Title

Preferences in child dental management in S.E. Europe

Summary

Dental practitioners are expected to be able to educate young patients and their families and to assist in preventing dental disease. They are also expected to recognize and treat it when present, in a way that assures the acceptance and cooperation of the child patient. Clinical guidelines have been issued or are to be published by the most recognized relative authority bodies like the American and European Academies of Pediatric Dentistry, respectively. It is critical that the practicing dentists and Pediatric dentists alike for the benefit of the patient including the prevention of dental fear and anxiety development follow these guidelines.

There still exists some controversy regarding some of the so-called ‘advanced' techniques in the best behavior management of uncooperative patients. This round table attempts to approach this subject by drawing information for the preferred techniques in S. East European (pediatric) dentists. In their presentation, representatives from five Balkan countries, after a short introduction regarding the evolution and status of pediatric dentistry in each country will present:

a) under- and post-graduate teaching in the Dental Schools regarding child management, including both behavioral and pharmacological techniques and

b) data or estimations on what are the preferred techniques of the practicing pediatric dentists outside the University, so as to allow a conclusion to be reached.