TY - JOUR
T1 - Early childhood caries in Indigenous communities
T2 - A joint statement with the American Academy of Pediatrics
AU - Irvine, J. D.
AU - Holve, S.
AU - Krol, D.
AU - Schroth, R.
AU - Wong, Sam
AU - Abelson, William
AU - Banerji, Anna
AU - Baydala, Lola
AU - Jetty, Radha
AU - Schröter, Heide
AU - Moore, Kelly Roberta
AU - Bell, Joseph T.
AU - Brown, Ryan David
AU - Etzel, Ruth Ann
AU - Green, William Frederick
AU - Hoffman, Benjamin D.
AU - Eagle, Sara Juanita Jumping
AU - Ponder, Stephen Winfield
AU - Redding, Mark M.
AU - Volck, Brian Edward
AU - Waldron, Debra B.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The oral health of Indigenous children of Canada (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) and the United States (American Indian and Alaska Native) is a major child health issue. This is exemplified by the high prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) with resulting adverse health effects, as well as high rates and costs of restorative and surgical treatments under general anesthesia. ECC is an infectious disease that is influenced by multiple factors, including socioeconomic determinants, and requires a combination of approaches for improvement. The present statement includes recommendations for oral health preventive and clinical care for young infants and pregnant women by primary health care providers, community-based health promotion initiatives, oral health workforce and access issues, and advocacy for community water fluoridation and fluoride varnish program access. Further community-based research on the epidemiology, prevention, management and microbiology of ECC in Indigenous communities would be beneficial.
AB - The oral health of Indigenous children of Canada (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) and the United States (American Indian and Alaska Native) is a major child health issue. This is exemplified by the high prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) with resulting adverse health effects, as well as high rates and costs of restorative and surgical treatments under general anesthesia. ECC is an infectious disease that is influenced by multiple factors, including socioeconomic determinants, and requires a combination of approaches for improvement. The present statement includes recommendations for oral health preventive and clinical care for young infants and pregnant women by primary health care providers, community-based health promotion initiatives, oral health workforce and access issues, and advocacy for community water fluoridation and fluoride varnish program access. Further community-based research on the epidemiology, prevention, management and microbiology of ECC in Indigenous communities would be beneficial.
KW - American Indians
KW - Dental caries
KW - Early childhood caries
KW - First Nations
KW - Indigenous
KW - Oral health
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U2 - 10.1093/pch/16.6.351
DO - 10.1093/pch/16.6.351
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:80054005753
SN - 1205-7088
VL - 16
SP - 351
EP - 357
JO - Paediatrics and Child Health
JF - Paediatrics and Child Health
IS - 6
ER -