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Counselling Patients with Hypodontia

From Volume 35, Issue 5, June 2008 | Pages 344-352

Authors

Daljit S Gill

BDS, BSc, MSc, FDS RCS, MOrth, FDS(Orth) RSC(Eng)

Consultant Orthodontist/Honorary Senior Lecturer, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Honorary Consultant Orthodontist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London

Articles by Daljit S Gill

Steven Jones

MSc, BDS, LDS RCS, FDS RCS(Edin), FDS RCPS(Glasg), FDS RCS(Eng)

Consultant/Honorary Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics, Eastman Dental, Hospital (UCL Hospitals NHS Trust)

Articles by Steven Jones

John Hobkirk

DrMed HC, PhD, BDS, FDS RCS(Edin), FDS RCS(Eng), CSci, MIPEM

Emeritus Professor of Prosthetic Dentistry, University College London, Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, UK

Articles by John Hobkirk

Steven Bassi

MDentSCi, BDS, LDS RCS(Eng), FDS(Rest Dent) RCPS(Glasg), FDS RCS(Edin)

Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, UCLH Eastman Dental Hospital/UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK

Articles by Steven Bassi

Ken Hemmings

BDS MSc DRDRCS MRDRCS FDS RCS ILTM FHEA

Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Eastman Dental Hospital & Institute, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD.

Articles by Ken Hemmings

Jane Goodman

BDS, FDS RCS(Edin), FDS RCS(Eng), FRCPH, FHKCDS

Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry/Honorary Senior Lecturer, UCLH Eastman Dental Hospital/UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK

Articles by Jane Goodman

Abstract

The aim of this article is to outline the implications that a diagnosis of severe hypodontia can have on a family. This should help dentists to provide effective counselling for such patients. We will discuss the dental, psycho-social, medical, functional, educational and financial implications that this diagnosis can bring.

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