1. Introduction
Caries, Chronic disease, caries, chronic disease
DENTAL CARIES, CARIES, CARIES, CHRONIC DISEASE, CHRONIC DISEASE
In the past 10 years, with the rapid economic development of Guangdong Province, China, the government has invested a large amount of manpower and material resources in the prevention and treatment of children's caries. However, the prevalence of children's caries is still increasing (Caries is a chronic disease that can be prevented, treated, and managed. Chronic disease self-management includes both interventions provided by healthcare providers and healthy behaviors that patients adopt. This requires patients to have the skills to make informed and autonomous decisions, make self-goals, monitor themselves, acquire and utilize disease-related knowledge, communicate with doctors, and manage their emotions (Chronic disease management of caries is a coordinated healthcare intervention system in which patient self-care efforts are important. Chronic disease management of childhood caries aims to improve the responsibility of children and their guardians for their health. The traditional model of dental care delivery needs to evolve into a collaborative partnership between oral health service providers and patients and their families. Because dental caries is a chronic disease, which is significantly affected by social and behavioral factors, effective management requires individual self-management of cariogenic factors. An important role of the professional team is to provide guidance and support to patients and their families to make necessary lifestyle changes, such as oral hygiene practices, dietary habits, and fluoride use. This personalized patient care approach is the essence of the chronic disease management model (A recently introduced online caries management platform can evaluate the caries risk of children and systematically manage their dental caries. This wechat public account is called “Guangdong Caries Prevention and Control,” which is based on a caries risk assessment tool published by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) (