Hist ory AndEvolut ion

Of Pedodontics
Contents

● Introduction 3
● Definition 6
● Aims 10
● Objectives 11
● Scope of Pedodontics 13
● History
● 14
● Pedodontic Triangle 34
● Conclusion 36
References
37
 Introduction
Pedodontics is a branch of dentistry that is concerned with
the dental care and treatment of children

A child is a pristine form of mankind and this speciality of

Pedodontics gives us privilege to deal with one of
unique creation of God

Pedodontics is a vast field that deals with the overall dental

health of children. It comprises not only treatment aspect but
also education, motivation and prevention of dental
diseases
 Pedodontics
Pedo+Dontics

Pais Means study

(Greek) of tooth
Means Child
Definitions :
-

Stewart, Barber, Troutman, Wei (1982) :-

“Pediatric dentistry is the practice & teaching of
comprehensive, preventive & therapeutic oral health care
of child from birth through adolescence. It is constructed
to include care for special patients who demonstrate
mental, physical or emotional problems.”
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

(1985)

“Pediatric dentistry, also known as Pedodontics and as

dentistry for adolescent and children, is the area of
dentistry concern with preventive and therapeutic oral
health care for children from birth through adolescence. It
also includes special care for special patients beyond
the age of adolescence who demonstrate mental,
physical or emotional problems.”
 Boucher’s dental terminology (1993)

Pedodontics is the branch of dentistry, that includes

having a child accept dentistry, prevention, detection,
restoration of primary and permanent dentition, appling
preventive measures for periodontal therapy, dental
caries prevelence, intercepting and correcting various
areas of malocclusion.”
 American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry (1999):-

Pediatric Dentistry is an age-defined specialty that

provides both primary and comprehensive, preventive
and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children
through adolescence, including those with special health
care needs.
Aims of Pedodontics
1.To determine what is the best for the child at that
moment

2.What is best for the adult into whom the child will
eventually grow
Objectives:-
1. As a pedodontist the overall health of the child should

be primary concern – oral health is an integral part

of the total development

2.Prevention

3.Comprehensive oral health care

4.Developing dentition in a growing child needs to be

monitered by pedodontist constantly from from the

begining
Objectives:-
5. Needs to update his knowledge – to deliver quality

dental work

6.Pedodontist – well trained psychologist – alleviate fear

and anxiety and modifying the child behavior – to

develop a positive attitude and behavior towards oral

health

7.Parental guidance and counseling regarding different

facets of preventive dentistry and treatment modalities

 Scope of Pedodontics

Preventive
Dentistry

Immunology Endodontics

Prosthodontics Pedodontics Neonatology

Orthodontics Psychology

Periodontics
History:-
●
1800 BC- Ancient Egypt No caries in children’s teeth

●
1563-64 Eustachius Described and showed
illustrations of both primary and permanent dentition

●
1737- Gerauldy writes out theories regarding tooth
eruption and exfoliation
●
1763- Joseph
Hurlock -
Publishes first
book on
children’s
dentistry
●
Robert Bunon - “Father of Pedodontics” reiterates the importance of
deciduous dentition
●
1743 - he published his Essay on the diseases of the teeth, where, for the first
time, are discussed the dental problems in the child. It demonstrates that the
extraction of decayed teeth is not dangerous, and that the dental nerves are
not related to the eye nerves.
● 1743- he introduced – Serial Extraction
● He founded the first dental nursing home in Paris, and tests the composition of
new toothpastes he makes, always with a view to improving dental care
● In 1747 , he was appointed dentist of the daughters of Louis XV and the King's
Children's House.
 Minnie Evangeline Jordon
● Evangeline Jordan was a pioneer in the field of
pediatric dentistry.
● She was born in Fulton County, Illinois on June 22,
1865
● She went on to graduate from the University of
California's dental program in 1898
● While she was in dental school, she ran an oral
health clinic at an orphanage in San
●
Francisco
Jordon taught elementary school and worked as a
dental assistant while she was training to be a dentist
in Berkeley, then opened her own dental practice in
Los Angeles
●
1901- she was elected second vice president of the
Southern California Dental Association
●
1909- organized the program for the Los Angeles
County Dental Society featuring all women dentists.
●
The University of Southern California invited her to
lecture on pediatric and operative dentistry and,
by 1909 she had limited her practice to children.
●
1910- she started a section of women dentists within
the Southern California Dental Association
● 1916- she gave a lecture to the Los
Angeles County Nurses' Association on
"The Relation of the Teeth to the
Development of the Child".
● She presented a paper, "Relation of Food
to the Developing Teeth", at the 1921
meeting of the California State Dental
Association, recommending fewer sweets
and more milk, coarse grains, eggs, and
vegetables in children's diets.
● 1921- became first president of the
American Association Women
Dentists(AAWD)
● 1925- she published the first text on the
subject, Operative Dentistry for Children.
 ASDC
●
1926 – Dr. Samuel D. Harris –
“Father of Children’s Dentistry
Organizations world-wide, starts
the Detroit Pedodontics Study Club
●
1927-AAPDC - Detroit Study Club is now named
the American Academy for Promotion of Dentistry
for Children
●
1940-ASDC - American Academy for Promotion
of Dentistry for Children renamed as the
American Society of Dentistry for Children
Mid 1950......
 AAPD

