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Descriptor English: Dental Care for Children
Descriptor Spanish: Atención Dental para Niños
Descriptor asistencia dental infantil
Entry term(s) odontología para niños
Scope note: Atención a las necesidades dentales especiales de los niños, incluida la prevención de enfermedades de los dientes y la instrucción en materia de higiene y salud dental. El cuidado dental puede incluir los servicios prestados por especialistas dentales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Assistência Odontológica para Crianças
Descriptor French: Soins dentaires pour enfants
Entry term(s): Children, Dentistry for
Dentistry for Children
Tree number(s): E06.170.152
N02.421.240.190.215
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019140
Scope note: The giving of attention to the special dental needs of children, including the prevention of tooth diseases and instruction in dental hygiene and dental health. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.
Annotation: = professional care by a professional; do not confuse with PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, the specialty; check tag CHILD
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Pediatric Dentistry (1966-1995)
Public MeSH Note: 96; DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN was see PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY 1995
Online Note: use PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY to search DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN 1995
History Note: 96; DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN was see PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY 1995
Entry Version: DENT CARE CHILDREN
DeCS ID: 32781
Unique ID: D019140
NLM Classification: WU 480
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/06/08
Revision Date: 2015/06/29
Dental Care for Children - Preferred
Concept UI M0028537
Scope note The giving of attention to the special dental needs of children, including the prevention of tooth diseases and instruction in dental hygiene and dental health. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.
Preferred term Dental Care for Children
Entry term(s) Children, Dentistry for
Dentistry for Children



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