Children at increased risk of dental caries should be identified early and receive enhanced preventive care.

Clinical Recommendation

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Low
Moderate

Recommendation Statement

Children at increased risk of dental caries should be identified early and receive enhanced preventive care.

Children at increased risk of dental caries should be identified early and receive enhanced preventive care.

Clinical Topics
Keywords

SIGN 138, Scotland, Grade C, Prevention

References

SIGN 138 - Grade C recommendation based on expert consensus

Related Recommendations

Professional tooth cleaning should not be routinely recomme…

Professional tooth cleaning should not be routinely recommended for preventing dental caries in children.

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Evidence Assessment

Quality of Evidence:
Low

Low certainty evidence (GRADE)

Strength of Recommendation:
Moderate

Evidence-based moderate recommendation

About GRADE Assessment

GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) is a systematic approach to rating the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations in clinical practice guidelines.

Source Details

Country/Region
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland
Issuing Organization
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Publication Year
2014

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