“Paediatric dentistry is an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs.” (National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards. Specialty Definitions. Pediatric Dentistry. Adopted in May 2018.)
Dental treatments for children, like many other clinical areas of dentistry, may be within the scope of the general dentists or the dental therapists. However, Paediatric Dentistry is an internationally recognised and certified Speciality. This dental specialty includes the management of orofacial problems of children and adolescents related to medical, behavioural, physical and developmental disabilities.
Many general dentists may have the skills and expertise in taking care of children. However, in Hong Kong, only registered specialists in Paediatric Dentistry on the Dental Council of Hong Kong (DCHK) Specialist Register can refer to themselves as Paediatric Dentist. The majority of the practising registered paediatric dentists on the DCHK Specialist Register have completed the approved rigorous training and prescribed examinations set by the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong (CDSHK).
Paediatric dental care in Hong Kong is available in the clinics of the University, Government Dental Service and also in the private sector.
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Specialist Training in Paediatric Dentistry in Hong Kong
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Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong
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Government Dental Service for Children in Hong Kong
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Paediatric Dentists in Private Practice in Hong Kong