Responsibilities of a pediatric dentist include:

• Diagnose oral diseases.
• Promote oral health for children and adolescents(healthy, sick or those with disabilities)
• Formulate treatment plans to restore oral health of pediatric patients.
• Interpret x-rays and diagnostic tests.
• Monitor growth and development of the teeth and jaws.
• Correct malocclusion through interceptive orthodontic treatment.
• Perform surgical procedures on the teeth, bone and soft tissues of the oral cavity.
• Treat dental caries and odontogenic infection.
• Manage dental trauma, including fractured, displaced, and knock-out teeth.
• Treat pediatric patients under various stages of sedation(minimal, moderate, or deep).