Pediatric dentists are dentists rather than general dentists, meaning they have completed additional years of training. Pediatric dentists must finish a two-year-long residency program after graduating from dental school. According to Miami pediatric dentistry, the residency program prepares pediatric dentists for "advanced diagnostic and surgical procedures, as well as child psychology and clinical management, oral pathology, radiology, child development, managing oral/facial trauma, care for patients with special needs, conscious sedation, and general anesthesia.