●
1947— AAP - American Academy
of Pedodontics is founded
●
1984- AAPD - American Academy of
Pedodontics it renamed to the American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
●
Journal – Journal of Dentistry for Children
3 issue/year
 Italian Society of Pediatric Dentistry
SIOI Società Italiana di Odontoiatria Infantile
● 1964- SIOI is founded
● Journal- EJPD (The European Journal of
Paediatric Dentistry is the official publication,
entirely in English language, of SIOI, Italian
Society of Paediatric Dentistry in continuation of
the Italian Journal of Paediatric Dentistry)
● 2 issue/year
● 1967- CDH - International Symposium on Child
Dental Health is conducted at London Hospital
Medical College
 IAPD

● 1969 Siena - 2nd Symposium on Child Dental Health , where the

International Association of Child Dentistry was founded (International
Association of Dentistry for Children – IADC)
●
It started with a membership of 11 national societies and a
supporting membership of 270 pediatric dentists, which has grown to
64 national societies and over 1500 members in 2016
●
It was during the Kyoto Congress in 1991 that IADC changed its
name adopting the title "International Association of Paediatric
Dentistry".
 International Journal of Paediatric
Dentistry
● The International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal
covering research in Paediatric dentistry. It was
established in 1991 and is published by John
Wiley & Sons on behalf of the International
Association of Paediatric Dentistry and British
Society of Paediatric Dentistry
Indian
History
 Dr. RAFIUDDIN AHMED -
the Father of Dentistry in
India is also known as “THE
GRAND OLD MAN OF
DENTISTRY”.

He is credited with:
1920- started first dental college in India
CALCUTTA DENTAL COLLEGE &
HOSPITAL
Oct.1925 – established the Indian Dental Journal in 1925 and was its Editor
until 1946.
1927 – Foundation of the ALL INDIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
1939 – Drafting and passing of BENGAL ACT
1948 – Passing THE DENTIST ACT.
● 1935 – BDS
Licentiate in dental science become Bachelor of
Dental Surgery
 PEDODONTICS AS A SPECIALTY
1. GOVT. DENTAL COLLEGE, AMRITSAR (1950).

2. KING GEORGE MEDICAL COLLEGE,LUCKNOW (1967)

3. P.G.I. CHANDIGARH (1978).

4. GOVT. DENTAL COLLEGE BOMBAY (1982).

5. C.O.D.S. MANIPAL(1985) FIRST IN SOUTH INDIA

 ISPPD

● 24 November 1979 – Indian Society of

Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry
hold first conference
● Dr B R Vacher is made the “Father Of
Indian Pediatric Dentistry”
● Its constitution drafted by DR.
AMRIT TEWARI
● Contributions by DR.B.R.VACHER, was
unanimously made the life patron of
society.
● M.L.GAUHA was elected FIRST PRESIDENT
of society.
● DR. AMRIT TEWARI - FIRST GENERAL SECRETARY and
DR.H.S.CHAWLA - FIRST EDITOR OF JOURNAL
●
IN 1982 ISPPD became an affiliate member of INTERNATIONAL
ACADEMY FOR DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN (IADC)
● Current president - Dr. SRINIVAS NAMINENI
●
Journal - Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive
Dentistry (JISPPD)
● 4 issue/year
 Child is not miniature form of adult
The dentist—patient relationship & parent-
dentist relationship has been explained by
the pedodontic treatment triangle by Dr.
Wright in 1975

Pedodontic Triangle, Wright, 1975

Modified Pedodontic Triangle-
Recently society has been added
to the treatment triangle as it has
strong influence on the overall
development of the child
 Conclusion

● Like a young child grows into a mature adult, pediatric

dentistry has also matured from its infancy to a full blown,
well recognized and respected speciality.
● We had success for yesterday and have promises for
tomorrow.
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➢ McDonald RE, Avery DR, Dean J. Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent
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➢ AAWD – The American Association for Women Dentists
https://www.aawd.org
➢ Pediatrician Resources, Child Dental Health, AAPD |
The American Academy
➢ of Pediatric Dentistry http://www.aapd.org
➢ University of Michigan School of Dentistry
➢ www.dent.umich.edu/ European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry:
➢ EJPD www.ejpd.eu/
International Association of Paediatric Dentistry www.iapdworld.org/main.php
International Association of Paediatric Dentistry www.iapdworld.org/main.php
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