PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY - 3rd Ed. (2005)

Fig. 2.9 Is your patient just a mouthful of instruments? (With thanks to David Myers and kind permission of Eden Bianchi Press.) ...

From a common-sense point of view it is clear that some situations will arouse more anxiety than others. For example, a fear of ...

Physiological measurements such as a higher pulse rate, perspiration, and peripheral blood flow have been used to quantify child ...

local analgesia requires time and patience. With the use of a topical anaesthetic paste and slow release of the anaesthetic solu ...

centres on three phases: Tell: explanation of procedures at the right age/educational level. Show: demonstrate the procedure. D ...

It is not necessary to use a live model, videos of co-operative patients are of value. However, the following points should be t ...

combating dental anxiety. Another approach that could be considered a cognitive approach is distraction. This technique attempts ...

2.7.1 Communication management Voice control is a controlled alteration of voice volume, tone, or pace to influence and direct ...

Contraindications: None. Parental presence/absence involves either allowing or removing the parent(s) from the dental surgery i ...

medical, and physical needs can be offered the oral health care they require. We are not being swamped by overwhelming clinical ...

Hosey, M. T. (2002). Managing anxious children: the use of conscious sedation in paediatric dentistry. International Journal of ...

History, examination, risk assessment, and treatment planning - M. L. Hunter and H. D. Rodd 3.1 INTRODUCTION The provision of ...

valid consent provided that the clinician considers him or her to be mature enough to fully understand the proposed intervention ...

to the child before involving the parent as this establishes the child's importance in the process, though the dentist should be ...

volunteered until this point!) This is a particularly useful approach in relation to children who suffer from behavioural or lea ...

3.4 EXAMINATION 3.4.1 First impressions An initial impression of the child's overall health and development can be gained as soo ...

manner in which it is going to be conducted is clearly understood by all concerned. It is best to: explain in advance how the c ...

briefly assessed: head⎯note size, shape (abnormalities may be seen in certain syndromes), and any facial asymmetry (Fig. 3.6); ...

Fig. 3.2 Use of a wall-mounted stediometer to take an accurate height measurement (the patient's shoes should be removed!). Fig. ...

Fig. 3.4 Multiple bruises on arm of child with a platelet disorder. Fig. 3.5 Finger clubbing in child with a congenital heart di ...