Dr. Kavita R Mathu-muju DMD
Dentist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Dentistry
800 Rose St D104 Lexington KY, 40536About
Dr. Kavita Mathu-muju is a pediatric dentist practicing in Lexington, KY. Dr. Mathu-muju specializes in the oral health of children. Pediatric dentists tend to patients ranging in age from infancy to teenaged years. As a pediatric dentist, Dr. Mathu-muju takes care of a childs teeth, gums and mouth. Children can face dental problems like tooth decay and gum disease without proper care. Pediatric dentists can provide dental examinations, give cleanings and treatments, repair cavitities and dental injuries like fractured or knocked-out teeth, diagnose oral conditions and more.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Opinions of Early Head Start staff about the provision of preventive dental services by primary medical care providers.
- Chronicling the dental therapist movement in the United States.
- Oral health care for children in countries using dental therapists in public, school-based programs, contrasted with that of the United States, using dentists in a private practice model.
- Confronting dental uncertainty in old age.
- Dental therapists provide technically competent clinical care when performing irreversible restorative procedures.
- Dental therapists: improving access to oral health care for underserved children.
- Ensuring Access to Oral Health Care for Children: School-Based Care by Dental Therapists - A Commentary.
- The Children's Oral Health Initiative: An intervention to address the challenges of dental caries in early childhood in Canada's First Nation and Inuit communities.
- There is high patient acceptance of care provided by dental auxiliaries and students.
- Saskatchewan's school-based dental program staffed by dental therapists: a retrospective case study.
- The virtual dental home: a critique.
- The perceptions of first nation participants in a community oral health initiative.
- The dental therapist movement in the United States: A critique of current trends.
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