THE PAEDIATRIC DENTIST

The fact that children are not a miniature of adults but form a unique social group with special considerations as individuals as well as patients, led to the development of the specialization of Paediatric Medicine and later on the development of Paediatric Dentistry.

Paediatric Dentistry has altered the direction of dental management of the young patients, from the treatment of dental diseases to prevention, as well as from the dental rehabilitation of the teeth only to the care of the child as a whole

The paediatric dentist  is the specialist who is dedicated to the oral health of children from infancy through the teen-age years.  The very young, pre-teens and teenagers will need different approaches in dealing with their behavior, guiding their dental growth and development and helping them avoid future dental problems.

Paediatric dentists have special training, which provides unique knowledge and expertise for the promotion of the oral health of children and patients with special needs.