Dentistry Improvements in Dental Technology Term Paper

Although it may have the danger of making some patients complacent about other risk factors if their mouth is not found to be problematic, and some dentists may resent outsourcing the test to school nurses, for high risk, particularly poor children, it could be potentially life-saving for their teeth and later well-being, provided the information is disseminated to them in an appropriate fashion. All of these technologies hold the potential to create healthier mouths and less long-term expensive care, however, because they emphasize either prevention or early detection, rather than what to do after the problem is discovered.

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