Anticipatory Guidance

“Using Anticipatory Guidance
To Provide Early Dental Intervention”
by
Arthur Nowak, , DMD, MA
Paul Casamassimo, DMD,MS
in
JADA, Vol. 126, August 1995

Classic Preventive Dentistry for Children

POINTS OF VIEW

THE 80/20 RULE

FACTS

Anticipatory Guidance provides a framework for prevention that goes beyond caries to address all aspects of children’s oral health!

THE MEDICAL APPROACH

CHILDREN ARE NOT BORN WITH A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS WRITTEN ON THEIR CHEST

PARENT’S ARE USUALLY CLULESS

MOM & DAD THIS IS WHAT’S UP

"Child’s Developmental Age Range"

Child’s Developmental Age Range
6-12 months

Milestone: The Eruption of the first primary tooth

6-12 months

Child’s Developmental Age Range:
12-24 months

Milestones: Completion of primary dentition, occlusal relationships established, arch length determined

12-24 months

Child’s Developmental Age Range:
2-6 years

Milestones: Loss of first primary tooth, eruption of first permanent molar or incisor

2-6 years

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