PMID- 7891961 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19950417 LR - 20041117 IS - 0028-7571 (Print) IS - 0028-7571 (Linking) VI - 61 IP - 2 DP - 1995 Feb TI - An idea that works. NYU Harris Infant Dental Education Area. PG - 26-9 AB - Dental decay continues to plague infants and toddlers, as evidenced by the continued prevalence of nursing caries. The Samuel D. Harris Infant Dental Education Area (IDEA) in the New York University College of Dentistry is the first of its kind in the nation and is especially designed for the promotion of oral health and prevention of diseases of the teeth and mouth of infants and toddlers. Teaching mothers-to-be and new mothers the ABC's of maintaining a healthy oral environment for their babies and themselves is the focus of activities at IDEA. FAU - Herman, N G AU - Herman NG AD - Division of Growth and Developmental Sciences (Pediatric Dentistry), NYU College of Dentistry, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - N Y State Dent J JT - The New York state dental journal JID - 0414634 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Child, Preschool MH - Dental Caries/prevention & control MH - Female MH - Health Education, Dental/*methods MH - Humans MH - Infant MH - Infant, Newborn MH - *Maternal-Child Health Centers MH - New York City MH - Parenting MH - Pediatric Dentistry/*methods MH - Poverty Areas MH - Pregnancy MH - Urban Health EDAT- 1995/02/01 00:00 MHDA- 1995/02/01 00:01 CRDT- 1995/02/01 00:00 PHST- 1995/02/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/02/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/02/01 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - N Y State Dent J. 1995 Feb;61(2):26-9.