Pediatric Dentistry: Principles and Practice

Pediatric Dentistry: Principles and Practice, 3e is  based on syllabi prescribed by Dental Council of India (DCI) and the  book will help BDS IV year students in understanding the fundamental  concepts and current practice trends in Pediatric Dentistry. The  contents are well-structured and presented in a lucid manner making it  easy for readers to comprehend the discussed text with clarity. 

•  Completely revised and updated, this edition is clinically oriented,  supported with visual representation of step-by-step procedures that  provide strong foundation of pediatric dentistry for UG dentistry  students 

• Comprehensive coverage of the subject for  undergraduates, keeping in view the curriculum and also the latest  guidelines and terminology 

• Chapters on Teeth  Identification, unique for this textbook, and Chronology and Morphology  of Primary and Permanent Teeth will help the student in identifying  dentition easily, that in turn will help in decision making process. 

• Provides a thorough understanding through illustrations and explanations of problem areas on various concepts. 

•  Every effort has been made to make this book comprehensive for  undergraduates and a platform for postgraduate students, given the  changing trends in Pediatric dentistry. 

•  Contributors are from across the globe, including  contributions from  experts in each topic. The content in all the chapters is updated to  help an aspiring student in current knowledge 

• Each  chapter will provide PowerPoint slides for the faculties to use as a  preliminary version for their UG classes. They can edit as needed and  use them 

• Handy supplementary forms have  been included for a few chapters, namely Case history, Protective  stabilization, which students and practitioners can use to diagnose the  problems and manage a child properly. It regularly allows excellent  documentation at the department and clinic level to systematically  collect data and write research papers 

• All the  related and integrated specialties of Pediatric Dentistry is extensively  covered with the experts in the field under "Interdisciplinary  Pediatric Dentistry" 

• The terminologies and  sections divisions are updated with the American Academy of Pediatric  Dentistry (AAPD) and the International Association of Paediatric  Dentistry (IAPD) guidelines 

• Clinician’s Corner –  Handy, clinical tips were provided at the end of each relevant chapter  to understand better the topic for the students and the Practicing  Dentists and Pediatric dentists 

• Chapters on  exceptional and innovative topics such as Research Methodology for  beginners, Dental Photography, Psychological ownership, Ethics,  Ergonomics, which are often expected, have been included 

•  Administering LA to children - one of the most challenging things in  Pediatric Dentistry is addressed through a dedicated chapter on The  "TeDiE Technique 

• Flowcharts have been included in many chapters to understand the subject or procedures better.