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Table 2 Dental care evidence reports and recommendations [70, 82]

From: Pay for performance: will dentistry follow?

AHRQ Evidence report

Level of Evidence

Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Adjuncts to Scaling and Root Planning Therapy for Periodontitis

Insufficient

USPSTF Recommendations

Level of Evidence

The USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians prescribe oral fluoride supplementation at currently recommended doses to preschool children older than 6 months of age whose primary water source is deficient in fluoride.

Fair

The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routine risk assessment of preschool children by primary care clinicians for the prevention of dental disease.

Insufficient