2015 Catalog: Dentist Courses

This course is available to staff in Alaska Area only.

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with a foundation of the basic knowledge of pediatric dentistry at the graduate program level. The course includes a full range of topics pertinent to the clinical practice of pediatric dentistry.

Individual Session Summaries

TUESDAY NOV 4         
Preventive Dentistry-Walsh

Preventative dentistry focuses on keeping teeth and gums healthy before treatment needs to be completed in a surgical fashion. This session will include a discussion on several dental prevention strategies including sealants, fluoride, xylitol, chlorhexidine. Anticipatory guidance for children ages 0-12 will also be examined.

Anterior and Posterior Pulp Therapy-Rayes

This session will cover current concepts in pulp therapy of the anterior and posterior primary dentition, including pulpotomy, pulpectomy, and indirect pulp cap. Materials and techniques will be described. Time will be spent reviewing the diagnosis of pulpal health from various signs and symptoms and determining appropriate therapy based upon the diagnosis.

Early Infant Care-Walsh

This session will identify anatomical and health considerations unique to the youngest in our population. The one year old dental exam will be outlined. Dental care and dental treatment specific for ages 0-2 care will be explored.

Special Needs-Rogers

This session will cover a variety of special needs that the general dentist may encounter in pediatric patients. Signs, symptoms, and the dental implications of these conditions will be discussed.

Anterior Restorations/Dental Materials-Norris

This session will cover a range of techniques and materials used in restoring anterior teeth in primary dentition.

WEDNESDAY NOV 5         
Hospital Dentistry-Walsh

Sometimes due to age, extent of treatment, behavior or medical conditions, dental treatment needs to be completed in the hospital setting. This session will describe how treatment in the hospital operating room occurs including a discussion of the risks and benefits of receiving treatment in this manner. Some special health considerations will be identified. The session will end with a review of antibiotic prophylaxis based on the most recent guidelines.

Oral Medicine-Norris

This lecture will present oral pathology and syndromes that are important to pediatric dentistry.

Treatment Planning-Atzmon

This presentation will cover aspects of treatment planning for a pediatric patient. Treatment options for children will be discussed including general anesthesia, conscious sedation, and no treatment. Example cases will be considered.

Post Operative Pain and Emesis Control for Children-Fox

This session looks at the causes of intra-operative and post-operative pain, and then progresses into how pain can be best managed in the pediatric patient. We will discuss different types of analgesics, how they work, and common dosages. Following pain control, we will discuss causes of nausea and vomiting in the dental setting and how this can be control with anti-emetics. Again, specific drugs and dosages will be identified.

Arch Length Analysis and Serial Extractions-Etter

This session will discuss when to determine when serial extraction would be beneficial to patients.

Class II Caries Restoration/SSC-Rogers

This session will cover a range of techniques and materials used in restoring cavitated posterior teeth in pediatric patients.

THURSDAY NOV 6         
Growth and Development-Singleton

This session will cover explanation of mechanisms, control processes, and theories of craniofacial growth.

Nitrous Oxide-Singleton

This session reviews the use of Nitrous Oxide for dental patients. Included in the discussion are patient selection, indications/contraindications, safety/equipment and clinical protocols.

Space Maintenance-Fox

During this session, we will discuss the indications and goals for space maintenance in the primary and mixed dentitions. The different types of space maintainers will be identified and laboratory models will be displayed. This session will compare and contrast the different types of space maintainers and we will use clinical examples to apply their use. In addition, we will also discuss ectopic eruption and anterior cross-bites that require early treatment.

Oral Pathology-Singleton

This session will review common oral pathological conditions in pediatric dentistry using clinical photographs and scenarios.

Medical Emergencies-Singleton

This session will discuss common emergencies in the dental office, the team management approach, and specific emergency scenarios.

FRIDAY NOV 7         
Behavior Guidance-Brewer

This session will review techniques currently accepted by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry for the guidance of behavior of children in the dental clinic environment. It will include background information in developmental psychology, and will include discussion of various reasons that children don’t cooperate for dental treatment, as well as discussion of the most frequent difficult behavioral situations encountered in the dental clinic. It will focus on the child’s ability to cope with stress, and techniques to facilitate effortful self-control by the child while under the stress of the dental visit. There will be discussion of temperament and how it relates to a child’s behavior during a dental visit. The use of pre-designed scripts will be encouraged to help participants in their daily practical interactions with child patients and their parents. Pitfalls and common errors in the guidance of child behavior will be discussed as well.

Trauma-Atzmon

This presentation will be covering a large variety of types of dental trauma of both the primary and permanent dentitions. The management of trauma will be discussed, including examination, diagnosis and treatment. Complications and sequela will be reviewed with educational resources provided.

PANDA-Shearrer

This session will be concerned with how to identify neglect and abuse in the patient and how to provide the appropriate intervention.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
1. Accurately assess when intervention is indicated in the developing dentition.
2. Recognize and treat accidental and non-accidental trauma.
3. Properly treatment plan preventive, pulpal, restorative and behavior guidance needs of their pediatric and special needs patients.

