Improving oral health screening and dental fluoride varnish application in a primary care pediatric practice

Purpose: Dental caries is considered to affect 97% of world population during their lifetime. 59% of children from age 12-19 will have at least one documented cavity. American Academy of Pediatrics recommends Fluoridated toothpaste to all children starting at tooth eruption, regardless of caries risk. In addition, Fluoride varnish is recommended in all children from tooth emergence until they have an established dental home every 3-6 months. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU-CHM) general pediatric clinics is an academic practice serving 4000 children.The aim of this project was …