According to the AAPD, having a “dental home” means that your child’s oral healthcare is delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way by a licensed dentist.
The concept of the dental home reflects the AAPD’s clinical guidelines and best principles for the proper delivery of oral health care to all children, with a concentration on infant/age one patients. The dental home enhances a dental professional’s ability to assist children and their parents in the quest for optimum oral health, beginning with the age one visit as part of an overall oral healthcare foundation. Additionally, the establishment of the dental home will include referrals to our close-knit network of trusted specialists whom we call upon when necessary.