Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 372-373 , November 2009

Oral Health in Children: A Pediatric Health Priority

  • Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Strong Memorial Hospital, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 777, Rochester, New York 14642.

References 

  1. World Health Organization. Constitution of the World Health Organization. Adopted at: International Health Conference, New York, NY, June 19–July 22, 1946.
  2. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Services. Chapter 21: Oral health. Healthy People 2010. Available at: http://www.healthypeople.gov/Document/pdf/Volume2/21Oral.pdf. Accessed September 21, 2009.
  3. Kenney MK, Kogan MD, Crall JJ. Parental perceptions of dental/oral health among children with and without special health care needs. Ambul Pediatr. 2008;8:312–320
  4. US Department of Health and Human Services. Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, Md: US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health; 2000.
  5. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Disease. Proceedings: Surgeon General's Conference on Children and Oral Health. June 12–13, 2000; Washington, DC. Available at http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/DataStatistics/SurgeonGeneral/Conference/ConferenceChildrenOralHealth/. Accessed September 21, 2009.
  6. Szilagyi PG. Translational research and pediatrics. Ambul Pediatr. 2009;9:71–80

PII: S1876-2859(09)00270-8

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.09.021

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 372-373 , November 2009

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