I would like to congratulate the author for writing such a good textbook. It has the potentials of becoming a milestone in the upgradation of knowledge in the subject of pediatric dentistry.

I wish him good success in all his endeavors.

This book is intended for students who are pursuing careers in pediatric dental health. My aim is to present a straightforward, uncomplicated approach to the subject both for the pupils and their teachers. I had three main objectives for preparing this book:

It was a joy for me to write this book. Over years of teaching I have found that students learn best from short, focused chapters. Students learn more when presented with concise illustrated educational material. I would say that along with the vast knowledge that the book covers, it is an affordable book for keen and eager students. Emphasis has been placed on clarity and importance of mastering fundamentals.

I have made a sincere effort to minimize all sorts of errors including textual, grammatical and clinical. Even then, some minor errors may have been incorporated inadvertently. I request you to overlook all those errors that may be regarded as insignificant and I would humbly accept your corrections for the significant one for the benefit of students and others.

I am deeply indebted to my revered teacher and pathfinder specially Professor JN Jaiswal, Professor Sobha Tandon, Professor Sarkar, and Professor Satish Chandra who have very dexterously guided me through the difficult and painstaking path of successfully completing this endeavor.

My sincere thanks to my PG students specially Dr Somya, Dr Ankur, Dr Nitin, Dr Tazeen, Dr Rajat, Dr Saima, Dr Sansriti and Dr Kirti who were always ready to help me in my moments of need.

I shall always remember the co-fraternity (Pedodontist) of my dear colleague, Professor IK Pandit, Professor Sameer Dutta, Professor Mousami, Professor Rani Somani, Professor Usha Mohan Das, Professor Bharat Bhushan, Professor Nikhil Srivastava, Professor Dr MK Jindal (AMU), Associate Professor Abhay, Dr Rana (Shubarti, Meerut), Associate Professor Neerja, Dr Monica, Dr Abhay Mani (BBD, LKO). Associate Professor Somya Navit, Dr Gyanendra, Associate Professor AG Nigam, Associate Professor Afroz (Carrier dental LKO), Dr SB Pustakey, Dr Anshul, Dr RK Chak, Dr Seema Choudhary, Dr Suleman Abbas, Dr Sarika Garg, Dr Seema Sohel, and all the Pedodontists of India and abroad who were always ready to help me in my moments of need.

I am deeply indebted to my wife Ekta Srivastava for her unflinching support, patience and prayers, which were a great incentive in reaching this place and completing this work.

I ought not to fail to mention my thanks to management of SDC Lucknow who have always emboldened me and boosted my morale, and to all my friends specially Professor RK Dubey (AMU), Professor TP Chaturvedi (BHU), Dr HC Baranwal and Captain PK Srivastava (Army corps). Last but not the least, I would like to thank all those who directly or indirectly helped me to complete this manuscript in time.