BACKGROUND Tooth mortality is important in evaluating dental care as tooth loss is a reflection of cumulative effects of past disease and treatment practices. AIM The aim of this study is to analyze the pattern of tooth mortality among pediatric dental patients treated at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study of p...

Background: Tooth mortality is important in evaluating dental care as tooth loss is a reflection of cumulative effects of past disease and treatment practices. Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze the pattern of tooth mortality among pediatric dental patients treated at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: This was a retrospective study of pa...

Koichi FUJII*, Junichi OKU*, Hiroyuki ARIKAWA*, Hiroto YAMAUCHI**, Hideo OHNO****, Tadashi OGURA*** and Katsuichiro INOUE* * Department of Dental Materials Science, ** First Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, *** Department of Pediatric Dentistry , Kagoshima University Dental School, 1208-1 Usuki, Kagoshima 890, Japan **** Department of Pediatric Dentistry , Nagasaki University School of Denti...

The aim of this study was to characterize the current status of predoctoral pediatric dentistry patient pools in U.S. dental schools and compare their status to that in 2001. A 2014 survey of school clinic-based and community-based dental patient pools was developed, piloted, and sent to pediatric predoctoral program directors in 57 U.S. dental schools via SurveyMonkey. Two follow-up contacts w...

BACKGROUND The aim of this cross-sectional descriptive study was to determine children's preferences in a dental clinic so as to reduce anxiety during dental procedures. In this study survey methodology was used. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire was designed to evaluate the child's preference in a dental hospital so as to remove anxiety during a dental procedure. This study was carried o...

Purpose The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recognizes that the pediatric dental professional plays an important role in the diagnosis, prevention, stabilization, and treatment of oral and dental problems that can compromise the child's quality of life before, during, and after cancer treatment. Dental intervention with certain modifications must be done promptly and efficiently,...

Programs provided by the Korea Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation include Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Korean Advanced Life Support (KALS). However, programs pertinent to dental care are lacking. Since 2015, related organizations have been attempting to develop a Dental Advanced Life Support (DALS) program,...

Alexandre Durval Lemos1 Flávia Riqueto Gambareli2 Marcia Diaz Serra2 Rafael de Liz Pocztaruk3 Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião2 1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, BR 2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School of Piracicaba State University of Campinas (FOP/UNICAMP), Piracicaba, SP, BR 3Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dental School of ULBRA-SO...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine Internet usage by pediatric dental practices in Connecticut. METHODS A seven-item anonymous survey was mailed to all the 64 pediatric dentists in private practice in Connecticut. Each survey form was mailed along with a stamped and pre-addressed return envelope. Frequency distribution analyses and chi-square tests were performed. RESULTS The su...