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.
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 The Good Practitioner’s Guide to Periodontology Dental care for children with special needs relating to medical comorbidity or disability Drug Prescribing for Dentistry (SDCEP) Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis (SDCEP) Oral Health Management of Patients at Risk of Medication-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (SDCEP) The Oral Management of Oncology Patients Requiring Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and/or Bone Marrow Transplantation (RCSEng) Guidance on the dental management of patients with haemophilia and congenital bleeding disorders (BDJ article) Management of Dental Patients Taking Anticoagulants or Antiplatelet Drugs (SDCEP) Dental care for children with special needs relating to having a child protection plan or being a looked after child Safeguarding in general dental practice (PHE) Dental Radiography Selection Criteria for Dental Radiography (FGDP) Best clinical practice guidance for prescribing dental radiographs in children and adolescents: an EAPD policy document (EAPD)