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 - 1900: Few children are treated.
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. You have to treat children’s primary and permanent teeth
What does the definition mean?
You have to treat children’s primary and permanent teeth

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

12. Congenital Epulis of the Newborn You have to examine children early
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. of patient to the other medical and/or dental specialties
IN SUMMARY
Pediatric Dentist is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment and/or referral
of patient to the other medical
and/or dental specialties

15. Dental caries in young patients Dentistry for the disabled patients
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. Preventive Dental Therapy and keeping the
CHALLENGES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Preventive Dental Therapy and keeping the
oral tissues healthy

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

20. Early Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment
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?