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Home >> Dental Home Resource Center 
An Online Reference for Parents and Policymakers What is a Dental Home? Establishing a "Dental Home" means that your child's oral health care is delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated and family-centered way by a licensed dentist. The concept of the Dental Home reflects the AAPD's clinical guidelines and best principles for the proper delivery of oral health care to all children, with a concentration on infant/age one patients. The Dental Home enhances the dental professional’s ability to assist children and their parents in the quest for optimum oral health care, beginning with the age one dental visit for successful preventive care and treatment as part of an overall oral health care foundation. Additionally, the establishment of the Dental Home will include referral to other dental specialists when the pediatric or general dentist cannot provide the needed care. Other Resources Points of Light: A Resource Guide for Pediatric and General Dentists to Successfully Establish an Infant Oral Health Referral Infrastructure in Your Community and State
Talking Points on Fluoride Varnish Applications by Physicians Dental Home in the Media Special Needs: Dental Home Resources
AAPD Policy on the Dental Home
Head Start Dental Home Initiative
Pediatric Dental Visit Press Release
Clinical Guidelines on Infant Oral Health Care
Powerpoint Presentation on the Dental Home Concept
Related AAPD Policies and Guidelines
Use of the Caries-risk Assessment (CAT) for Infants, Children and Adolescents
Use of Xylitol in Caries Prevention
Interim Therapeutic Restoration (IRT)
Early Childhood Caries (ECC): Classifications, Consequences and Preventive Strategies
Early Childhood Caries (ECC): Unique challenges and Treatment Options
Dietary Recommendations for Infants, Children and Adolescents
Pediatric Restorative Dentistry
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