Prof Dr PB Sood

Professor PB Sood is one of the most senior Pedodontists in India, an alumnus of PGI Chandigarh he has headed many prestigious pedodontics departments in India and is veiwed as a guide an mentor by many senior pedodontists in India.

You see I come from a school of thought at PGI Chandigarh where we always prefer to use behaviour management techniques. Behaviour management is the backbone of pediatric dentistry. I do not say that general anesthesia is contraindicated, you have definite indications and uses for it, but you have to first try behaviour management. The trend nowadays is that if you have a child who is making a little noise or fuss you slap him with sedation or general anesthesia. I do not aggree that this is either appropriate or ethical.