Pediatric Dentistry is the specialty of dentistry that provides primary and comprehensive dental care for infants, children and young adults, including those with special health care needs, language development and language disorders.
"primary and comprehensive...care": Pediatric dentists are primary providers. There is no need for a referral of patients. Parents can choose to have their children evaluated and treated by a pediatric dentist just like they can choose to have their child treated by a pediatrician.
"infants, children and young adults": Pediatric dentists see patients at any age from birth up to their late teens.
"special health care needs": Pediatric dentists have the training and experience to evaluate and treat patients that are medically compromised. This includes patients with hemophilia, leukemia, congenital syndromes, etc. No other dental specialty is more involved in hospital care of patients.
