Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry, 5th Edition

• Emphasis on growth and development to support readers in their important role as pediatric oral physicians.
• Fully reviewed and rewritten to provide the latest thinking on dental caries, restorative pediatric dentistry, children with special needs, oral medicine, trauma, and dental anomalies.
• Readily accessible and written in a friendly ‘how to’ manner for use chairside.
• Full colour illustrations throughout.
• ‘'Clinical Hints’ boxes to act as useful aide-mémoires.

1. The philosophy of paediatric dentistry: The philosophy of paediatric dentistry – What is paediatric dentistry?

2. Child development, relationships and behaviour management

3. Pharmacological behaviour management

4. Dental caries

5. Fluoride and dental health

6. Restorative paediatric dentistry

7. Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth

8. Clinical and surgical techniques

9. Trauma management

10. Paediatric oral medicine, oral pathology and radiology

11. Dental anomalies

12. Medically compromised children

13. Children with special needs

14. Management of cleft lip and palate

15. Speech, language and swallowing

Appendices:

Appendix A Blood and serum testing and investigations

Appendix B Paediatric life support

Appendix C Management of anaphylaxis

Appendix D Management of acute asthma

Appendix E Fluid and electrolyte balance

Appendix F Antibiotic prophylaxis protocols for the prevention of infective endocarditis

Appendix G Glasgow coma scale

Appendix H Common drugs usage in paediatric dentistry

Appendix I Radiology

Appendix J Ethics in paediatric dentistry

Appendix K Somatic growth and maturity

Appendix L Growth charts

Appendix M Eruption dates of teeth

Appendix N Construction of family pedigree

Appendix O Calculating fluoride values for dental products

Appendix P Covid-19 and paediatric dentistry

Angus C. Cameron, BDS (Hons) MDSc (Syd) FDSRCS(Eng) FRACDS FICD, Head, Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, Westmead Hospital, Sydney; Clinical Associate Professor and Head, Paediatric Dentistry, The University of Sydney; Visiting Senior Specialist, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia and Richard P. Widmer, MDSc,FRACDS, Paediatric Dentist, Head of Department & Senior Staff Specialist, Paediatric Dentistry; Assistant Professor, University of Sydney,The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia