Disease Management of Early Childhood Caries : ECC Collaborative Project
Joint Authors
Hannon, Cindy
Lee, Jessica Y.
Ramos-Gomez, Francisco J.
Ng, Man Wai
Scoville, Richard
Maramaldi, Peter
Lieberman, Martin
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Until recently, the standard of care for early childhood caries (ECC) has been primarily surgical and restorative treatment with little emphasis on preventing and managing the disease itself.
It is now recognized that surgical treatment alone does not address the underlying etiology of the disease.
Despite costly surgeries and reparative treatment, the onset and progression of caries are likely to continue.
A successful rebalance of risk and protective factors may prevent, slow down, or even arrest dental caries and its progression.
An 18-month risk-based chronic disease management (DM) approach to address ECC in preschool children was implemented as a quality improvement (QI) collaborative by seven teams of oral health care providers across the United States.
In the aggregate, fewer DM children experienced new cavitation, pain, and referrals to the operating room (OR) for restorative treatment compared to baseline historical controls.
The teams found that QI methods facilitated adoption of the DM approach and resulted in improved care to patients and better outcomes overall.
Despite these successes, the wide scale adoption and spread of the DM approach may be limited unless health policy and payment reforms are enacted to compensate providers for implementing DM protocols in their practice.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ng, Man Wai& Ramos-Gomez, Francisco J.& Lieberman, Martin& Lee, Jessica Y.& Scoville, Richard& Hannon, Cindy…[et al.]. 2014. Disease Management of Early Childhood Caries : ECC Collaborative Project. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ng, Man Wai…[et al.]. Disease Management of Early Childhood Caries : ECC Collaborative Project. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ng, Man Wai& Ramos-Gomez, Francisco J.& Lieberman, Martin& Lee, Jessica Y.& Scoville, Richard& Hannon, Cindy…[et al.]. Disease Management of Early Childhood Caries : ECC Collaborative Project. International Journal of Dentistry. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463870
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-463870