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About Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBOur History. Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum was originally developed in 2005 by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Group on Oral Health. It consisted …

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Medical Assistants Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBMedical Assistants. This program has been reviewed by the Continuing Education Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants. Each module is approved for 1 AAMA …

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Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum

WEBThis video is approximately ten minutes in length. Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum designed to enhance the role of primary care clinicians in the promotion of …

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The Oral Examination Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBEducational Objectives for the Oral Examination Course are: Describe basic oral anatomy and characteristics of healthy teeth. Demonstrate proper use of readily available …

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Oral Health Risk Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBThe tool will help you to better understand dental caries risk and protective factors in young children. Aids in documenting clinical findings and guides counseling. Fluoride varnish is …

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Pregnancy and Women’s Oral Health

WEBManage common oral conditions in pregnancy. Counsel pregnant patients about the safety of dental care and improve dental access through interprofessional collaboration. …

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Why is Risk Assessment Important

WEBOral health risk assessments should begin at six months of age, just before the first tooth erupts. Many clinicians find that, especially when starting to perform risk assessments, …

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Continuing Education Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBContinuing Education Information. Continuing education credit is available free of charge to many health professionals. Please click the appropriate profession below to learn more …

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FAQs Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBRegistration only needs to be completed once in order to take the post assessment for any or all of the courses. If you have completed a Smiles for Life course and need to print …

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Our Team Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBRussell Maier, MD. Smiles for Life Co-Founder. Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Professor of Family Medicine, Pacific Northwest University College of …

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Etiology: The Triad Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBCaries is a multifactorial process affected by environmental, behavioral and host risk factors. Oral bacteria (Polymicrobial including mutans streptococci and lactobacilli) …

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Adult Dentition Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBAdult Dentition. Familiarity with dental nomenclature helps facilitate effective communication with dentists. Permanent teeth begin to erupt around age 6 years and are all in by 21 …

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Fluoride Varnish Smiles for Life Oral Health

WEBFluoride Varnish Benefits: Safe, inexpensive, and effective. Studies demonstrate 30-35% caries reduction. Quickly and easily applied. Children can eat and drink shortly after …

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Caries Risk Assessment, Fluoride Varnish, and Counseling

WEBEducational Objectives for the Caries Risk Assessment, Fluoride Varnish and Counseling Course: Review the prevalence, etiology, and consequences of early childhood caries …

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Module 1 Oral to Systemic

WEBDownload Slides - Module 1 Oral to Systemic. This course addresses the nature, prevalence, and consequences of oral disease throughout the life cycle with a focus on …

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Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool

WEBCLINICAL FINDINGS a White spots or visible decalcifications in the past 12 months n Yes n No an Obvious decay n Yes n No a Restorations (fillings) present n Yes n No • Visible …

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