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• Key to evidence statements and grades of recommendations
• Guideline development group
• Notes for users of the guideline
• Summary of recommendations

1. Introduction
   1.1 Background: the need for a guideline
   1.2 The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
   1.3 Remit of the guideline
   1.4 Structure of the guideline
   1.5 Who is the guideline for?
2. Definitions and terminology
   2.1 Dental caries
   2.2 Primary prevention
   2.3 Secondary prevention
   2.4 Tertiary prevention
3. Primary prevention of dental caries
   3.1 Risk factors for dental caries
   3.2 Identifying children at high caries risk
   3.3 Behaviour modification in children at high caries risk
   3.4 Tooth protection in children at high caries risk
4. Secondary and tertiary prevention
   4.1 Diagnosis of dental caries
   4.2 Management of carious lesions
   4.3 Re-restoration
5. Information for non-dental professionals
   5.1 Dental caries development
   5.2 Sugar consumption
   5.3 Dry mouth
   5.4 Sugar-free medicines
   5.5 Children who do not attend a dentist regularly
   5.6 Medically compromised
   5.7 Orthodontic appliances
6. Implementing the guideline
   6.1 Local adaptation and implementation
   6.2 Health service implications of implementation
   6.3 Implementation issues for local discussion
7. Recommendations for audit and research
   7.1 Key points for audit
   7.2 Recommendations for future research

Annexes

1. Development of the guideline
2. Sources of further information

References