Pediatric Dental Health
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." How well this proverb applies to children's dental health! The American Dental Association, the American Academy of General Dentistry, and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry all recommend that a child's first oral health visit take place at 12 months of age, or shortly after the eruption of the first baby teeth. This is the ideal time for a dentist to evaluate a child's oral and dental health, as well as to diagnose any problems which may exist.
In the past, children went to the dentist only after a problem was severe enough to be noticed by a parent. Such an outdated, reactive, approach is no longer appropriate in the age of preventive health, however. The infant oral health visit is now the foundation upon which a lifetime of oral and dental health can be built!
To help clinicians and parents take an active role in managing childre's dental health, Dr. Ravel founded the Pediatric Dental Health web site in 1999. He is now the site's editor and webmaster.
Pediatric Dental Health offers useful tools for clinicians and parents, including a questions page, a site-specific search engine, a monthly newsletter, and a clinician's resources page. It also features updated links to oral health news and research reports. Clinicians may submit an article for publication on the site. The Pediatric Dental Health site is available in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and German languages.
Dr. Ravel is a board-certified pediatric dentist with 23 years of clinical experience. He practices pediatric dentistry in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
For information: http://www.angelfire.com/nc/kidsdental
Contact: danielravel@hotmail.com
Phone: (910) 907-6974
(910) 630-2003
CONTACT:
Daniel Ravel DDS, FAAPD
Pediatric Dental Health
513 Hilliard Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28311
Phone: (910) 907-6974
http://www.angelfire.com/nc/kidsdental
danielravel@hotmail.com
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