Age and reasons for first dental visit among children in Lagos, Nigeria

Background: An early first dental clinic appointment offers the prospect of prompt preventative care and parental education regarding the oral health of the child. The evidence-based recommendation by dental professionals all over the world is that a child should visit a dentist before or by 1 year...

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Published in:	The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 158 - 163
Main Authors:	Olatosi, Olubukola, Onyejaka, Nneka, Oyapero, Afolabi, Ashaolu, Joseph, Abe, Adesuwa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nigeria Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2019 Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Adolescent Age Caregivers Child Child, Preschool children Children & youth Dental care Dental Care for Children - statistics & numerical data Dental caries Dental Clinics - statistics & numerical data Dental health Dental insurance Dentists Disease prevention Expenditures Female first dental visit Hospitals, Teaching Humans Male Nigeria Office Visits - statistics & numerical data Oral diseases Oral Health Oral hygiene Pain Parents & parenting Pediatrics - statistics & numerical data Population Preventive medicine reasons Retrospective Studies Systematic review Teeth Nigeria Lagos Nigeria reasons children first dental visit Age
ISSN:	1117-1936, 2468-6875
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