Abstract
Purpose: Early childhood caries is the most common chronic disease in children. Tooth decay can impair a child’s overall health, speech development, growth, school performance, and psychosocial wellbeing. A rising concern about the impact of dental disease on overall health and poor utilization rates of dental care services led to Healthy People 2020 identifying the annual use of dental care for every person aged 2 years and older as 1 of 24 leading health indicators. The AAP and AAPD advocate for dental examinations by 12 months of age. However, data continues to show a significant …
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