Sometimes, we are all pediatric patients somewhere. Think for a moment from this vantage point: What went through your mind the last time you sat in the dentist's chair? Fenced in by cabinets and countertops, caught under the beam of that sharp, bright light, and engulfed in the scent of clove, what did you sense? You might have felt a spark of hope, fear, or vulnerability. Whatever your reaction, pediatric dental visits have exerted a tremendous influence on our culture. Pediatric dentistry, dentistry's lovable specialty, reaches deep into our collective consciousness, supplying powerful metaphors not only for pain but also for healing, power, and the rhythms of everyday living. It occupies a unique position among the healing arts. Pediatric dentistry is perhaps the most needed and yet the most neglected of all the services performed by dentists. Despite its extreme importance, some dentists discount its value due to a lack of awareness of the newer concepts of present-day pediatric dentistry. The feedback of pediatric dentistry from others' point of view is that it is a "never-ending wrestling match," a "challenging task," a "tiresome job or a situation where one must either "fight or fly away." There are two extremes of dental practitioners who deal with young pediatric patients. Either they fight with them and do the treatment that they intended to do or, in a safe way, put them on medication and give appointments. Pediatric dentistry is a successful workplace that deals with "little smiles." It's a dual-sided dentistry with a behavioral side and a therapeutic side. Everybody's focus is on the latter side, and the former side is hidden because they feel it's time-consuming. It's not simply "drill and fill," as we do normally. The new restorative routine is the slogan of pediatric dentistry: "chill, drill, and fill." Cool the child before starting the dental treatment.