Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry

Angus Cameron completed dentistry at the University of Sydney in 1984 and began work as a junior dental officer at Westmead. He joined the Department of Paediatric Dentistry as a registrar in 1987 and was the first to complete the Master of Dental Science degree in Paediatric Dentistry in NSW in 1991. Angus was appointed a specialist in 1992 and became Head of Department in 1997. He is currently Clinical Associate Professor and Head of Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Sydney and Visiting Senior Specialist at the Children's Hospital at Westmead. Angus was also appointed Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide and is currently the Registrar (Special Field Streams) of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. In 2007, he was elected a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Angus is co-editor of the Handbook of Paediatric Dentistry, now in its 3rd edition and translated into six languages. His major clinical interests are in the areas of paediatric oral medicine and pathology, dental anomalies and craniofacial biology.

1. The philosophy of paediatric dentistry: The philosophy of paediatric dentistry - What is paediatric dentistry?

2. Child development, relationships and behaviour management

3. Pharmacological behaviour management

4. Dental caries

5. Fluoride and dental health

6. Restorative paediatric dentistry

7. Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth

8. Clinical and surgical techniques

9. Trauma management

10. Paediatric oral medicine, oral pathology and radiology

11. Dental anomalies

12. Medically compromised children

13. Children with special needs

14. Management of cleft lip and palate

15. Speech, language and swallowing

Appendices:

Appendix A Blood and serum testing and investigations

Appendix B Paediatric life support

Appendix C Management of anaphylaxis

Appendix D Management of acute asthma

Appendix E Fluid and electrolyte balance

Appendix F Antibiotic prophylaxis protocols for the prevention of infective endocarditis

Appendix G Glasgow coma scale

Appendix H Common drugs usage in paediatric dentistry

Appendix I Radiology

Appendix J Ethics in paediatric dentistry

Appendix K Somatic growth and maturity

Appendix L Growth charts

Appendix M Eruption dates of teeth

Appendix N Construction of family pedigree

Appendix O Calculating fluoride values for dental products

Appendix P Covid-19 and paediatric dentistry