Individual session objectives:

TUESDAY NOV 4         
Preventive Dentistry-Walsh

1. Identify several preventative adjuncts to dental treatment and describe their applications.
2. Explain the process of caries transmission and the influence on caries prevention.
3. Recognize dental milestones and age specific needs for children ages 0-12.

Anterior and Posterior Pulp Therapy-Rayes

1. Diagnose pulpal health and select appropriate therapy based on diagnosis.
2. Perform pulpectomy, pulpotomy and indirect pulp caps on primary teeth.
3. Explain the biological principals behind pulpal diagnosis, treatment planning, and therapy.

Early Infant Care-Walsh

1. Explain the importance of establishing a dental home.
2. Execute a thorough knee to knee clinical exam.
3. Recognize and treat early childhood caries [ECC] in children younger than two.

Special Needs-Rogers

1. Identify common special needs in the pediatric patient population.
2. Explain the dental implications of these conditions.
3. Provide and coordinate dental treatment for children with special needs in your practice.

Anterior Restorations/Dental Materials-Norris

1. Identify the anatomical considerations in restoring anterior primary teeth.
2. Describe various treatment options for anterior primary restorations.
3. Explain how to restore anterior primary teeth with multiple dental materials.

WEDNESDAY NOV 5         
Hospital Dentistry-Walsh

1. Describe the risks and benefits of a patient receiving dental treatment under general anesthesia.
2. Recognize patients with health complications and possible modifications needed to receive treatment in the hospital setting.
3. Order antibiotic prophylaxis based on the most recent guidelines.

Oral Medicine-Norris

1. Identify common pathology found in the pediatric patient.
2. Describe the proper treatment and management of discussed pathology.
3. Explain where each pathologic lesion most frequently occurs.

Treatment Planning-Atzmon

1. Explain the importance of the patient’s history.
2. List prevention/recall strategies.
3. Describe informed consent when developing a treatment plan.
4. Develop a treatment plan based on patient’s short and long term needs.
5. Prioritize sequencing of treatment including consultations with health care providers for medically compromised patients.

Post Operative Pain and Emesis Control for Children-Fox

1. Define analgesia and identify indications for pain control.
2. Discuss the different classes of analgesics, mechanism of action, and common dosages for the pediatric population.
3. Identify common anti-emetics and recognize how to prevent and treat intra- and post-operative nausea.

Arch Length Analysis and Serial Extractions-Etter

1. Discuss treatment sequence of serial extraction technique.
2. Explain occlusion and space changes from primary dentition to transitional dentition to permanent dentition.
3. Predict space problems in permanent dentition while patient is in transitional dentition.

Class II Caries Restoration/SSC-Rogers

1. Consider a variety of treatment options when restoring a primary posterior tooth.
2. List the pros and cons of different treatment techniques and materials.

THURSDAY NOV 6         
Growth and Development-Singleton

1. Explain the mechanisms of bone growth.
2. Describe the variations of growth to accommodate anatomical and structural requirements
3. List the theories of Craniofacial growth.

Nitrous Oxide-Singleton

1. Discuss the pharmacology of Nitrous Oxide.
2. Explain the patient selection process as well as indications/contraindications.
3. List clinical protocols for use.

Space Maintenance-Fox

1. Identify indications for space maintenance.
2. List and contrast the different types of space maintainers.
3. Evaluate and recommend space maintainers based on clinical case examples.

Oral Pathology-Singleton

1. Establish a framework for classifying oral pathological conditions.
2. Recognize common pediatric oral pathology.
3. Determine an appropriate treatment plan after establishing the diagnosis.

Medical Emergencies-Singleton

1. Recognize and manage medical emergencies in the dental office.
2. Easily access the emergency equipment in the dental clinic.
3. Instruct staff in case of an emergency in the dental office.

FRIDAY NOV 7         
Behavior Guidance-Brewer

1. Recognize and respond appropriately to the various types of crying presented by children.
2. Develop scripts for use in a variety of commonly recurrent behavior guidance situations.
3. Utilize a variety of behavior guidance techniques accepted by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
4. Respect the stress that a child dental patient experiences during their visit, and be prepared to facilitate effortful self-control on the part of the patient.

Trauma-Atzmon

1. Recognize and treat traumatic injuries to the primary and permanent dentition.
2. Locate updated information on treating traumatic injuries to the primary and permanent dentition.
3. Determine recall schedules for patients who have received traumatic injuries to their dentition.

PANDA-Shearrer

1. Describe types of abuse and neglect.
2. Identify physical and behavioral characteristics of abuse/neglect of victims and abusers.
3. Apply the appropriate intervention when abuse/neglect is suspected.

Jody Atzmon — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at jatzmon@scf.cc.

Dana Pfaffle — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at dpfaffle@scf.cc.

THOMAS BREWER — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tbrewer@scf.cc.

STEVEN RAYES — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at steverayes@mac.com.

John Etter — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at jetter@scf.cc.

JAMES SINGLETON — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at jsingleton@scf.cc.

Alison Walsh — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at AWalsh@SouthcentralFoundation.com.

Kayla Carver — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Kayla.Caver@IHS.GOV.

Elizabeth Rogers — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at erogers@scf.cc.

Jonathan Norris — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at dr.jonathan.norris@gmail.com.

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

DDS or DHAT

Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.