Annual checkup
Annual checkups are important and birthdays are a good time to remember to schedule a checkup.
Your child needs to be seen at these ages:
Birth to 1 year.
Babies need checkup when they are:
- 3-5 days old
- 2 months old
- 6 months old
- 1-2 weeks old
- 4 months old
- 9 months old
Doctors make sure babies are healthy and growing as they should. Dental checkups start when your baby is 6 months old. The dentist or doctor might put fluoride on your child’s teeth as part of a dental or medical checkup.
1 to 2 1/2 years.
Children in this age group need medical checkups when they are:
- 12 months old
- 18 months old
- 2 1/2 years old
- 15 months old
- 2 years old
Dell Children’s Health Plan offers rewards for members who get their Texas Health Steps checkups or well child checkups on time!*
- $40 voucher to spend at the Dell Children’s Medical Center’s Simply Safety Centers for members age 3 to 18 who get an annual checkup within 90 days of joining Dell Children’s Health Plan.
- $20 gift cards each year for getting annual Texas Health Steps or well-child checkups on time.*
- $20 gift card for each timely Texas Health Steps or well-child checkup at 18, 24 and 30 months.
- $120 gift card for members who get all 6 checkups, newborn through 15 months, according to the Texas Health Steps or well-child checkup schedule.
- $20 gift card for receiving the full series of Rotavirus vaccine.
- $50 gift card for members age 9 through 13 who get the full series of the Immunizations for Adolescents (IMA), which is the full series of the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine, one dose of meningococcal vaccine and one Tdap vaccine.
- $25 gift card for women receiving a chlamydia screening by age 24. STAR members only.
- $25 gift card for over-the-counter products for members age 6 months through 24 months for getting the full series of the flu vaccine.
- $25 gift card for members age 3 and older for getting an annual flu vaccine.
*Restrictions or limitations may apply.
If your child has a serious medical need and the doctor’s office is closed, call your doctor. An answering system may take your call and someone will advise you on what to do next. You can also visit an urgent care center or after-hours facility. You can always call our 24-hour Nurse HelpLine at 1-855-712-6700. Our nurses are ready to help you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
REMEMBER: Always call 9-1-1 for immediate life-or-death situations.
