Pediatric Dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry

Introduction

The Department of Paediatric Dentistry at Kuala Lumpur Hospital is a clinical department that operates within the hospital's dental division. Initially functioning as an independent unit under the Dental Department, it gained recognition as a separate entity in July 2003. The clinic itself has been operational since the establishment of the Paediatric Institute in 1991, marking it as the first dedicated paediatric dental clinic within the Ministry of Health.

Situated on Level 3 of the Paediatric Institute, the Department of Paediatric Dentistry caters to patients from the Paediatric Institute, other hospital wards, and the broader Klang Valley region. As the pioneering paediatric dental clinic, it also serves as a referral center for the entire country.

Services

The Paediatric Dental Clinic offers a comprehensive array of diagnostic and therapeutic dental procedures to patients aged 16 years and below at the time of referral. These services encompass promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative aspects of dental treatment. Patients seen at the clinic are primarily referred cases, both inpatient and outpatient, with priority given to children with special needs. This includes:

- Children with severe medical conditions such as congenital heart diseases, blood disorders, oncology and transplant patients, and chronic conditions like asthma and renal disorders, as well as immunocompromised children.
- Mentally challenged children including those with Down syndrome, other forms of mental retardation, hyperactivity, and autism.
- Children with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy and other physical impairments like visual, hearing, and speech impairments.
- Children exhibiting adverse behavior and attitudes towards dental treatment.
- Infants and toddlers with severe dental problems like rampant caries or nursing caries.
- Children with specific dental developmental disorders such as amelogenesis imperfecta, dentinogenesis imperfecta, hypodontia, supernumerary teeth, and oral pathological conditions.

In addition to routine dental treatments, the department offers dento-alveolar surgery, interceptive orthodontics, management of orofacial injuries, and provision of maxillofacial prostheses. Monthly combined maxillofacial clinics are conducted involving specialists and officers from various dental disciplines.

The department operates a daily clinic, while elective cases requiring general anesthesia are scheduled for treatment in the operating theater on alternate Fridays. After-hours emergency services are provided by dental officers and specialists on call duty at the Hospital Emergency Department.

Contact Information

Tel: 603 - 2615 5681
Fax: 603 - 2615 6420

Email: paeddent@hkl.gov.my