Yasmin Kottait
European University College
UAE
Title: Caries prevention in children: An evidence based tool kit (A model based on the experience in the Middle East)
Biography
Biography: Yasmin Kottait
Abstract
Caries is the most chronic infectious disease of childhood; despite the fact that it is totally preventable. With the advent of innovations in dentistry, there is an increasing shift from the classic “drill and fill” surgical model of caries management towards the biological approach of understanding the aetiology, prevention and occurrence of caries and managing it accordingly. Consequently, there are many paradigm shifts for dealing with caries in young ones. Successful prevention is based on an individualized/ customized prevention protocol rather than the previous model of “one size fits all” approach of caries management. The multi-factorial nature of caries presents a challenge to all clinicians dealing with children in their early years of life.