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Dental Care for Children MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Dental Care for Children
Tree Number(s)
E06.170.152
N02.421.240.190.215
Unique ID
D019140
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019140
Annotation
= professional care by a professional; do not confuse with PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, the specialty; check tag CHILD
Scope Note
The giving of attention to the special dental needs of children, including the prevention of tooth diseases and instruction in dental hygiene and dental health. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.
Entry Version
DENT CARE CHILDREN
Entry Term(s)
Dentistry for Children
NLM Classification #
WU 480
Previous Indexing
Pediatric Dentistry (1966-1995)
Public MeSH Note
96; DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN was see PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY 1995
Online Note
use PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY to search DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN 1995
History Note
96; DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN was see PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY 1995
Date Established
1996/01/01
Date of Entry
1995/06/08
Revision Date
2015/06/29
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