Anxiety and Special Needs in Pediatric Dentistry

Anxiety and Special Needs in Pediatric Dentistry is organized by The DALE Foundation.

Access to course:
6 months from purchase

Description:
Dealing with anxiety and special needs in pediatric patients can be challenging, and the role parents play through their interactions with their children can minimize or enhance these challenges. This set of articles gathers current research on factors contributing to dental anxiety among pediatric patients, successful strategies in mitigating these anxieties, and the key role parents can play in treating patients with special needs.

Objectives:
After completing all of the articles, the learner will be able to:
• Understand effective strategies for managing dental fear and anxiety in children and adolescents from the public’s perspective using YouTube
• Recognize the use of pharmacologic agents in managing young, behaviorally challenging patients who have suffered dental trauma
• Understand that parenting style can mediate child temperament and anxiety, and should be considered in the selection of behavior guidance techniques
• Describe how to engage both children with special healthcare needs and their parents in oral health promotion, and how the patient's level of functioning might predict the degree to which parents engage in oral health promotion efforts
• Identify factors influencing behavior guidance technique utilization among practicing pediatric dentists and explore potential barriers to the incorporation of previously unused techniques.