The Essentials of Pediatric Dentistry is a learning textbook intended to serve the needs of undergraduates especially final year BDS students to get integrated concepts with a better elaboration. Clarity, simplicity and condensing of various restorative procedures in a descriptive manner and style of steps has been the prime objective while writing this book. The organization of Units and chapters within the units serve as the format of dealing various procedures to be undertaken in children with different age groups with the special concern towards the practical importance of the subject itself. This in turn would serve as the programmed guide for the readers. The Basic text has been written in an attempt to make our understanding of pediatric dentistry accessible to the undergraduate students and general practitioners.