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The Practical Importance of Pediatric Dentistry

The Practical Importance of Pediatric Dentistry. Reference: Pinkham: Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence. 3 rd Edition. Chapter 1. Name & Terminology. Patient: Pediatric Patient Specialty: Pediatrics Doctor: Pediatrician. Name & Terminology. Patient:

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The Practical Importance of Pediatric Dentistry

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  1. The Practical Importance of Pediatric Dentistry Reference: Pinkham: Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence. 3rd Edition. Chapter 1

  2. Name & Terminology Patient: • Pediatric Patient Specialty: • Pediatrics Doctor: • Pediatrician

  3. Name & Terminology Patient: Pediatric Dental Patient Specialty: Pediatric Dentistry Dentistry for children The Doctor is: Pediatric Dentist Pedodontist

  4. INTRODUCTION • Historical Perspective: 1950s: “No children under age 13 treated in this office”

  5. 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.

  6. INTRODUCTION • Historical Perspective: - Age of the child’s first dental visit: - 3 years AAP - On or before year one AAPD

  7. INTRODUCTION • Milestone in Dentistry for children in USA: - 1900: Few children are treated. - 1947: AA Pedodontics is formed. - 1984: AAP change to AAPD - 1995: New definition of Pediatric Dentistry by ADA

  8. 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.

  9. What does the definition mean? You have to treat Healthy and Medically compromised children

  10. What does the definition mean? You have to treat children’s primary and permanent teeth

  11. What does the definition mean? You have to treat cooperative and uncooperative children

  12. What does the definition mean? Congenital Epulis of the Newborn You have to examine children early

  13. 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.

  14. IN SUMMARY Pediatric Dentist is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment and/or referral of patient to the other medical and/or dental specialties

  15. CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Dental caries in young patients Dentistry for the disabled patients

  16. CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Infant Oral Health

  17. CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Preventive Dentistry

  18. CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Preventive Dental Therapy and keeping the oral tissues healthy

  19. CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation Expanding the fluorosis problem

  20. CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Early Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment

  21. 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.

  22. Any Question?

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