Pediatric Dentistry focuses on the oral health of infants, children, and adolescents, including those with special healthcare needs. This session highlights preventive, diagnostic, behavioral, and therapeutic approaches that ensure healthy oral development and positive lifelong dental habits.
🔹 Growth & Development of the Child’s Dentition
Craniofacial growth patterns and dental development milestones
Early diagnosis of malocclusions
Eruption disturbances and space management strategies
Pediatric occlusion and interceptive orthodontics
🔹 Preventive Pediatric Dentistry
Fluoride therapy, pit & fissure sealants, and remineralization approaches
Caries risk assessment and age-specific preventive plans
Nutrition counseling and oral hygiene education for parents and children
School-based preventive oral health programs
🔹 Behavior Guidance & Child Psychology
Non-pharmacological behavior management techniques
Tell-Show-Do, distraction, positive reinforcement
Managing anxiety and dental fear in children
Parental involvement in behavior shaping
🔹 Pediatric Dental Treatments
Restorative dentistry in primary and young permanent teeth
Pulp therapy: pulpotomy, pulpectomy, and apexogenesis
Management of enamel defects, early childhood caries, and trauma
Stainless steel crowns, zirconia crowns, and esthetic pediatric restorations
🔹 Sedation & Special Needs Dentistry
Nitrous oxide sedation, oral sedation, and general anesthesia
Tailored care for children with disabilities or medical conditions
Safe pharmacological protocols and emergency preparedness
🔹 Pediatric Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine
Diagnosis and management of soft tissue lesions, cysts, and infections
Oral manifestations of systemic diseases in children
Developmental anomalies of teeth and jaws
🔹 Pediatric Dental Trauma
Management of fractures, luxation's, and avulsions
Best practices for handling dental emergencies
Long-term follow-up and prevention of complications
This session provides a strong platform for pediatric dentists, orthodontists, general practitioners, researchers, and public health professionals to share expertise, explore innovations, and promote child-centered oral care.