Referral from well-child care clinics to dental clinics leads to earlier initiation of preventive dental visits: A quasi-experimental study.

Deborah A Ashley Verlinden Annemarie Adriana Schuller Jan Hendrik Vermaire Sijmen A Reijneveld

Published in: International journal of paediatric dentistry (2023)

Referral of babies by WCC for their first preventive dental visit leads to earlier initiation of dental care. An active referral had a larger effect than passive referral.

Keyphrases

primary care
oral health
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
mental health
preterm birth