The Dental Home and Infant Oral Health Care

Question 1

The ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects of oral health care delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way:

Answer 1

Dental home

Question 2

Establishment of a dental home begins no later than ____ of age and includes referral to dental specialists when appropriate.

Answer 2

12 months of age

Question 3

List the components of the dental home: (5)

Answer 3

1. physicians
2. dentists
3. nurses & PAs
4. dental hygienists
5. public health

Question 4

Mission & Goals for the dental home:

Answer 4

1. An oral disease-free population
2. Access to appropriate oral health care for all children and patients with special health care needs
3. To be centered around the dental home

Question 5

The AAPD recommends the child’s first visit to b end later than age ____, but preferably when:

Answer 5

one; the first tooth erupts

Question 6

Pathological factors leading to high caries risk:

Answer 6

1. frequent consumption of dietary sugars
2. inadequate fluoride
3. poor oral hygiene
4. salivary dysfunction

Question 7

Protective factors that lead to a low caries risk:

Answer 7

1. healthy diet
2. brushing with fluoride toothpaste twice daily
3. profesional topical fluoride
4. preventative and therapeutic sealants
5. normal salivary function

Question 8

How can dental caries be managed through a medical model:

1. _____ is mitigated by diet
2. Has a _____ tendency to(demineralization/remineralization)
3. Diseases manifests by somewhat obvious clinic signs (____)
4. Site specific and ____

Answer 8

1. Infectious disease
2. Biphasic
3. Cavities
4. Symmetrical

Question 9

When managing the caries process, success=

Answer 9

1. low bacterial counts of S. mutans
2. no gingival inflammation
3. caries excavation completed and lesion is arrested
4. parents are managing child’s disease

Question 10

A program taught by the dental professionals in an office to care givers and is tailored to each specific child:

Answer 10

anticipatory guidance

Question 11

A time-intensive procedure that includes, but is not lined to examinations, prophylaxis, diet analysis, home care instructions, supplemental fluoride, both topical and systemic, and general feeding instructions

Answer 11

anticipatory guidance

Question 12

Anticipatory guidance points for oral development:

Answer 12

1. dental and oral milestone
2. eruption of the first tooth
3. development of occlusion
4. teething and tooth eruption time
5. anatomical landmarks

Question 13

Anticipatory guidance points for diet and nutrition:

Answer 13

1. bottle related dental caries
2. weaning
3. role of carbohydrates
4. role and identification of plaques

Question 14

Anticipatory guidance points for fluoride adequacy:

Answer 14

1. water evaluation and supplementation
2. breastfeeding
3. external source of fluoride
4. safety and toxicity
5. dentifrice and topical agents

Question 15

Anticipatory guidance points for habits:

Answer 15

Non-nutritive sucking pacifiers

Question 16

Anticipatory guidance points for oral hygiene:

Answer 16

1. Mouth cleaning
2. Strep mutans testing
3. Tooth cleaning implements
4. Positioning and supervision