Open AccessAge and reasons for first dental visit among children in Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Olubukola Olamide Olatosi,
Nneka Kate Onyejaka,
Afolabi Oyapero,
Joseph Femi Ashaolu,
Adesuwa Abe
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_60_19
Subject(s) - medicine , dental clinic , family medicine , descriptive statistics , dental care , pediatrics , dentistry , mathematics , statistics
An early first dental clinic appointment offers the prospect of prompt preventative care and parental education regarding the oral health of the child. The evidence-based recommendation by dental professionals all over the world is that a child should visit a dentist before or by 1 year of age.