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An increasing number of dentists in a variety of countries ask about the Scottish Inter-collegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) caries guideline and the background issues that led to its publication. I have set out the details of SIGN and its first guideline below as a structured editorial, in the form of questions and answers.
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Pitts, N. The Scottish Inter-collegiate Guideline Network guideline 47. Preventing dental caries in children at high caries risk: targeted prevention of dental caries in the permanent teeth of 6–16 year olds presenting for dental care. Evid Based Dent 3, 93–95 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ebd.6400137
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