California Society of Pediatric Dentistry

Welcome to the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry

The vision of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry is optimal health for all infants, children, adolescents and persons with special needs. The Society is the leader in representing the oral health interests of all children in the State of California.

The mission of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry is to advocate optimal oral health and general welfare of infants, children, adolescents, and persons with special needs. The Society serves its members and represents the specialty of Pediatric Dentistry in California to achieve excellence in practice, education, and research.

Parents are invited to explore our site and to locate a Pediatric Dentists with our Membership Directory. If you need more information about your child's oral health, you should visit the AAPD's Parent Resource Center or consult with your own Pediatric Dentist. Children and teens can have interactive fun at the ADA's Games and Animations Site.

Online Continuing Education - CSPD proudly presents a series of Web Based Pediatric Dental Continuing Education Lectures which feature streaming audio and video. These presentations are designed to educate dental professionals on the wide range of subjects essential to pediatric dentistry.Select and purchase an event to view, take the exam and receive a certificate-of-completion, all online. Lectures are approved for CA, AGD, Florida and ADA CERP CE credits.

Preview CSPD's latest quarterly newsletter here first!
Now available: The 2008 Winter issue of The CSPD Bulletin (PDF Document, 4.7 MB).

LA Area Dentists Should Suspend Fluoride Supplementation - Go to Latest News for more information.

New American Heart Association Guidelines for Preventing Infective Endocarditis are Available - Go to Latest News for more information about these important changes.

Oral Health Improving for Most Americans, But Tooth Decay Among Preschool Children on the Rise - Go to Latest News for more information about this report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Coronal Polishing and Oral Prophylaxis - When is coronal polishing considered an oral prophylaxis? The answer, of course, under the California Dental Practice Act, is never. Read more about this issue in ALARM.

Dental Board of California met March 6-7, 2008, in Los Angeles. - an unintended consequence of the Governor's veto last year of SB 534 results in the Dental Board become inoperative July 1 of this year and cease to exist altogether January 1 2009. Read more about this and other Board action.

ALARM
Groundbreaking legislation, School Entrance Oral Health Assessments, requires children entering public school for the first time in either kindergarten or first grade to present proof by May 31 of the school year of having obtained an oral health assessment no earlier than 12 months prior to school enrollment. CSPD members play a critical role in getting this School Entrance Oral Assessments up and running.
Read about what this legislation means to CSPD members.

The 2007-2008 California Legislature뭩 Second Regular Session contains a whole new list of bills potentially affecting pediatric dental care. - See a April 25th summary of these legislative proposals and the position taken on each by CSPD at Bills of Interest to CSPD.

CSPD/CDA developed Advocacy Binder that dramatically illustrates The Consequences of Untreated Dental Disease in Children is now available for viewing and downloading in Advocacy, Legislation and Regulatory Matters.

CSPD Meeting Photos

View more photos of CSPD's Annual Meeting at Rancho Bernardo .
View Photos of Past CSPD Meetings .

We appreciate all those special companies that share in our commitment to children and help to sponsor CSPD. Please view our entire list of Annual Meeting Exhibitors. For information on becoming an advertiser, exhibitor or sponsor, please download CSPD's Sponsorship/Exhibitor Prospectus.