[Non-restorative treatment of cavities in temporary dentition: effective and child-friendly].

Caries is a multifactorial disease manifesting itself as a dynamic process. Fewer than half of all 5-year-olds have all teeth intact. The treatment of cavities in the temporary dentition requires a switch from predominant restoration to responsible non-restoration.

[Dental caries. Which strategy suits whom?].

The treatment of dental caries can be approached from more perspectives than just restoration. At a recent congress of the Dutch Society of Paediatric Dentistry and the Dutch Society for Dental health of the Disabled, various visions for the treatment of caries in young children were extensively discussed. This article is a report on congress papers concerning the (im)possibility of preventive approaches, the prerequisites for restorative care and the complications and obstacles in treatment.

[What is the dentist's role in the recognition of child abuse?].

For a Dutch dentist, the chance to recognise a physical abused child with injuries in the head-neck region, is less than once every 18 months. But child abuse is difficult to recognize. In spite of all this, it's still important for dentists to know how to recognise child abuse, since the effects on a child can be harmful.