6 month old well child exam

Things start to ge complicated around 6 months of age.
We start as always, answering questions and watching the development of your child.  We are able to perform standardized screens of development at this age and have the parent complete this before we enter the room.  If your child shows delayed development we can address this early, while the child is still young enough to respond quickly.
Next we look at the growth of your child and perform our usual physical.  Special attention is paid to dental development at this time.
Finally we do our usual teaching.  This time we address upcoming mobility and the dangers that come with this.  We also talk about dental hygeine and, here in Nevada where we don't flouridate our water, prescribe vitamins with flouride to help keep the teeth strong.

We finish with vaccination pursuant with the CDC guidelines.

I hope that this helps to dispel many a myth for you.

Kevin M. Windisch MD, FAAP
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Sparks pediatric and adolescent medicine
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