DENTAL ASSESSMENT IN THE NEONATE IN THE BASIC HEALTHCARE UNIT

It is important to discuss the role of oral health in the early consultations child. As in the neonatal period the child is subjected to medical appointments and nursing to carry out vaccinations, and overall clinical monitoring, examination dental is also important for a complete and interdisciplinary monitoring of health of the newborn. This work aims to discuss the importance of dental evaluation in the child‘s follow-up in the first months of life, especially in the neonatal period. A dental evaluation is performed by a dentist who evaluates the oral cavity to identify some kind of abnormality. At this time the charge is driven in caring for the oral hygiene of the newborn, and the importance of breastfeeding the proper development of the oral cavity, as well as the risks of using teats, feeding bottles and teats. A dental evaluation consultation occurs after routing done by nurses or medical staff, by spontaneous demand or even by home visits in partnership with community health workers. It concludes that a multidisciplinary approach is important for the integral care to children‘s health, which should include the promotion of oral health, including guidance on oral hygiene of children, encouraging breastfeeding and the risks of using pacifiers , teats or bottles.