179 senior dental students in the six dental schools in Nigeria. The questionnaire obtained information on age, gender, oral self-care, knowledge of pr...

Authors: Dr. Robert J Schroth, DMD, MSc, PhD Dr. Mary McNally, MSc, DDS, MA Associate Professor & Clinician Scientist Department of Dental Clinical Sciences College of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences Associate Professor, Faculties of Dentistry & Medicine Department of Preventive Dental Science Dalhousie University College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences PO Box 15000 Department of ...

Purpose The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recognizes that providing both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care to individuals with special health care needs (SHCN) is an integral part of the specialty of pediatric dentistry.1 The AAPD values the unique qualities of each person and the need to ensure maximal health attainment for all, regardless o...

This study sought to analyze senior dental students' cognitive structure concerning the topic of "enamel", which is fundamentally important for understanding oral health, since it offers basic scientific concepts for clinical and preventive practices and is the main subject of several courses during dentistry training. The strategy used to analyze students' cognitive structures was Novak's Conc...

PURPOSE This study evaluated factors associated with age-appropriate dental care utilization and preventive behaviors among preschool-aged children in Delaware. METHODS In June 1994, child health questionnaires were mailed to a simple random sample of 1,005 Delaware caregivers whose children were ages 6 to 36 months. RESULTS Only 12% of children > or = 12 months old had been to the dentist....