Implementation science: Changing practice in oral health.

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Carol Berger is an assistant professor of nursing at Maryville University and a hospitalist with Schumacher Group and TeamHealth, St. Louis, Mo. Umit Tokac is an assistant professor at the University of Missouri-St Louis, St. Louis, Mo. Anne F. Fish is an associate professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo. John N. Dane is the State Dental Director at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Published: July 2020

Caries remain the most common preventable chronic childhood disease. One state oral health program including fluoride varnish showed a decrease in presence of decay and improvement in overall oral health; however, early childhood caries did not improve. Implementation of an oral health preventive program during well-child medical visits may address this gap.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000669132.47036.2cDOI Listing

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