Version June 2024
| Factors | High risk | Moderate risk | Protective |
| Social/biological risks | |||
| Mother/primary caregiver has active cavities | Yes | ||
| Parent/caregiver has life-time of poverty, low health literacy | Yes | ||
| Child has >3 between-meal sugar-containing snacks or beverages per day | Yes | ||
| Child uses a bottle or non-spill cup containing natural or added sugar frequently, between meals, and/or at bedtime | Yes | ||
| Child has special health care needs | Yes | ||
| Child is a recent immigrant | Yes | ||
| Protective | |||
| Child receives optimally fluoridated drinking water or fluoride supplements | Yes | ||
| Child has teeth brushed daily with fluoridated toothpaste | Yes | ||
| Child receives topical fluoride from health professional | Yes | ||
| Child has dental home/regular dental care | Yes | ||
| Clinical findings | |||
| Child has white spot lesions or enamel defects | Yes | ||
| Child has visible cavities or fillings or missing teeth due to caries | Yes | ||
| Child has plaque on teeth | Yes | ||
| Circling those conditions that apply to a specific patient helps the health care worker and parent/caregiver understand the factors that contribute to or protect from caries. Risk assessment categorization of low, moderate, or high is based on preponderance of factors for the individual. However, clinical judgment may justify the use of one factor (eg, frequent exposure to sugar-containing snacks or beverages, visible cavities) in determining overall risk. | |||
| Overall assessment of the child's dental caries risk: | |||
| High | |||
| Moderate | |||
| Low | |||
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