Download Pediatric Dentistry

The Practical Importance of Pediatric
Dentistry
Reference:
Pinkham: Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy
Through Adolescence. 3rd Edition. Chapter 1
Name & Terminology
Patient:
 Pediatric Patient
Specialty:
 Pediatrics
Doctor:
 Pediatrician
Name & Terminology
Patient:
Pediatric Dental Patient
Specialty:
Pediatric Dentistry
Dentistry for children
The Doctor is:
Pediatric Dentist
Pedodontist
INTRODUCTION

Historical Perspective:
1950s:
“No children under age 13 treated
in this office”
INTRODUCTION

Historical Perspective:
-
Over the last several decades, several guidelines for
pediatric dentistry have been adopted and imposed by all
dental schools accredited by ADA.
-
Dental students have didactic and clinical education in
pediatric dentistry
-
Old notion “baby teeth don’t deserve care because you lose
them anyway” disappeared.
INTRODUCTION

Historical Perspective:
- Age of the child’s first dental visit:
- 3 years
AAP
- On or before year one
AAPD
INTRODUCTION

Milestone in Dentistry for children in USA:
- 1900:
- 1947:
- 1984:
- 1995:
Few children are treated.
AA Pedodontics is formed.
AAP change to AAPD
New definition of Pediatric
Dentistry by ADA
Definition of Pediatric Dentistry
It is an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and
comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care
for infants and children through adolescence, including
those with special health care needs.
What does the definition mean?
You have to treat Healthy and Medically compromised children
What does the definition mean?
You have to treat children’s primary and permanent teeth
What does the definition mean?
You have to treat cooperative and uncooperative children
What does the definition mean?
Congenital Epulis of the Newborn
You have to examine children early
Application of other Disciplines

When treating children, you
will do most of the dental
treatment needed.

You should have knowledge
about:
Preventive dentistry, pulpal
therapy, restoration of teeth,
dental materials, oral
surgery, and dental
prosthesis.
IN SUMMARY
Pediatric Dentist is responsible for the
diagnosis, treatment and/or referral
of patient to the other medical
and/or dental specialties
CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Dental caries in young
patients
Dentistry for the
disabled patients
CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Infant Oral Health
CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Preventive Dentistry
CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Preventive Dental Therapy and keeping the
oral tissues healthy
CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation
Expanding the fluorosis problem
CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Early Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment
Future of Pediatric Dentistry
 There
is a high number of children in every
country.
 There
is a high number of dental diseases
in children.
 Need
for pediatric dentists is always there.
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