Establishing a Dental Home means that your child’s oral health care is delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated and family-centered way by a licensed dentist. It is recommend that all children have a dental home. Primary care physician or health providers recommend, based on oral health risk assessments refer to the dentist, as early as six months of age and no later than 12 months of age. (AAPD, 2018)
Families can request assistance with establishing a dental home by contacting the school nurse or for more information visit:
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Oral Health Care
Finding a Dentist and Insurance
List of Dentists Accepting Medicaid
References:
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY - Policy on the Dental Home (2018): https://www.aapd.org/media/policies_guidelines/p_dentalhome.pdf