Mount Dora Pediatrics adheres to the policies of the American Academy of Pediatricians, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Bright Futures and the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) regarding the need for routine health maintenance exams. These guidelines apply to patients with and without illness. Lake County Public Schools also require physicals for entrance into K-5 and Middle School. Daycares and preschools also require yearly health maintenance exams.
Well checks are a vital time to address new and ongoing medical issues and to evaluate growth and development (height, weight, motor, language, social, cognitive/learning, behavior). It is also an important time to screen medical issues that have minimal or no present symptoms but may lead to later complications such as hearing loss, hypertension, urinary, cardiovascular or orthopedic problems as well as obesity, sleep disorders and others. Well checks also are important for assisting with normal concerns and for health maintenance and prevention. Vaccinations represent only a small portion of the appointment.
The following ages are recommended for well checks:
- Newborn (in the first week of life if there were medical issues in the nursery or the child was not seen by Dr. Baker in the nursery)
- 2 Week
- 2 Month
- 4 Month
- 6 Month
- 9 Month
- 12 Month
- 15 Month
- 18 Month
- 24 Month
- 36 Month
- 4 Year
- 5 Year
- 6 year
- 8 Year
- 10 Year
- 11 Year
- 12 Year
- 14 Year
- 15 Year
- 16 Year
- 17 Year
- 18 Year