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This article describes the provision of preventive care for children and adolescents in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden in the 1990s. It includes information on personnel giving preventive care, administration of the dental care system, strategies and methods used for prevention, and resources allocated for preventive dental care. In all these countries comprehensive and systematic dental care, subsidized or free of charge, has been instituted for children and adolescents. However, comparisons between the countries show significant differences in the organization of the dental care for children, the time used for preventive care, the recall routines, and the implementation of risk-based and population-based preventive strategies. The relative importance of different caries-prevention methods (fluorides, hygiene, and diet) reported by the clinicians varied between Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. While variation poses rather than answers questions concerning effectiveness, available data provide evidence of differences in the input of resources. Unless the dental profession addresses the issue of effectiveness of preventive dental care, politicians and administrators in a

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Author

Nina J. Wang

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Dentistry (Health Sciences)