Pediatric Dentistry
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Introducing infant oral health into dental curricula: a clinical intervention.

29 Sep 2009 Although pediatric dentists are trained to address the oral health needs of young children, few general practitioners receive this training in dental school. The purpose of this study was to evaluate change in dental students' knowledge, confidence, ... Read more...

Gender preferences in the choice of a pediatric dental residency program.

30 Aug 2009 The goal of this study was to investigate whether men and women applying for graduate training in pediatric dentistry placed different emphasis on the same factors and program characteristics upon making their final ranking decision. A questionnaire ... Read more...

Dental pain, oral impacts and perceived need for dental treatment in Tanzanian school students: a cross-sectional study.

28 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Dental caries, dental pain and reported oral problems influence people's oral quality of life and thus their perceived need for dental care. So far there is scant information as to the psychosocial impacts of dental diseases and the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pediatric Dentistry'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Introducing infant oral health into dental curricula: a clinical intervention. 29 Sep 2009
• Gender preferences in the choice of a pediatric dental residency program. 30 Aug 2009
• Abstracts of the British Society for Paediatric Dentistry Annual Scientific Meeting. September 16-18, 2009. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 30 Aug 2009
• A wake-up call. 30 Jul 2009
• Dental pain, oral impacts and perceived need for dental treatment in Tanzanian school students: a cross-sectional study. 28 Jul 2009
• Preventive dental care for young, Medicaid-insured children in Washington state. 29 Jun 2009
• A guideline framework for undergraduate education in Paediatric Dentistry. 30 May 2009
• The teaching of management of the pulp in primary molars in Europe: a preliminary investigation in Ireland and the UK. 30 May 2009
• Understanding mineral trioxide aggregate/Portland-cement: a review of literature and background factors. 30 May 2009
• Evaluating the need for alternative didactic learning options in pediatric dental residency training. 30 May 2009
• Abstracts of the 22nd Congress of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry. Munich, Germany. June 17-20, 2009. 30 May 2009
• Managing dental caries in children: improving acceptability and outcomes through changing priorities and understanding the disease. 21 May 2009
• Safeguarding children in dentistry: 2. Do paediatric dentists neglect child dental neglect? 7 May 2009
• Preventive resin restorations: practice and billing patterns of pediatric dentists. 29 Apr 2009
• Infant oral health examinations: pediatric dentists' professional behavior and attitudes. 29 Apr 2009
• The role of pediatric dentistry in multidisciplinary cleft palate teams at advanced pediatric dental residency programs. 29 Apr 2009
• Techniques for managing behaviour in pediatric dentistry: comparative study of live modelling and tell-show-do based on children's heart rates during treatment. 29 Apr 2009
• Preventive dental service utilization for Medicaid-enrolled children in New Hampshire: a comparison of care provided by pediatric dentists and general dentists. 29 Apr 2009
• Safeguarding children in dentistry: 1. Child protection training, experience and practice of dental professionals with an interest in paediatric dentistry. 23 Apr 2009
• Paediatric practices. 23 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Pediatric Dentistry'

Definition: The practice of dentistry concerned with the dental problems of children, proper maintenance, and treatment. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.

Descriptor UI: D010377

Alternative terms: Pediatric Dentistry; Pedodontics; Dentistry, Pediatric;

Related Mesh Headings: Dental Care for Children;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.163.700; H02.163.876.600;

Online Note: use PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY to search PEDODONTICS 1966-92

History Note: 93; was PEDODONTICS 1965-92; was PEDODONTIA 1963-64

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: PEDIATRIC DENT