Good clinical practice should be based on high quality evidence and guidelines. We have curated evidence for key clinical areas to support anyone providing dental care for children. If you wish to view previous guidelines from BSPD that have not been updated, please click here.
Cochrane reviews or clinical guidelines compliant with the AGREE principles were selected where possible. Open source publications were preferred. This resource is reviewed regularly, if you think anything important is missing please contact the QIRC team. Caries and erosion – prevention and management
Management of Acute Dental Problems (SDCEP)
Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention (PHE)
Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children (SDCEP)
Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children (WHO)
Restricting the Use of Dental Amalgam in Specific Patient Groups (SDCEP)
Use of Vital Pulp Therapies in Primary Teeth with Deep Caries Lesions (AAPD)
Diagnosis, Prevention and Management of Dental Erosion (RCSEng)
Pain and Behaviour Management Update of Non-pharmacological behaviour management guideline (BSPD)
Clinical Holding in the dental care of children (BSPD)
Conscious sedation in Dentistry (SDCEP)
Guidelines for The Management Of Children Referred For Dental Extractions Under General Anaesthesia (BSPD)
Injectable local anaesthetic agents for preventing pain in participants requiring dental treatment (Cochrane)
Dental trauma
International Association for Dental Trauma Guidelines (IADT)
Developmental anomalies and other defects of hard tissue
Best clinical practice guidance for Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation (EAPD)
Management of Unerupted Maxillary Central Incisors (RCSEng)
Management of the Palatally Ectopic Maxillary Canine (RCSEng)
A Guideline for the Extraction of First Permanent Molars in Children (RCSEng)
Periodontology and oral medicine Guidelines for Periodontal Screening and Management of Children and Adolescents under 18 Years of Age (BSP & BSPD)
Execuitive Summary for Guidelines for Periodontal Screening and Management of Children and Adolescents under 18 Years of Age (BSP & BSPD)
The Good Practitioner’s Guide to Periodontology (BSP)
Dental care for children with special needs relating to medical comorbidity or disability
Dental Radiography
Care Pathway Starting Well Core Resource Pack (designed to support dental professionals caring for young children aged 0-2 years) (OCDO Engalnd/NHS England)