Yes, your answer is correct.

There is ample scientific justification for recommending that a child receive her/his first dental exam within six months of the eruption of the first tooth and no later than the age of 12 months.

In fact, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry now endorses the first dental exam by age one, with the aim of intervening early and providing appropriate counseling before the caries process develops. It is believed that timely assessment and effective early preventive interventions will lead to significant reductions in decay in the primary dentition of high-risk children through the action of proven preventive measures such as topical fluoride applications, including fluoride varnish (to be covered in this course).

However, caries should not be the only health concern of young children. Their periodontal health, injury prevention to the oral cavity, dental development, proper occlusion and other health promotional efforts all require early intervention.