Clinicians treating a higher percentage of patients insured by Medicaid and patients younger than 5 years were more likely to apply fluoride varnish. Objectives: To identify factors associated with ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care physicians apply fluoride varnish for children younger than 5 years and prescribe fluoride supplementation when indicated, ...

The U.S. National Institutes of Health awarded a $424,000 grant to researchers at Kennesaw State University in Georgia to assess and reduce barriers associated with pediatricians applying fluoride ...

Fluoride varnish has become a popular anti-cavity treatment for children, and it isn't hard to see why. It's relatively easy to apply, and not just for dentists or dental hygienists. Pediatricians can ...

Fewer than 5% of well-child visits for privately insured young children included a recommended dental fluoride varnish application, despite mandatory insurance coverage for this service, according to ...

KUSA - Children will generally visit a doctor for 10 check-ups by the time they're 3 years old. But, many won't see a dentist until there's a problem. As a result, cavities are the leading chronic ...

Though hugely popular for preventing dental decay in children, fluoride varnish may not be anything but an expensive placebo, it turns out, from the results of a new study by University of Washington ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued several final recommendations regarding the oral health of ...

Fluoride treatments to teeth are now legally allowed to be applied by more types of health professionals, under legislation signed late this week by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Effective immediately, under a ...

"We are grateful to Pulpdent for partnering with us to provide our children with fluoride varnish. Most of our children never see a dentist. We have trained more than 50 indigenous Maya mothers and ...