Dentistry

Sharon Sharp

Publications

• Research Article
  A Preventative Approach to Oral Health for Children in a Regional/Rural Community in South-West Victoria, Australia
  Author(s): Ashlinn Mason, Lara Mayze, Jacqui Pawlak, Margaret J Henry, Sharon Sharp and Michael C SmithAshlinn Mason, Lara Mayze, Jacqui Pawlak, Margaret J Henry, Sharon Sharp and Michael C Smith
  
  Dental caries is a major health problem in most industrialised countries. Childhood dental disease can cause acute pain, difficulty eating resulting in reduced self-esteem and sleep deprivation. The treatment of oral disease using traditional methods is costly and in industrialized countries currently rates the fourth most expensive disease to treat. Dental professionals are currently facing an unfathomable task of how to manage the large burden of consequences associated with caries progression across the world. The Barwon South-West Region of Victoria, Australia is a diverse regional/rural area. Some communities are quite remote. Barwon Health and Colac Area Health Oral Health Services developed an outreach program to improve access to dental services for children. A Minimal Intervention Dentistry approach was incorporated and includes early diagnos.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1122.1000313

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