Regelmatig en zorgvuldig poetsen met fluoridetandpasta is de basis van preventie

For the dental care of parents and children, people in the Netherlands relyespecially on the advice of the Ivory Cross. The basis of this advice is plaqueremoval with fluoride toothpaste. W hen this offers insufficient protection,one usually finds irregular and careless dental hygiene. Information andinstruction concerning daily and careful dental hygiene should receive thehighest priority of dental care professionals. If a patient’s own dental carecannot be brought up to standard or if this cannot be done immediately, then(temporary) support can be provided by dental professionals in the form ofpreventive treatment. Doing this, however, without improving the self care ofpatients has to be regarded an inadequate treatment modality.