Focus on Caries Prevention

By Jennifer E. Fehrenbacher, LDH, MEd, CDA

Dental caries is a chronic and multifactorial disease that affects people of all ages throughout the world. This disease process can progress to a painful and life-threatening condition when left untreated as well as create a financial burden. In an effort to place more focus on prevention, dental hygienists can be proactive by performing a caries risk assessment along with providing oral health education and recommendations related to the caries risk level of individual patients.

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