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Prevent decay! Niagara collaborative assessing the feasibility of applying
fluoride varnish during well baby/well child visits
Andrea Feller
MD MS FAAP FACPM for
Niagara Region Public Health
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Early Childhood Caries (ECC)
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Impacts of ECC
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BETTER GETTING NOT
SO
VERY
FRUSTRATING
Decay Rates in Preschoolers
Toothbrushing is non-negotiable
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This is a social disease, not simply a disease of behaviour,” Carlos Quinonez, Director of Dental Public Health, University of Toronto
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When should kids go to the dentist? 40 per cent haven’t been by age 4. Global News May 5, 2014 (TargetKids Toronto study)
“VITAMIN for the teeth”
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US Preventive Services Task Force
The USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians apply fluoride varnish to the primary teeth of all infants and children starting at the age of primary tooth eruption. (B recommendation) May 2014
WHY me?
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WHY primary care?
Time for a completely random, unknown volunteer from the
audience that I’ve never met before and don’t
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In praise of the team
• Niagara Region Public Health: – Tara Wincott – Sandy Dupuis
• Niagara College: – Carolyn Triemstra – Sandra Moorehouse
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In collaboration with the following dentists and doctors:
• U of T Dental public health: Carlos Quinonez • McMaster, Niagara campus: Karl Stobbe • Thought Leaders group:
– Leslie Rourke – Peter Cooney – Karl Stobbe – Joseph Telch – David Price
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