CenteringParenting and First Dental Home Visit
Jan 30, 2017 15:34:44 GMT -5
John Craine, Tanya Munroe, and 1 more like this
Post by asierra on Jan 30, 2017 15:34:44 GMT -5
We are currently conducting an individual medical visit and dental first home visit on the same day for our newborn pediatric patients. While the baby is waiting for the pediatrician, vaccines, or the MA, the dentist will go into the medical room and do the dental first home visit.
We are considering whether it would be possible to include a first home dental visit during the CenteringParenting group. The dental education component in a group setting would be about 6-8 minutes and each dental first home exam should be about 3-4 minutes per patient. While each baby is seeing the pediatrician could another baby not be getting the dental exam?
Has anyone else implemented or tried a similar approach? Starting dental education at 6 months with fluoride varnish application can really help at preventing decay as the child grows older, so we really think this is a big benefit to our patients. Also, having the additional 8 dental encounters each session could help us to continue to build the dental department.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
We are considering whether it would be possible to include a first home dental visit during the CenteringParenting group. The dental education component in a group setting would be about 6-8 minutes and each dental first home exam should be about 3-4 minutes per patient. While each baby is seeing the pediatrician could another baby not be getting the dental exam?
Has anyone else implemented or tried a similar approach? Starting dental education at 6 months with fluoride varnish application can really help at preventing decay as the child grows older, so we really think this is a big benefit to our patients. Also, having the additional 8 dental encounters each session could help us to continue to build the dental department.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
