Annals and Essences of Dentistry
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Anticipatory guidance-future oral care

  • Author:
  • Hari Devaraya Chowdary1,, Padmavathi K2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 111 to 113

1Department of Community Dentistry, Rungta Dental College, Bhillai, Chattisgarh

2Department of periodontics, Rungta Dental College, Bhillai, Chattisgarh

Corresponding Author: Dr. Hari Devaraya Chowdary, Professor, Department of Community Dentistry, Rungta Dental College, Bhillai, Chattisgarh. Email: hyd_dentist@yahoo.com, Ph:+ 919440376777

Online published on 22 September, 2011.

Abstract

Anticipatory Guidance is a form of health care where the information provided helps the families to prepare for expected physical and behavioural changes during their child's or teen's current and approaching stage of development. Anticipatory guidance should be provided to pregnant women, new mothers and other caregivers because bacteria such as S.Mutans can be transmitted from mother (or) caregiver to infant (or) child through contact. This article discusses with the application of Anticipatory guidance in oral health care.

Keywords

Anticipatory Guidance, caregiver, children, prevention, parents