Table 3 Dental treatments for children provided by the dental therapist

From: Vital guide to Paediatric Dentistry

• Application of fluoride and fissure sealants

• Routine restorations in deciduous and permanent teeth

• Extraction of deciduous teeth under local anaesthetic

• Pulp therapy of deciduous teeth

• Placement of pre-formed crowns on deciduous teeth

• Treatment of patients under conscious sedation provided the dentist remains in the surgery throughout treatment

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