TY - JOUR
T1 - The interprofessional role in dental caries management : impact of the nursing profession in early childhood caries
AU - Haber, Judith
AU - Hartnett, Erin
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Early childhood caries is a major unmet population health care need that negatively affects the overall health of children, especially those from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds and disadvantaged socioeconomic groups. Nurses and midwives who work with pregnant women to nurses and nurse practitioners who work with young children and their families have an opportunity to positively influence the health of these populations. Primary care settings are ideal for integrating oral health into the overall health care of children and adolescents. The nursing profession is well positioned to have a positive impact on oral health and, in so doing, their overall health.
AB - Early childhood caries is a major unmet population health care need that negatively affects the overall health of children, especially those from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds and disadvantaged socioeconomic groups. Nurses and midwives who work with pregnant women to nurses and nurse practitioners who work with young children and their families have an opportunity to positively influence the health of these populations. Primary care settings are ideal for integrating oral health into the overall health care of children and adolescents. The nursing profession is well positioned to have a positive impact on oral health and, in so doing, their overall health.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:76864
U2 - 10.1016/j.cden.2019.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cden.2019.05.002
M3 - Article
SN - 0011-8532
VL - 63
SP - 653
EP - 661
JO - Dental Clinics of North America
JF - Dental Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -
