a virtual absence of palliative, preventive and restorative care characterizes juvenile oral health care in most of the developing and underdeveloped countries. consequently, carious cavities remain untreated, which leads to pain, discomfort and functional limitation. it further, impacts negatively upon general health and cognitive development apart from causing decreased masticatory efficiency...

conclusions the hc2 intervention shows potential for generating cost savings. cost analyses of programs of this type are helpful to policymakers and program planners to allocate resources for obesity prevention programs in school and childcare settings. results the total cost of hc2 intervention was 206319 $. the average cost per child in year 1 was 113.90 $. the average cost per child for the ...

world kidney day 2016 focuses on kidney disease in childhood and the antecedents of adult kidney disease that can begin in earliest childhood. chronic kidney disease (ckd) in childhood differs from that in adults, as the largest diagnostic group among children includes congenital anomalies and inherited disorders, with glomerulopathies and kidney disease in the setting of diabetes being relativ...

participants will be introduced to the risks associated with excessive early childhood televiewing and develop an understanding of the current recommended guidelines for children’s television exposure. my research agenda in montreal (canada) addresses modifiable factors in early childhood that influence human development. from birth through the preschool years, exponential brain maturation is c...

background: early childhood caries (ecc) in the earliest stage is preventable. the studies indicate oral bacteria play an important role in pathogenesis of dental caries. according to high prevalence of ecc, alternative therapies should be explored in order to reduce the occurrence of it. aim: this study aims to assess the effectiveness of a product containing povidone iodine 10% and sodium flu...

The Fetal Origins Hypothesis (FOH), put forward in the epidemiological literature and later flourished in the economics literature, suggests that the time in utero is a critical period for human development. However, much attention has been paid to the consequences of fetal exposures to more extreme natural shocks, while less is known about fetal exposures to milder but more commonly experience...

Years before they set foot in school, children in poor families differ dramatically from children in richer families in their cognitive and noncognitive abilities. The differences have powerful and enduring consequences for individuals’ health, well-being, education, and longevity, as well as for the societies in which children grow into adulthood. What is the source of these consequential diff...

This research aims 1) to draw lessons learned from implementing under the National Standard for Early Childhood Development (NSECD) passing standard criteria 2) develop NSECD model and 3) suggest (ECD) using qualitative with teachers administrators of 9 ECD Centers covered 6 working units. The content analysis data collection administered June November 2021 were documentary analysis, group disc...