Obtain an updated medical, social and dental history and perform an intraoral and extraoral visual and tactile examination for all patients at each oral health assessment visit.
Clinical Recommendation
🏴 England • Public Health England (PHE)
Recommendation Statement
Obtain an updated medical, social and dental history and perform an intraoral and extraoral visual and tactile examination for all patients at each oral health assessment visit.
Obtain an updated medical, social and dental history and perform an intraoral and extraoral visual and tactile examination for all patients at each oral health assessment visit.
Clinical Topics
Keywords
Assessment and Care Planning
References
Department of Health and Social Care (2021). General.
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Evidence Assessment
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