28^th Global Dentists and Pediatric Dentistry Meeting

My primary research interest is in the area of effectiveness of music distraction in the Management of Anxious pediatric dental patients in the Philippines. In my research I wanted to know the oral health among children in the Philippines, the dental health system in the country and some possible solutions and recommendations to improve the oral health status. I have found that in dental offices here there's still remains a challenge in day to day pediatric dental practice. The effect of different behaviour management procedures in managing anxious children is well documented, for example, distraction. This study is an attempt to evaluate the effect of music (audio) distraction in reducing the anxiety I also found that Pediatric dental patients can be placed at two extremes. At one end happy and relaxed children who readily accept dental treatment, at the other end are those extremely fearful children who resist every form of treatment offered. Some children unwillingly get dental treatment and show undesirable behaviour management problems, which may complicate the treatment procedure. If behaviour is not managed properly, it will promote a negative attitude to dental treatment. If left untreated for a longer time it will deteriorate the oral health of such patients and leads to invasive and complicated dental treatment, which is likely to be unpleasant and in turn increases the negative attitude in an anxious child. Theres also Anxious children demand considerable dedication and expertise in child management techniques from the dentist and the dental staff, Although many management techniques are successful, the present trend is towards non-aversive techniques, Audio distraction is one such non- aversive technique which was successfully used in medical settings. The etiological factors for anxiety in a child patient can be classified into Exogenous factor or Dental factor: e.g. direct experience, indirect experience or familial trait, fear of unknown and lacking control. Endogenous factor or non-Dental factor (psychological factor):e.g. trait anxiety of children, general behaviour problem of children, the temperament of the child and socioeconomic status. The health care system in the Philippines can be classified as a national health care system in which the government provides health care services through a number of government agencies. Traditionally, there are many varied approaches to managing dental anxiety and fear. For example, children are given a sense of control over proceedings, may hold a toy, or the dentist can spend a little ‘social’ time with the fearful child before treatment. As an alternative to these ‘traditional’ approaches, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has outlined a series of behavioural management techniques to deal with the problem, ranging from, for example, voice control, to distraction, to physical restraint12. When all else fails, sedation with drugs such as nitrous oxide has been advocated. All of the above techniques have the same purpose, to make cognitive orientation and promote coping ability. I was curious to determine if music distraction is an effective means of managing anxious dental patients, I have found that there are materials and methods about it. MATERIALS AND METHODS: - Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children aged between 6 to 12 years 2. Children with no previous dental experience 3. Children well oriented with time and space Exclusion Criteria: 1. Children with any sort of mental or physical disability Informed consent was obtained from the parents prior to the start of the treatment procedure Each child had 3 dental visits as follows 1. Screening 2. Restorative procedures or oral prophylaxis (scaling) without the need for a local anaesthetic injection. 3. Invasive procedures necessitating the need for a local anaesthetic injection.

Preventive Dentistry

Dr. Fatma Elhendawy is currently working as an editorial member of Tanta Dental Journal and professor

pediatric Dentistry, Holistic Dentistry

Dr. Feinberg is a past trustee who represented the ADA's 4th District (Delaware, District of Columbia, Federal Dental Services, Maryland, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) and past president of the New Jersey Dental Association and the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry. A 1980 graduate of New York University College of Dentistry, Dr. Feinberg also was a delegate of the FDI World Dental Federation. She is a member of the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, Pierre Fauchard Academy, American Academy of Periodontology and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Feinberg has been an ADA member for 33 years

Dentistry, Periodontics

Ronald S. Brown, graduated from Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1971. He practiced general dentistry in the US Army and private practice in the DC metropolitan area until 1985. He graduated with an MS in pharmacology, and a certificate in oral medicine in 1988, also from Georgetown University. He has held faculty positions at Georgetown University School of Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch, and currently serves as a Professor at Howard University College of Dentistry, as a Clinical Associate Professor at Georgetown University Medical Center, and as a Volunteer Clinical Research Associate at NHLBI/NIH. His research interests concern Oral Inflammatory Disorders, Oral Graft vs. Host Disease, and Drug-induced gingival overgrowth. He has presented over 175 CDE presentations, and is recognized as one of the top CDE presenters by Dentistry Today. He has over 100 peer reviewed journal publications, and he has written over ten books and book chapters. He received the Abraham Reiner Diamond Pin Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Oral Medicine, and the Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis Outstanding Educator Award. He is a past president of the American Academy of Oral Medicine, the current president of the American Board of Oral Medicine, and the current Secretary of the American Board of Dental Specialties.

Dentistry, Dental Health, Oral Care, Dental Care, Oral Health

Dr. Markus B. Blatz is Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Chairman, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences at University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, USA

Restorative Dentistry, Dental Medicine, Prosthodontics, Endodontics, Dental Health

Dr. Naghman zuberi is professor at Margalla Institute Of Health Sciences and founder of Naghman Zuberi Dental Lectures. He is Instructor at Toronto Center for Clinical Dental Studies.

Dentistry, Dental Health, Oral care, Oral Health, Dental Care

Dr. Marjana Knezevic is working as professor at University of Pennsylvania, USA

Dentistry, Oral Cancer, Oral Health, Dental Care, Oral microbiology and Pathology

Jenner O. Argueta gets graduated as a Dental Surgeon and Endodontist from San Carlos de Guatemala University, getting different kind of academic awards during his pre-graduate and post-graduate career. He is the actual president of the Guatemalan Endodontics Academy; director of the endodontics department from Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala University and is in charge of a social dental program provided by a non-profit organization (ADIZ-ONG) to economical limited resources children. His clinical practice is focused to endodontics and restorative dentistry

Endodontics, Dentistry, Root canal Therapy

Dr. Dave Singh is the Founder of the field of pneumopedics and craniofacial epigenetics, including epigenetic orthodontics, having realized a few years ago that there is a natural way for the body to remodel the upper airway, reshape bone and move teeth into their correct positions painlessly without the use of surgery, drugs or injections. Dr. Dave Singh was born, educated and trained in England, UK EDUCATION D.D.Sc. Orthodontics, Dundee University, UK. Ph.D. Craniofacial Development, Bristol University, England, UK. B.D.S. Dental Surgery, Newcastle University, England, UK. Validated as Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) University of Puerto Rico, USA.

Dentistry, Orthodontics, Biomodelling Solutions, Oral Health, Dental Care

Eric Berger is a dental technician, graduated from the INSTITUT SUPERIEUR NATIONAL DE L'ARTISANAT, short ISNA University in Metz, France. After his graduation he continued with further training and specialization in Germany and opened his own laboratory in the year 1989. He is a well - known lecturer and consultant to the ISNA university in Metz and vice - president of the corporation of dental technicians of Moselle. Eric Berger is passionate about his profession and defends an approach of close collaboration between dentist and laboratory as factor for success. His laboratory was the first in France to test and approve the SIRONA CONNECT software

Dental Research, Dental Ceramics, Dental Implants

Seokwoo Lee has completed his DDS from Seoul National University (1983) and PhD studies from University of Florida (1996). He is a professor of Periodontics and Dental Education at Chonnam National University, Korea. He previously served as a faculty at University of Florida, University of Maryland, and Columbia University during 1998-2009. He has published more than 20 papers in reputed journals.

Periodontics and Dental Education

In the past 20 years, Alexandre has written three books - "O Cirurgião-Dentista frente a AIDS" -“Saúde para Músico” e “Odontologia para Músicos de Sopro” – and he has become the main reference of the musicians dentistry's area in Brazil, treating patients from all over the country who work in major bands and orchestras. Specifically in the odontology field, Alexandre published clinical cases and studies in major international magazines, as Pinnacle Medicine & Medical Sciences (Africa and Middle East), Trumpetland (Spain), International Trumpet Guild (ITG, USA) and the International Horn Society (IHS). “Apart from brazilian musicians, many players from various countries, from Latin America and other regions come looking for him”. Thanks to his performance in Brazil, the Dentistry Federal Council issued in 2012, the 717 rule, in which it recognizes the wind musician as a special patient who requires attention.

Musicians dentistry

Amer A. Taqa: Professor at Dental Basic Science, College dentistry, Mosul University, Iraq. Have PhD degree in Dental chemistry. He has published more 100 researches papers in national and international academic journals and authored 22 books. He is editorial member in more than 140 international journals. He Nominated as a member of the organizing committees for a number of international and local conferences.

Research Interests include Dental Chemistry, Medical Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

StJohn CREAN is Executive Dean of Faculty of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, following previous posts of Director of Dental Research and Knowledge Transfer, Dean of the School of Postgraduate Dentistry and Dean of School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Central Lancashire.

Role of oral bacteria and systematic diseases such as Alzheimers, Dental Education: preparedness for dental practice