Precision and Preservation in Pediatric Dentistry: Bridging Innovation, Equity, and Global Reform
A special issue of Dentistry Journal (ISSN 2304-6767).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 August 2026 | Viewed by 1629
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dental public health; clinical pediatric dentistry; nonpharmacological techniques for managing children at the dental office; oral rehabilitation under general anesthesia
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Dear Colleagues,
Pediatric dentistry is at a turning point. The next decade will determine whether the specialty evolves into a precision-based, child-centered discipline or continues to fragment under oversimplified, policy-driven models.
This Special Issue invites authors to rethink pediatric dentistry through two converging lenses:
- Precision & Preservation—Advancing biologically grounded, minimally invasive, and data-driven care using biomimetic materials, regenerative endodontics, salivary and microbiome biomarkers, and AI-assisted risk prediction models tailored to children.
- Equity & Reform—Addressing the ethical, educational, and systemic disparities that shape access, training, and quality of pediatric oral care worldwide.
We seek original research articles, reviews, and other papers that unite technological precision with social responsibility—a vision where innovation serves preservation, and preservation serves justice.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following aspects:
- Vital pulp therapy and regenerative endodontics in immature teeth
- Bioactive and biomimetic restorative materials in pediatric populations
- AI and predictive analytics in risk assessment for early childhood caries and malocclusion
- Salivary and microbiome biomarkers for personalized pediatric diagnostics
- Digital and radiographic tools for precision-based child assessment
- Comparative studies on pediatric dental training structures (2-year vs 3-year residencies)
- Ethics of corporate influence and guideline formulation in pediatric dentistry
- Global models of community-based and school-based oral health programs
- Equity and access in pediatric oral healthcare in low- and middle-income countries
- Integration of behavioral, psychosocial, and developmental dimensions in precision care
- Policy, curriculum, and leadership reform in pediatric dental education
This Special Issue aims to bridge scientific innovation with moral reform, emphasizing that actual progress in pediatric dentistry depends not only on improved materials and algorithms but also on enhanced systems, practical training, and sound ethics.
By merging the scientific rigor of precision models with the global conscience of reform, this initiative aspires to set a benchmark for the "Preservation-to-Precision Era" in children's oral health.
Dr. Ziad D. Baghdadi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- precision pediatric dentistry
- preservation-based approaches
- bioceramic and biomimetic materials
- regenerative endodontics
- salivary biomarkers
- AI and digital dentistry
- global oral health equity
- pediatric dentistry reform
- training models
- ethics and policy
- child-centered care
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