Clinical Pediatric Dentistry IV
- Course Code :
PEDO761
- Level :
Postgraduate
- Course Hours :
6.00
Hours
- Entry year :
2024/2025
- Department :
Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine
Aim of the course
This course enables the student to:
To provide comprehensive dental care to his pediatric patients in order to produce a more ideal oral structure from a metabolic, functional & esthetic view point in these growing organisms
It provides experience in proper management, behavior modification & the ability to establish a positive attitude towards dental treatment in child patient
Course Contents
Practical:
• Proper case selection
• Clinic regulations & application of rubber dam
• Chair positions /operator`s position
• Lay out for bracket table & cleanliness
• Wrapping, infection control & asepsis
• Selection of instruments
• Behavior management & Diagnostic chart
• Local anesthesia & extraction
• Cavity preparation & restoration & Pulp therapy
• Space maintenance problems
• Preparation for chrome steel crowns
Obtaining radiographs & giving postoperative instructions
a) Knowledge and understanding
a1- Memorize the steps for diagnosis, examination & treatment planning
a2- Describe the factors which influence child behavior in dental office & the different psychological & pharmacological approaches for behavior management
a3- Recognize the different methods and techniques of local anesthesia in children
a4- Memorize the advantages of using a rubber dam
a5- Identify the different restorative techniques & materials for children
a6- Describe pulp therapy techniques for primary & young permanent teeth
a7- State indications & contraindications of stainless steel crowns
a8-Describe different methods of space analysis & state management for different cases of space problems
a9-State radiographic techniques for children
b) Intellectual Skills
b1- Make decisions regarding management of deep caries in both primary & young permanent dentitions
b2-Integrate personal, medical & dental history together with clinical & radiographic findings
c) Professional and Practical Skills
c1- Fill in a diagnostic chart
c2- Manage efficiently child behavior in the dental office
c3-Administer local anesthesia for child dental patient
c4-Carry out dental extractions in children
c5-Apply a rubber dam
c6-Carry out cavity preparations & restorations in primary teeth
c7-Perform pulp therapy procedures in primary & young permanent teeth
c8-Prepare primary teeth to receive stainless steel crowns
c9-Construct appropriate space maintainers to solve space maintenance problems in primary & mixed dentitions
c10-Obtaining radiographs & performing processing
d) General and transferable skills
c1- Fill in a diagnostic chart
c2- Manage efficiently child behavior in the dental office
c3-Administer local anesthesia for child dental patient
c4-Carry out dental extractions in children
c5-Apply a rubber dam
c6-Carry out cavity preparations & restorations in primary teeth
c7-Perform pulp therapy procedures in primary & young permanent teeth
c8-Prepare primary teeth to receive stainless steel crowns
c9-Construct appropriate space maintainers to solve space maintenance problems in primary & mixed dentitions
c10-Obtaining radiographs & performing processing
Clinical:
Clinical requirements cases
Teaching and Learning Methods for special needs students
a) Assessment Methods
Clinical requirements cases
Practical
MC assessment
b) Assessment Schedule
Midterms
Practical
Final
Practical
MC assessment
c) Weighting of Assessment
Class work:
Practical 150
Final
Practical 105
MC assessment 45
Total 300
a) Course Notes
Handouts of presentations
b) Essential Books (Text Books)
McDonald , R. E.; Avery,D .R.and Dean J.A: Dentistry For The Child And Adolescent
Pediatric dentistry (Pinkham)
c) Recommended Books
Comprehensive preventive dentistry
Preventive and community dentistry
d) Scientific periodicals,bulletins,etc...
American academy of pediatric dentistry guidelines