Beyond Pediatrics: Maintaining Oral Health Across the Lifespan

Date: 06/01/2014
Source: Beyond Pediatrics: Maintaining Oral Health Across the Lifespan
Author(s): Rita Jablonski, Elizabeth Mertz, John Featherstone, Terry Fulmer

 

Oral health is directly related to systemic health, yet many Americans have limited to no access to dental health professionals. Nurse practitioners are in an excellent position to fill this void by providing caries risk assessments, chemical therapy to prevent progression of caries, and appropriate patient education to prevent caries. Full Publication