Pediatric Dentistry Series

 

Chairman:

Nilsa H. Toledo, DMD FAAPD

 

Course Outline

I- Growth and Development

• Embriology: normal / abnormal (i.e., distocclusion vs. CLP)
• Genetic vs. congenital
• Environmental influences – Malocclusion & Posture

II- Early Childhood Caries (BBS/Nursing/Rampant Caries)

• Dental defects, hypoplasias, agenesias, mesiodens, supernumeraries, normal/ abnormal eruption patterns
• Amelogenesis, Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
• Cosmetic Dentistry (new dental materials, Fluoride- releasing glass ionomers)

III- Preventive Dentistry

• Pre-natal care & birth through Adolescence – (1st B-day = 1st visit to Pediatric Dentist; Fluoride varnishes, brushing techniques)

IV-Syndromes affecting Head & Neck - (i.e., Pierre Robin, Treacher’s Collins, Crouzon, Down’s, Craniosynostosis )

 

V- Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip & Palate

VI- Systemic Conditions & Oral Health

• Endocrinologic conditions (i.e., IDDM)
• Cardiac Disease (i.e., ASD, VSD, PS, RF)/ SBE prophy -Immune disorders (i.e., HIV, Lupus, ALL)
• Pts. On Radiation Therapy/ Chemotherapy
• Blood Discrasias (i.e., Hemophilia, VWD, Anemias)
• Eating Disorders (i.e., bulemia, anorexia, G-T feeding, obese children/ teens)

VII- Most common Oral Pathology in Children/ Teens

• Herpes Labialis
• Impetigo
• Candidiasis
• Human Papillomavirus (oral warts)
• Molluscum Contagiosum

VIII- Systemic/ Neurologic/ Mental/ Emotional Conditions affecting overall Dental Tx - (i.e., Autism, MR, CP, Developmental disorders, seizure disorders, Hydrocephalus)

 

IX-Hospital Dentistry: ER/ OPD/ ID/ PICU/NICU (premies/tube management)

 

X- Functional Dento-Facial Orthopaedics

• in the healthy child/ teen
• in skeletal malocclusions (i.e., Distocclusion, Mesiocclusion, Bi-protrusion)
• in cranio/facial pts, NAM, Nosepiece
• in TMJ Dysfunction & pain
• in detrimental oral habits (i.e., finger- sucking, tongue thrusting, nail biting)

XI- Accidental and Non-Accidental Trauma - (i.e., sports accidents vs. child abuse)

 

XII- Sports Dentistry

• Mouth piece vs. Orthopositioner

XIII- Pain Management

 

XIV-Teens: Smoking, Drugs of abuse, STD’s, Alcoholism

 

XV- Behavior Management

• Knee-to-knee positioning
• Tell, Show & Do
• HOM technique
• N2O2 Analgesia
• Oral pre-medication
• Oral/ IM/ IV Sedation modalities
• TIVA (i.e., in management of biopsy - diagnosed Malignant Hyperthermia)
• General Anesthesia