Disciplines and Occupations

Pediatric Dentistry

The practice of dentistry concerned with the dental problems of children, proper maintenance, and treatment. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.

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Abstract

The practice of dentistry concerned with the dental problems of children, proper maintenance, and treatment. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Dentistry, Pediatric
  • Pedodontics

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Specialty

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History Note

93; was PEDODONTICS 1965-92; was PEDODONTIA 1963-64

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  1. H02w.163w.876w.600w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pediatric Dentistry. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010377. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010377
  2. Pediatric Dentistry. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediatric_dentistry
  3. Pediatric Dentistry. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2086597