Dental Care

Dental care for Kenyatta & baby Sean

As Joyce is giving you the rest of Kenyatta’s history, the baby begins to cry. Joyce pulls out a bottle of pink milk which immediately quiets him. Kenyatta objects, telling her mother that she doesn't want her baby to have strawberry-flavored drinks. You notice that Sean appears to have ECC. You ask if Sean has seen a dentist. Kenyatta is surprised by your question, saying that he has not yet lost his baby teeth.

Joyce signs consent for Kenyatta’s treatment and you treat her immediate problem.








Question 1:

As you think about the 7 roles that social workers can play in children's oral health, what might a social worker do to help this family?