1.1 Introduction
Prof. Zou Jing
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China School of Stomatology, SCU
① Beginning
② Oral care for children and adolescents
Δ key points:
A. What is pediatric dentistry?
Pediatric Dentistry is an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive, preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants,children and adolescents, including those with special health care needs (SHPN).
B. Disciplines that pediatric dentistry needs as an age-specific specialty
By being an age-specific specialty, pediatric dentistry needs disciplines such as behavior guidance for child, supervision of orofacial growth and development, caries prevention, sedation, and other traditional fields of dentistry.
③ What should pediatric dentist do for your child?
④ Introduction of pediatric dentistry curriculum in this semester
Δ key points:
A. Curriculum schedule:8 lectures + 6 labs

