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2. Quality Improvement Efforts in Pediatric Oral Health

Author

Man Wai Ng

Subjects
Pit and Fissure Sealants, Motivation, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Attitude of Health Personnel, Communication, Dental Atraumatic Restorative Treatment, Dental Records, Health Behavior, Oral Health, General Medicine, Dental Caries, Quality Improvement, Risk Assessment, Cariostatic Agents, Self Care, Fluorides, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Clinical Protocols, Professional-Family Relations, Child, Preschool, Tooth Remineralization, Humans, Child, Dental Care for Children, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Quality improvement (QI) and measurement are increasingly used in health care to improve patient care and outcomes. Despite current barriers in oral health measurement, there are nascent QI and measurement efforts emerging. This paper describes the role that QI and measurement can play in improving oral health care delivery in clinical practice by presenting a QI initiative that aimed to test and implement a chronic disease management approach to address early childhood caries.

Published
2016

4. Pediatric dental care: prevention and management protocols based on caries risk assessment

Author

Francisco J, Ramos-Gomez, Yasmi O, Crystal, Man Wai, Ng, James J, Crall, and John D B, Featherstone

Subjects
Counseling, Toothbrushing, Infant, Dental Caries, Risk Assessment, California, Cariostatic Agents, Patient Positioning, Article, stomatognathic diseases, Perinatal Care, Clinical Protocols, Pregnancy, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Fluorides, Topical, Child, Physical Examination, Dental Care for Children
Abstract

Recent increases in caries prevalence in young children, especially among minorities and the economically disadvantaged, highlight the need for early establishment of dental homes and simple, effective infant oral care preventive programs for all children as part of a medical disease prevention management model.1–3 This article presents an updated approach and practical tools for pediatric dental caries management by risk assessment, CAMBRA, in an effort to stimulate greater adoption of infant oral care programs among clinicians and early establishment of dental homes for young children.

Published
2010

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