Category: Oral Health

Correspondence from ‘best practice’ July 2010 Vitamin D, oral health and pregnancy
Feedback on the quiz with BPJ 27 from ‘best practice’ June 2010 Feedback on the responses to our quiz on: Stopping medicines in older people; Medicines for weight loss and Paediatric oral health
Common issues in paediatric oral health from ‘best practice’ April 2010 How to recognise and manage common oral health issues in younger children including: what to expect inside the mouth, teething pain, gingivitis, oral thrush, angular cheilitis, eruption cysts, gum boils, ulcers, herpes simplex virus, non-nutritive sucking, mouth breathing, tooth grinding, fraenal attachments, “tongue-tie” and tooth trauma.
Quiz feedback: Chronic kidney disease and oral health from ‘best practice’ March 2010 Feedback on the responses to the "Chronic kidney disease and oral health" quiz.
Oral health from ‘best practice’ July 2009 Oranga niho Overall, oral health in New Zealand has improved over the last few decades, however significant inequalities remain for some groups, especially Māori. Poor oral health is preventable but prevention must start early. Primary health care has an important role. Good oral health behaviours should be emphasised at any opportunity.