Open AccessPerforming oral health screenings on children
Author(s) -
Marianne Norris,
Marguerite DiMarco,
S. Thacker
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the nurse practitioner/the nurse practitioner
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1538-8662
pISSN - 0361-1817
DOI - 10.1097/01.npr.0000433076.07151.ad
Subject(s) - limiting , fluoride varnish , reimbursement , oral health , medicine , family medicine , psychology , dentistry , medical education , health care , political science , varnish , engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , coating , law
This article describes ways to elicit the cooperation of a young patient while limiting fear and/or alarm, provides steps for performing a complete oral exam to evaluate the oral health of a child, and discusses reimbursement for the application of fluoride varnish.