Educating pediatricians and family physicians in children's oral health
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Publication of Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General (SGROH) alerted the public and health professionals to the importance of oral health and the vulnerability of poor and underserved children to dental disease. In response, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) have initiated training programs for residents and practicing physicians, allowing them to conduct oral health screenings, apply preventive strategies, and facilitate appropriate referrals to dentists. Training programs are increasingly available on the Web, but their quality and effectiveness are rarely assessed. To ensure greater inclusion of oral health in graduate medical education, voluntary curricular guidelines have been developed, and education in oral health is mandated in family medicine residency programs. Several initiatives engaging practicing physicians in oral health activities have demonstrated improved access and reduced dental disease in children, but evaluation of all programs is essential to determine cost effectiveness and outcomes. The actions of AAP, AAFP, STFM, and other large-scale initiatives have helped break down the traditional separation between medicine and dentistry. Collaboration between physicians and dentists should be encouraged at all levels of education to ensure improvement of the oral health of America's children.
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Support for integrating oral health into well-child visits has developed over time, and this integration is now considered an essential part of well-child visits.
“Support for this strategy has evolved over many years, and it now is considered an essential part of the well-child visits.1, 6, 10–13”
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- Authors
- Douglass, A. B., Douglass, J. M., & Krol, D. M.
- Affiliations
- Middlesex Hospital (US)
- ORCID
- Douglass, Alan B.
- Venue
- Academic Pediatrics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-11
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 452-456
- ISSN
- 1876-2859 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2045034207
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 32
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- FWCI
- 5.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Academic Pediatrics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Keywords
- children's oral health, pediatrician training, family physician training, oral health screening, dental disease prevention, referral to dentist, graduate medical education, curriculum guidelines, disadvantaged children, dentist-physician collaboration, web-based training program, program evaluation
- MeSH terms
- Workforce, Child, Curriculum, Dental Caries, Education, Medical, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Oral Health, Pediatrics, Physicians, Family, United States, Dental Care for Children
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