Early Childhood Caries Prevention: A Training Project for Primary Care Providers

The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, a national organization whose mission is to improve the health of underserved populations and enhance the development and support of health care clinicians serving these populations, received funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the w...

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Published in:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2005-05, Vol.16 (2), p.244-247
Main Authors: Wessel, Lois A, Wolpin, Scott, Sheen, Jen, Krol, David, Westpheling, Kathie, McDuffie-Bell, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Children & youth
Dental care
Dental Care for Children - methods
Dental Caries - ethnology
Dental Caries - prevention & control
Education, Medical, Continuing
Family Practice - education
Health education
Humans
Infant
Low income groups
Maryland
Medically Underserved Area
Minority Groups
Oral Hygiene - education
Patient Care Team
Prevention
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Teeth
Tooth, Deciduous
Vulnerable Populations
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Summary:The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, a national organization whose mission is to improve the health of underserved populations and enhance the development and support of health care clinicians serving these populations, received funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the webMethods Foundation to develop an oral health continuing education project to engage nondental clinicians and parents in the prevention of early childhood caries, formerly known as baby bottle tooth decay. A report on the project is presented.
ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.2005.0043