Dr. J.S.J. Veerkamp

Jaap Veerkamp (ACTA 1979-2012) was head of the Amsterdam postgraduate pediatric dental program. Nowadays he works at Kindertand, a secondary dental care clinic focusing on light and deep sedation for dentally anxious children. He gives frequently international postgraduate courses in managing fearful children and lectures nationally and internationally on the subject. His research is mainly on this field including anxiety reduction and behavioural management. He wrote over 140 publications on the subject in several Dutch and international journals.