Bright
Futures in Practice: Oral Health
 Bright
Futures in Practice: Oral Health (1996) is
the first volume in the Bright Futures in Practice
series. This guide addresses the oral health needs
of children and adolescents from birth to age 21 by
presenting specific guidelines on current oral health
promotion and disease prevention and other preventive
strategies and tools.
Chaired
by Paul Casamassimo, D.D.S., M.S., Bright
Futures in Practice: Oral Health is
designed for health professionals and educators, including
dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, nurses, dietitians,
teachers, and child care providers. The information in
this guide can also be adapted for use with families.
 Download
Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health as PDF files.
Bright
Futures in Practice: Oral Health can
be used to
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Inform
families and health professionals about the
essentials of oral health, including oral development,
dental caries, periodontal disease, malocclusion,
tobacco use, and injury
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Identify
the services that infants, children, and adolescents
need for improved oral health
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Develop
and implement oral health programs
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Train
health professionals and students
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Bright
Futures in Practice: Oral Health is
based on several innovations. The guide
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Introduces
the concepts of individualized, cost-effective risk
assessment and measurable educational,
behavioral, and physical health outcomes as
integral to oral health supervision
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Emphasizes
the contribution and partnership of
dental professionals, other health professionals,
and families in oral health supervision in
an attempt to foster coordination, cooperation,
and cost-effectiveness in oral health care
delivery
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Stresses
the importance of early oral health intervention
for children, beginning with prenatal counseling
and the scheduling of a dental visit by the
child's first birthday
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To
learn more about Bright
Futures in Practice: Oral Health contact us.
The National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center responds
to the needs of states and communities in addressing
current and emerging public oral health issues.
The resource center performs a variety of services,
including providing tailored responses to information
requests, and developing and disseminating
publications such as fact sheets and resource
guides in print and electronic formats.
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