Australia - Whole tooth and nothing but the tooth
Whole tooth and nothing but the tooth
Elisa Black Health Reporter
June 16, 201210:00PM
THERE has been a 13 per cent rise in children under three years old being referred to dentists by health professionals in the last year.
SA Dental Service's Lift the Lip Program, which encourages health professionals to work together in order to detect dental problems as early as possible, has clocked up more than 6000 referrals to dentists since it began in 2007.
Last year, almost 2000 children aged under eight ended up being admitted to hospital for treatment for tooth decay.
As part of the program, health professionals, including child and family health nurses, GPs and Aboriginal health workers have been trained to incorporate a simple Lift the Lip oral health screen into general health checks.
This is especially important as decay in baby teeth is a predictor of decay in the permanent teeth.
SA Dental Service's director of health promotion Christine Morris said that in the worst cases seen by the service three and four-year-olds were requiring multiple tooth extractions, with one child needing 16 of their 20 baby teeth removed under general anaesthetic because the decay was so severe........
Adelaide's drinking water has been fluoridated since 1971
Elisa Black Health Reporter
June 16, 201210:00PM
THERE has been a 13 per cent rise in children under three years old being referred to dentists by health professionals in the last year.
SA Dental Service's Lift the Lip Program, which encourages health professionals to work together in order to detect dental problems as early as possible, has clocked up more than 6000 referrals to dentists since it began in 2007.
Last year, almost 2000 children aged under eight ended up being admitted to hospital for treatment for tooth decay.
As part of the program, health professionals, including child and family health nurses, GPs and Aboriginal health workers have been trained to incorporate a simple Lift the Lip oral health screen into general health checks.
This is especially important as decay in baby teeth is a predictor of decay in the permanent teeth.
SA Dental Service's director of health promotion Christine Morris said that in the worst cases seen by the service three and four-year-olds were requiring multiple tooth extractions, with one child needing 16 of their 20 baby teeth removed under general anaesthetic because the decay was so severe........
Adelaide's drinking water has been fluoridated since 1971
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