Waldman H B, Perlman S P
Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8706, USA.
ASDC J Dent Child. 1999 Nov-Dec;66(6):390-4, 366.
Recommendations by the Academy of Pediatric Dentistry urging a dental/oral examination of all infants before one year of age, have had limited impact on the profession and the general public. Significant numbers of pediatric dentistry specialists and general practitioners who provide care for children, disagree with the recommendations. Between the mid 1970s and 1990's, there has been no change in the percent of children less than six years of age who were reported to have visited a dentist in the past year. A review is provided of the dental disease needs and dental service patterns of very young children in the various demographic populations in an attempt to 1) increase practitioner awareness of the continuing needs for services and 2) develop a dialogue between the organizations of the profession and the dentists in practice, regarding directions to be taken in the future.
美国儿科学会建议对所有一岁前的婴儿进行牙齿/口腔检查，但这一建议对该行业和普通公众的影响有限。大量为儿童提供护理的儿科学专科医生和全科医生不同意这些建议。在20世纪70年代中期至90年代期间，报告称在过去一年看过牙医的6岁以下儿童的比例没有变化。本文综述了不同人口群体中幼儿的牙科疾病需求和牙科服务模式，试图：1）提高从业者对持续服务需求的认识；2）在该行业组织和执业牙医之间就未来的发展方向展开对话。
