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FIGURE 1. Malocclusion in a patient with secondary dentition.
FIGURE 1. Malocclusion in a patient with secondary dentition.
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Tips to Effectively Educate Caregivers Regarding Non-Nutritive Sucking

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This oral habit can cause long-lasting, negative effects on oral and systemic health.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Discuss the development of non-nutritive sucking habits (NNSH) and their negative effects on oral health.
  2. Identify strategies for educating parents/caregivers about NNSH.
  3. Explain the role of oral health professionals in preventing and addressing NNSH.

This course was issued in February 2023 and expires February 2026. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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Belmont Business Media is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ada.org/cerp. Belmont Business Media Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for AGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026. Provider ID# 317924
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Gabrielle Pluta, RDH, is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree and is a member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association.


Allison Castro, MPH, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Farmingdale State College in New York. Her teaching responsibilities include health science research principles and methods; pain management laboratory; oral pathology; clinical dental hygiene I, II, III, IV; essentials of clinical practice I and II; and advanced dental hygiene practice II instruction. Castro has more than 10 years of clinical experience in general, periodontal, and prosthodontic practices. A member of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s Peer Review Panel and the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, she also serves as editor of her local component, the Long Island Dental Hygienists’ Association. Castro can be reached at: castroa@farmingdale.edu.


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