April 4th, 2017
Of Little Hearts and Little Teeth
Emily F. Moore, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, CCRN
Recently, I had to cancel a child’s heart surgery because she had multiple cavities. I recall spending close to an hour explaining the surgical process and obtaining a complete history and physical only to then discover obvious caries on multiple teeth during an oral exam. Turning to the parents, I asked when their daughter had last […]