Preventing dental caries in children at high caries risk the scottish intercollegiate guidelines network sign guideline no 47 makes recommendations for the targeted prevention of dental caries in the permanent teeth of 6 16 year olds presenting for dental care. Preventing dental caries in children at high caries risk targeted prevention of dental caries in the permanent teeth of 6 16 year olds presenting for dental care a national clinical guideline isbn 9781899893324 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Preventing dental caries in children there is no direct evidence that screening by primary care clinicians reduces early childhood caries evidence previously reviewed by the us preventive services task force found oral fluoride supplementation effective at reducing caries incidence and new evidence supports the effectiveness of fluor . Prevention and management of dental caries in children 2 13 scope of this guidance prevention and management of dental caries in children is designed to assist and support primary care practitioners and their teams in improving and maintaining the oral health of their child patients from birth up to the age of 16 years based on information distilled from a range of sources this document provides. Recognises that the preventive strategies outlined here for high caries risk children need to be underpinned by a regular background systematic dental service for all children regardless of caries risk for the purposes of this guideline the term high caries risk refers to children who are at risk of