Pediatric Dentistry Practicum 2020

Pediatric Dentistry Practicum is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held from Dec 04 - 05, 2020 at UF College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.

Continuing Education Units
14 contact hours. Participation.

Course Description:
Management of Pain and Anxiety in the Pediatric Dental Patient
• Modern concepts in behavior guidance
• Best practices in local anesthesia and analgesia
• Administration of nitrous oxide
• Application of minimal sedation techniques

Lecture - Selecting Dental Biomaterials and Techniques Employed in Preventive, Restorative and Pulp Therapy in Pediatric Dentistry
• Early childhood caries and risk assessment, Fluoride therapy
• Evidence-based restorative materials – selection and indications
• Sealants, bonding agents, glass ionomers and resin-modified glass ionomers
• Composites – anterior and posterior restorations
• Stainless steel crowns
• Trauma
• Modern Concepts in Pulp Therapy

Lab - Restorative Techniques:
• Rubber dam placement
• Class II -traditional and slot
• Strip crown form
• Pulpotomy
• Stainless Steel Crowns
• Composite veneered anterior stainless steel crown
• Case presentations

Course Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to provide the general dental practitioner with contemporary knowledge and applied skills in pediatric dentistry that include:
• Behavior management techniques
• Updated knowledge and basic skills requisite to perform modern restorative procedures for the pediatric patient
• Problem-solving and treatment planning

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.