title: Paediatricians' views on dental and oral health and treatment needs in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess paediatricians' knowledge, attitude and awareness towards dental and oral health and treatment needs of their patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-four paediatricians practicing in four cities of North Karnataka, India, were randomly selected for the study and were requested to fill out an objective questionnaire without providing any oral health information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The present study shows that paediatricians who were surveyed had poor knowledge regarding dental and oral health and treatment needs in children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Paediatricians need to update themselves on recent recommendations regarding dental and oral health so as to ensure that all their patients receive timely preventive and restorative dental care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institure, Chhattisgarg, India. raghavendra77@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Raghavendra M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Uma B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Dixit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000523:psychology*; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009909:Oral Health; D010372:Pediatrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace