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pædodontics, n. pl. (const. as sing.) Chiefly N. Amer.|piːdəʊˈdɒntɪks|
Usu. pedo-.
[f. paedo-, pedo- + -dontics after orthodontic a. and n.]
The branch of dentistry dealing with children; the care of children's teeth.
1923Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 12) 814/2 Pedodontics. 1965Jrnl. Dentistry for Children XXXII. 209/1 Dr Haney recently told the members of the American Academy of Pedodontics that [etc.]. 1978N.Y. Times 30 Mar. b18/2 (Advt.), Dentist experienced for general practice... Crown & bridge, periodontic, endodontic, pedodontics. 1988Scand. Jrnl. Dental Res. XCVI. 457/1 A case group, 101 children aged 3–16 yr, referred for management problems to clinics of specialized pedodontics.
Hence pædoˈdontic a.; pædoˈdontist n., a dentist specializing in paedodontics.
1923Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 12) 814/2 Pedodontist. 1937W. C. McBride Juvenile Dentistry (ed. 2) ii. 50 The author expresses the opinion..from observations in other pedodontic [ed. 1 (1932): pediadontic] offices that..there is no more, if as much, waste time and effort in a child's practice than in a general practice. Ibid., Most of the fillings done by pedodontists are presumably inserted momentarily as the child is in the mood. 1965Jrnl. Dentistry for Children XXXII. 203/1 The first attempt was..in 1921, when a few pedodontists attending the ADA Convention in Milwaukee met at luncheon and decided to organize. 1981D. J. Forrester Pediatric Dental Med. p. vii/1 When I attempted to plan a contemporary pedodontic curriculum, I discovered that a comprehensive presentation of pedodontics required the use of numerous texts. |