Dentistry and Oral Health focuses on preventive, developmental and acute oral care in children, integrating pediatric dental specialists, paediatricians, oral surgeons and public health practitioners to improve early oral health outcomes and reduce disparities. The session emphasises caries prevention strategies, early childhood caries recognition, fluoride use, and behavioural interventions to support cooperation in young children. Presentations will cover preventive models that integrate oral health into routine well-child visits—risk assessment, anticipatory guidance and referral pathways to community dental services. Clinical workshops will demonstrate atraumatic restorative treatment, silver diamine fluoride protocols, and sedation safety for dental procedures in young or special-needs children.

Public-health and policy sessions will explore school-based dental programmes, water fluoridation evidence, and strategies for integrating oral health metrics into broader child health surveillance. Special sessions in Pediatric Dentistry Conference will examine oral manifestations of systemic disease—congenital anomalies, cleft lip/palate management, and dental implications of oncology/hematology treatments—highlighting multidisciplinary care coordination. Research talks will present advances in biomaterials for pediatric restorations, minimally invasive cavity management and tele-dentistry models that support remote triage and caregiver coaching.

Implementation modules include building referral templates for timely specialist access, developing oral-health care pathways within primary care, and training pediatric staff in basic oral screening and fluoride varnish application. Quality improvement pilots will show how brief interventions during immunisation or well-child visits increase preventive care uptake. Caregiver education resources—nutrition counselling, toothbrushing techniques, and trauma first-aid—will be provided for easy clinic distribution.