BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT. A GUIDE FOR NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT IN PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

      Аннотация: Management of children in the dental settings is a challenging task for the dentists. However, this can be overcome by assessing the behaviour of the children and utilising behaviour management techniques. This helps the dentist to execute required treatment for the children and instilling a positive behaviour in the subsequent dental visits, thereby allowing the dental team to efficiently administer dental careThe recent technologies such as audio-visual aids, videogames, mobile dental apps and virtual reality can be used as an adjunct for conventional techniques due to its immersive, interesting and innovational capability in managing children with behavioral problems and allow dentists to perform effective treatment in a stress-free environment.

Ключевые слова: Behaviour management, non-pharmacological behaviour management, fear and anxiety, pediatric dentistry