Behavior Symposium Workshop A Report – Current Guidelines/Revision
A Workshop of attendees was convened following the completion of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) symposium, “Beyond the Guidelines: Factors Affecting Behavior Guidance.” The title of Workshop A was Guidelines/Revisions and charges were to review whether
the current AAPD Behavior Management Guidelines were adequate to guide delivery of dental care for children with specific attention to their effectiveness and safety, the protection of the pediatric patient and dentist, and the newly revised Protective Stabilization guideline, considering
the presentations during the symposium. Major themes emerged as areas for consideration in future revisions of the guidelines: 1) toxic stress and the culture of poverty; 2) behavior risk assessment; 3) contemporary knowledge of pain theory; 4) deferred treatment; 5) parental presence in the
operatory and 6) current use of protective stabilization. These issues were examined in the context of the current economic, social, and political environment. A summary of the topics and discussions that took place regarding the adequacy of the guidelines is presented.
Keywords: BEHAVIOR GUIDELINES; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, at the Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA. [email protected] 2: Associate professor and Interim Head of Department, and a director, Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, La., USA
Publication date: 01 March 2014
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