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TITLE:

CARIES DANGER EVALUATION TOOL AND PREVENTIVE PROTOCOL FOR THE PUBLIC NURSES IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTERS, PAKISTAN

AUTHORS:

Dr Fizzah Tafzeel, Kanwal Naeem, Hafiz Mudassar Javed

ABSTRACT:

Aim: Tooth decay is the most common persistent disease among young people. Caries risk assessment devices allow dental specialists, physicians and non-dental medical service providers to assess the danger posed by the individual. The mediation of caregivers in situations of critical consideration can help to ground propensities for oral well-being and anticipate dental disease. In Pakistan, maternal and child health centers provide pregnant women and young people with free preventive assistance from general wellness workers. Methods: A caries avoidance program in wellbeing communities began in 2015. Attendants went through exceptional preparing with respect to caries counteraction. Our current research conducted at Services Hospital, Lahore from May 2019 to February 2020. An altered Caries Risk Assessment apparatus and Prevention Protocol for attendants, in light of the AAPD apparatus, presented. A two-venture assessment was led which incorporated a poll what's more, inside and out telephone interviews. Results: Twenty-eight (out of 46) wellness interests restored a completed survey. Most of the medical assistants agreed that preventive oral wellness administrations should strengthened in their daily work. In top-down telephone interviews, participants reported that the integration of the program into their daily plans was practical and appropriate. The lack of an explicit dental module for the PC program mentioned as a problem of use. Conversation: The extensive use of our instrument by medical caregivers emphasizes its simplicity and ease of use, allowing for quick counting and educated dynamics. Caregivers quickly grasped the instrument and turned it into a necessary part of their toolbox. Conclusion: We give general wellbeing medical attendants a caries hazard appraisal apparatus and counteraction convention in this manner incorporating oral wellbeing into general strength of babies and little children. Keywords: Caries danger evaluation tool and preventive protocol, maternal, child health.