Tracey Dowd 
Behavior Management in Dentistry for Children 

Dentistry is a branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, andconditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures andtissues, particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area. Practicing dentistry for children is different from practicing it forthe adults. This book comprehensively covers various aspects of child management pertinent to clinical dentistry with anemphasis on non-pharmacological methods. It discusses communicating with children as dental patients, fundamentals ofbehavior modification, child behavior assessment, difficulties in the delivery of treatment to children, techniques of theadministration of local anesthesia to a child, taking radiographs, dealing with children having hypersensitive gagging reflex, designing a child-friendly dental set-up, considerations for children with special care needs, practice management, etc. Thistext is a practical handbook for the dental practitioners for the day-to-day management of children in dental clinics. Itenables a reader develop the necessary skills for the decision-making and problem-solving in behavioral pedodontics.