Behavior Management in Dentistry for Children (eBook)

Dr. Gerald Z. Wright is a Diplomate and Past President of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He is Professor Emeritus of Western University. Dr. Wright has edited four textbooks, written numerous peer-reviewed articles about behavior management of the pediatric dental patient and served on the editorial board of four journals. Dr. Wright is past Secretary General of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry and has received many professional honors, including receiving the Medal of Paris for his work with children, and the Honoris Doctoris Causa awarded by the Belarussian State Medical University for his work in that country. Dr. Ari Kupietzky is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He served as a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Dentistry for Children and Pediatric Dentistry and is currently an abstracts editor for the latter journal. Dr. Kupietzky has published numerous articles on the topic of behavior management in leading journals of pediatric dentistry and authored two chapters in textbooks on behavioral dentistry and medical ethics. Currently, Dr. Kupietzky is performing research on the dental treatment of the very young child and practices pediatric dentistry in his private practice. He teaches part time at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry of the Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem, and is Visiting Professor at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Kupietzky is a popular speaker and has lectured throughout Europe and the United States.

Editors ix

Contributors xi

Acknowledgments xv

Chapter 1 Introductory Remarks 3
Gerald Z. Wright, Ari Kupietzky

Chapter 2 Understanding Key Moments in Child Development 11
Eileen Wood

Chapter 3 Children's Behavior in the Dental Office 23
Jaap S.J. Veerkamp, Gerald Z. Wright

Chapter 4 Influence of the Family 35
Barbara Sheller

Chapter 5 Establishing a Dental Home 53
Anna B. Fuks, Ari Kupietzky

Chapter 6 Non-Pharmacologic Approaches in Behavior Management 63
Gerald Z. Wright, Ari Kupietzky

Chapter 7 Children with Disabilities 93
Gunilla Klingberg

Chapter 8 Local Anesthesia 107
Steven Schwartz, Ari Kupietzky

Chapter 9 Introduction to Pharmacological Techniques: A Historical Perspective 125
Gerald Z. Wright, Ari Kupietzky

Chapter 10 Sedation for the Pediatric Patient 131
Stephen Wilson

Chapter 11 Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Inhalation Sedation in Children 145
Dimitris Emmanouil, Ari Kupietzky

Chapter 12 Minimal and Moderate Sedation Agents 159
Stephen Wilson

Chapter 13 Working with a Dentist Anesthesiologist 177
Kenneth L. Reed, Amanda Jo Okundaye

Chapter 14 The Use of General Anesthesia in Behavior Management 185
Marcio A. da Fonseca, Travis Nelson

Chapter 15 Management of Emergencies Associated with Pediatric Dental Sedation 197
Kenneth L. Reed, Amanda Jo Okundaye

Chapter 16 Practical Considerations and the Dental Team 211
Jonathon E. Lee, Brian D. Lee

Chapter 17 The Dental Office 227
Jonathon E. Lee, Brian D. Lee, Gerald Z. Wright, Ari Kupietzky

Index 241