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Early Childhood Caries in Indigenous Communities

Canadian Paediatric SocietyPediatrics2021Official publication

ASEM documentary overview

Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2021) on “Early Childhood Caries in Indigenous Communities”. The oral health of Indigenous children of Canada (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) and the United States (American Indian/Alaska Native) is a major child health disparity when compared with the general population of both countries. Early childhood caries (ECC) occurs in Indigenous children at an earlier age, with a higher prevalence, and at much greater severity than in the general population. ECC results in adverse.

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