Strategic Management of Early Childhood Caries in Thailand: A Critical Overview.
June 11, 2021
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Frontiers in Public Health
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Sitthisettapong T, Tasanarong P, Phantumvanit P.
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9:664541.
The aim of this report was to advocate early childhood caries (ECC) and share strategic management in Thailand, despite over two decades of free Universal Health Coverage including oral healthcare. The recent Thai national oral health survey in 2017 indicates the very high prevalence of ECC, with an average of three carious teeth affected in 53% of 3-year-old children. This is despite the efforts of the Ministry of Public Health that has launched several interventional programs ranging from