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ONLINE VIDEO:
 Baby Oral Health:
Pregnancy through Childhood

ABOUT THE VIDEO:
This educational video is intended for new parents and parents of young children and also for anybody responsible for the care of young children. It is intended to answer questions that are most frequently asked regarding a child's oral health. This video will address the following topics:
  1. The Role of Healthy Pregnancy in the Development of Baby Teeth
  2. Stages of Baby Tooth Development
  3. Healthy Nutrition for Healthy Baby Teeth
  4. Oral Hygiene
  5. Fluoride: Benefits and Proper Use
  6. Where Do Bacteria in the Mouth Come From?
  7. Night Feeding Habits
  8. Early Baby Tooth Decay
  9. Oral Habits
  10. Prevention of Injuries
  11. The Baby's First Dental Visit
  12. Regular Dental Visits
Length: approximately 19 minutes.

Please click here to watch the video.

(If you cannot view the video by clicking the link above, click here to download the QuickTime free player.)

Please see the research article published in the Canadian Dental Association Journal based on this video by following the link below:"
http://www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-71/issue-4/241.html
For further information and to order copies
(VHS/DVD $25 plus S&H) please contact:

Dr. Gajanan (Kiran) Kulkarni
BDS, LL B, M Sc, D Ped Dent, Ph D, FRCD(C), Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
Associate Professor
Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry
124 Edward Street, Room 455D
Faculty of Dentistry
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6
Tel: (W) 416 979-4929 x4460
Fax: 416 979-4768/4936
Email: g.kulkarni@utoronto.ca
 Dr. Gaganan (Kiran) Kulkarni


Articles

Kulkarni G, Nomura R, Lee KL, Shah S. A proposed mechanism for congenitally missing teeth: Basic and clinical Evidence. Dent Hypotheses 2011; 2: 63-73. doi: 10.5436 /j.dehy. 2011.2.00029

Kulkarni, G. 2010 Oral Health Promotion Programs from Infancy to Childhood. Canadian Dental Association Journal 75(10): 684-5

Lee, L. K., Sampaio, C., & Kulkarni, G. (2009, Sept.) Reducing mercury release from dental amalgam fillings and improving patient acceptability. Hypothesis, 7 (1), 1-7.

Kulkarni, G. & Lau, D. (2009). Development and testing of fiber-reinfoced composite space maintainers. Journal of Dentistry for Children 76(3): 204-8.

Gartsbein, E., Lawrence, H.P., Leake, J.L., Stewart, H., & Kulkarni, G. (2009). Lack of Oral Care Policies in Toronto Daycares. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 69 (3), 190-196.

Gartsbein, E. & Kulkarni, G. (2008). The Need for an Oral Care Policy in Daycares: Reasoning and Direction. Oral Health, 98 (3): 30-4.

Alsada, L., Sigal, M.J., Limeback, H., Fiege, J., & Kulkarni, G.V. (2005). Development and Testing of an Audio-visual Aid for Improving Infant Oral Health through Primary Caregiver Education. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, 71(4):241.

 

 

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Last updated: May 4, 2011