Is Oral Health Part of Your Prenatal Care?
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“Integrating prenatal oral health into daily family medicine practice is a straightforward choice, given the comprehensive approach to patient care.
With assistance from our state-level collaborators, we offer accessible resources to facilitate patient comprehension, promoting positive oral health habits that extend beyond pregnancy and contribute to improved overall health outcomes.”
The holistic approach
“The holistic approach to patient care in family medicine makes incorporating prenatal oral health into the daily workflow an easy decision.
Our partners at the state level provide easy-to-use tools to relay this education in a manner that the patient can understand. Laying this groundwork helps encourage healthy habits beyond pregnancy while contributing to better health outcomes.”
Are you offering your patients the most comprehensive care possible?
When medical providers screen and refer pregnant patients to oral health care providers, three times as many receive oral care.
The oral health of your pregnant patient is connected to their overall health and the oral health outcomes of their unborn child.
At any age, tooth decay can negatively affectacademic performance, nutrition, speech, self-esteem and sleep and can lead to missed days at school and work, hospitalizations and even death.
The Holistic Approach Approaches
“The holistic approach to patient care in family medicine makes incorporating prenatal oral health into the daily workflow an easy decision.
Our partners at the state level provide easy-to-use tools to relay this education in a manner that the patient can understand. Laying this groundwork helps encourage healthy habits beyond pregnancy while contributing to better health outcomes.”
“The holistic approach to patient care in family medicine makes incorporating prenatal oral health into the daily workflow an easy decision. Our partners at the state level provide easy-to-use tools to relay this education in a manner that the patient can understand. Laying this groundwork helps encourage healthy habits beyond pregnancy while contributing to better health outcomes.”
Marcia Snook, RN, BSN Practice Administrator Family Medicine Center UCHealth Fort Collins