Anil Kohli

The goal of behavior management is to create a "positive dental attitude," which encompasses not only the behavior required to fulfil a current task, but also developing a long-term interest on the patient's side in continued prevention and improved dental health in the future. To accomplish this, the dentist must build a trusting connection with the kid and accompanying adult in order to ensure compliance with preventive measures and allow treatment to take place.

Evidence have shown that dental caries has existed prehistorically. It had been mystery then, it is a mystery today and will be tomorrow too. It is still a most common disease affecting human population. Researches are going to detect & prevent dental caries, assuring teeth to remain in a healthy state and to maintain healthy oral environment throughout the life span of human. In today's world various diagnostic aids are available to diagnose dental caries in its initial stage.

Children with communication disorders have deficits in their ability to exchange information with others. A communication disorder may occur in the realm of language, speech and/or hearing. Language difficulties include spoken language, reading and/or writing difficulties.These children get insulated from social situations that would facilitate higher substance use.Children suffering from hearing impairment show oral manifestation of hypoplastic teeth. Autistic child suffer from oral habits such as bruxism, tongue thrusting. Most common oral manifestation of child with Down syndrome includes fissured tongue, angular cheilitis, delayed eruption of teeth, missing and malformed teeth, microdontia, crowding, malocclusion, poor oral hygiene. A pediatric dentist should not only be aware of the symptoms and problems associated with communication impairment, particularly when it relates to orofacial and dentofacial anomalies but also should know the appropriate dental treatment plan and the required behaviour modification techniques.

Textbook of Endodontics is a comprehensive text on current practice, trends and philosophy in the art and science of endodontics. The book has been specifically written keeping the curriculum needs of a final year undergraduate student in mind, and is strictly as per the Dental Council of India (DCI) guidelines.. Covers basic concepts and techniques of endodontics exhaustively . Includes chapters on Microbiology in Endodontics, Isolation and Infection Control in Endodontics, Pathobiology of Apical Periodontitis, Obturation of Root Canal System, Pulpotomy and Apexification, Endodontic Microsurgery, Endodontic Emergencies, Lasers in Endodontics, Microscopes in Endodontics and many more . Truly international standard textbook with the right blend of national and international contributors . International contributors' list includes top 5 academicians, who have already contributed in well-established books like Pathways of the Pulp (Cohen), Textbook of Endodontics (Ingle), etc. . Chapter on "Problem Solving in Endodontic Access Openings, Cleaning, Shaping, and Root Canal Obturation? contributed by James L Gutmann, author of the famous book Problem Solving in Endodontics . Includes more than 600 original colour photographs, radiographs, histologic slides, flowcharts and line illustrations . Provides numerous case reports for better understanding of the clinical procedures . A must for Undergraduate dental students but also useful for Postgraduate students and general practitioners