Pediatric dentistry
![School dentist examining children's teeth. Netherlands, 1935.](/Images/godic/202502/01/Schooltandarts_School_dentist1538.jpg")
![A child getting a filling at the dentist. Malmö National Dental Service 1989.](/Images/godic/202502/01/Tandläkare_-_Malmö_Folktandvård-19891538.jpg")
![A little girl's trip to the pediatric dentist examining children's teeth.](/Images/godic/202502/01/First_visit_to_the_dentist1538.jpg")
Pediatric dentistry (formerly pedodontics in American English or paedodontics in Commonwealth English) is the branch of dentistry dealing with children from birth through adolescence. The specialty of pediatric dentistry is recognized by the American Dental Association, Royal College of Dentists of Canada, and Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.