Dental Home

The dental home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient inclusive of all aspects of oral health care delivered in a safe culturally-sensitive individualized comprehensive continuous accessible coordinated compassionate and patient and family-centered way regardless of race ethnicity religion sexual or gender identity medical status family structure or financial circumstances. The dental home should be established no later than 12 months of age to help children and their families institute a lifetime of optimal oral health. A dental home addresses anticipatory guidance and preventive acute and comprehensive oral health care and includes referral to dental specialists when appropriate.