A Pediatrician's Program for the Prevention of Dental Caries in the First Years of Life

Abstract

To the Editor.— Inasmuch as infants and children usually do not visit a pedodontist or a dentist in the first few years of life, I have recently undertaken a dental prophylactic program. The program consists of three approaches: (1) Fluoride supplementation is started in the first 2 weeks of life whenever the infant is ready to use formulas, or when well water with inadequate fluoride content is used. This consists of 0.25 mg of fluoride with the usual vitamin drops and later vitamin tablets with fluoride until the infant is seen by the family dentist.