PEDO- 1

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

perhaps the most

needed and yet neglected of all services

performed by the dentist.

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

• the practice and teaching of comprehensive

preventive and therapeutic oral health care of

children from birth through adolescence.

• was constructed to include care for special patients

who demonstrate mental, physical or

emotional problems

PREVENTION

the ultimate goal of all medical science

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

an age defined specialty that provides both

primary and specialty, comprehensive,

preventive and therapeutic oral health care for

infants and children through adolescence

including those with special health care needs

1. Responsibility to Patient

2. Responsibility to his Community

3. Responsibility to Himself

3 RESPONSIBILITIES OF A DENTIST

• ego

• -superego

THE DENTIST’S RESPONSIBILITY TO HIMSELF

EGO

should make him proud of his chosen profession

SUPEREGO

to realize that increased ability comes with increaed responsibility

SUPEREGO

he must never stop learning : seminars and lectures

SUPEREGO

to be honest of his appraisal of himself and render the finest service of which he is capable

• office decoration

• ancillary personnel

• health educational room

• introductory room

• patient history

• preliminary examnation and consultation

• recall

OFFICE MANAGEMENT

OFFICE DECORATION

• where an interesting and productive waiting period is provided

• area’s social and economic status

• transportation

• parking facilities

• easy access to schools and residential areas

FAVTORS TO CONSIDERED IN LOCATING AN OFFICE

ANCILLARY PERSONNEL

• an assistant

• to decrease length of dental appointments

• to decrease the steps and movement necessayr so less fatigue to the dentist

• to help the dentist practice more efficiently and more rapidly

IMPORTANCE OF ANCILLARY PERSONNEL

FOUR HANDED DENTISTRY

implies that the assistan’t hands are constantly employed in the treatment of the child

HEALTH EDUCATIONAL ROOM

where instructions to oral hygiene care are explained fully and participation of the child should be made extremely voluntary

• full name

• nickname

• both parents name

• address

• telephone number

• person resposble for the payment, his occupation, address, and telephone number

COMPONENTS OF PRNTED FORMS

PALLIATIVE OR CORRECTIVE MEASURES

type of treatment if the chirf complaint of the patient is an emergency

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION AND CONSULTATION

involves tooth cleaning, topica fluoride application, tooth brushing instructions are given, full mouth radiographs

RECALLS

one of the fundamentals of successful pedodontic practice

RECALLS

depends on the oral hygiene and susceptibility to dental caries

every 6 months

usual recall time

• the dentist requires good judgement in planning and executing treatment

• patient management

• requires not only a knowledge of preventive techniques but also the scientific knowledge of their function

• able to use correct interpretation of findings

THE DENTIST’S RESPOSIBILITY TO HIS PATIENT

GOOD DENTISTRY

__ does not begin in a dental chair. it begins at home

EFFECTIVE DENTISTRY

can be practiced in the dental chair

CORRECT DIAGNOSIS

__ means correct treatment

3 YEARS OLD

pag __, di advisable na bunutin ang ngipin niya kasi matagal pa bago tumubo si permanent so pasta pasta muna hanggat makakaya

EDUCATIONAL

emphasizes on the importance of preserving the teeth and periodontal ligaments

• oral hygiene

• dietary factors

• fluoride prophylaxis

• prevention of malocclusion

TEACHING PREVENTIVE METHODS

EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

ways of approaching the public

• talks before school programs

• newspaper articles

• moving pictures or puppet shows

• poster on trucks

• free x rays or dental examination

EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

CORRECTIVE DIAGNOSIS

implies treatment of dental caries