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Thebook’soriginal author, Dr. Gerald
Wright of London, Ontario, is joined
in the secondeditionbycoeditor
Dr. Ari Kupietzkyanda strongcast
of newcontributors toupdate this
classicwork. Chapters areexpertly
editedandfilledwithpractical
advice for dailypractice.
Thebookeditorsbelieve that
pediatricdental treatment involves
adynamic relationshipbetween the
child, the familyand thedentist, and
cover all aspectsof that relationship.
ThispositionconcurswithAmerican
Academyof PediatricDentistry
guidelines
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that state: “Thegoalsof
behavior guidanceare toestablish
communication, alleviate fear and
anxiety, deliver qualitydental care,
builda trusting relationshipbetween
dentist, child, andparent, and
promote thechild’spositiveattitude
towardoral/dental healthandoral
healthcare.”
Dr.Wright establishedhis career at
theSchulichSchool ofMedicineand
Dentistry (thencalled theUniversity
ofWesternOntario)wherehe isnow
professor emeritus. I had thegreat
fortuneofworking inhisdepartment
anddental practice from1984–86.
In2011, I approachedDr.Wright
about thepossibilityof speaking
at the2012CanadianAcademyof
PediatricDentistryAnnualMeeting.
Heagreedandgavea lectureat the
meetingon thehistoryof pediatric
dental sedation. This lecture served
as the inspiration for chapter 9of
the secondedition, “Introduction to
Pharmacological Techniques:
AHistorical Perspective.”
Manydentistswill be interested
in thechapters “Sedation for the
PediatricPatient” and “Minimal
andModerateSedationAgents”
byDr. StephenWilson, a leader in
sedationof pediatricdental patients
at theCincinnati Children’sHospital
Medical Center. Dr.Wilson states that
thereareno recipes for sedation
cocktails, insteademphasizing the
importanceof beingcompetently
trainedandhaving in-depth
knowledge.
Thenewand relevant chapters,
“WorkingwithaDentist
Anesthesiologist” and “TheUse
ofGeneral Anesthesia inBehavior
Management,” discuss the
importanceof
thegrowing
trend inuse
of anesthesia
for thecareof
pediatricdental
patients. Early
childhoodcaries
(ECC) isnow themost common
reason for day surgery, almost always
performedunder general anesthesia,
amongyoungCanadianchildren.
Roughly19,000ECC-relatedday
surgeries areperformedannually
inCanada, not including those
conducted inprivate facilities.
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BehaviorManagement inDentistry
forChildren,
is aperfect book for
pediatricdental residents, dental
students andpractisingdentistswho
treat children, includingpediatric
dental specialists. It is a thorough,
practical andapproachable read
andan invaluableaddition toany
dentist’s library.
a
BookReviewby
Dr. LawrenceYanover
References
1.McTigueD.GuestEditorial,BehaviorSymposium III:AHistorical
Perspective.
PediatrDent.
2014;36(2):98-9.
2.WrightGZ,KupietzkyA,editors.
BehaviorManagement
inDentistry forChildren,SecondEdition.
Ames, Iowa:Wiley
Blackwell;2014.
3.AmericanAcademyofPediatricDentistry.GuidelineonBehavior
Guidance forthePediatricDentalPatient[revised 2011;accessed
2014July24].Available
4.Canadian Institute forHealth Information.
Treatmentof
PreventableDentalCavities inPreschoolers:AFocusonDaySurgery
UnderGeneralAnesthesia
[accessed2014Jul24].Available:
GeraldWright
The book editors believe that pediatric dental
treatment involves adynamic relationshipbetween
the child, the familyand the dentist,
and cover all aspects of that relationship.
BehaviorManagement inDentistry
for Children, 2nd Edition
Ina guest editorial in
PediatricDentistry,
1
Dr.DennisMcTigue, professor of pediatric
dentistryatTheOhioStateUniversity college of dentistry, reflects onhis career of over
fourdecades andnotes “there is nothing in pediatric dentistry that has changedmore
during our practice careers thanbehavior guidance.”Howfitting that the second edition
of the textbook,
BehaviorManagement inDentistry forChildren
,
2
has been released
almost 40 years after its initial publication in1975.
