Paediatric Dentistry in the New Millennium: 2. Behaviour Management – Helping Children to Accept Dentistry

From Volume 30, Issue 6, July 2003 | Pages 294-298

Authors

Stephen A Fayle

BDS, MSc, FDS RCS, FRCD(C)

Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Division of Child Dental Health, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds.

Articles by Stephen A Fayle

Jinous F Tahmassebi

BDS, MDentSci, PhD, FRCD(C)

Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry, Division of Child Dental Health, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds.

Articles by Jinous F Tahmassebi

Abstract

Children's dentistry can be a challenge for both the patient and the dentist. The way a dentist interacts with the child patient will have a major influence on the success of any clinical or preventive care. In order to deliver high-quality dentistry to a child whilst also developing a positive attitude towards dental health, the dentist should have a good understanding of the factors that might affect the behaviour of children in the dental setting. A working knowledge of strategies to minimize anxiety and make positive behaviour more likely is essential, as is a grasp of how best to deal with anxiety or negative behaviour.

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