DIPLOMA IN PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Subject Lecture Content and learning outcomes Craniofacial growth and development The process of pre-natal development The process of post-natal craniofacial growth The process of tooth development The process of tooth eruption Occlusal development in primary, mixed and permanent dentitions Introduction to the Dental Surgery The psychology of child development The relationship between parents and their influence on dental treatment The clinician-patient relationship Problems associated with anxious and uncooperative children Techniques used to help patients cope with dental care History, examination, risk assessment and treatment planning The significance of ethics and consent The patient history Extra and intra-oral examination Further investigations for the child patient Risk assessment Principles of treatment planning Management of pain and anxiety Dental anxiety/fears/phobia Assessment/clinical decision making Communication/behaviour management Drugs and routes used for conscious sedation The training, environment, facilities, and required for sedation Pre- and post-operative instructions Monitoring the sedated child Inhalation sedation Intravenous sedation Oral and transmucosal sedation 1
Local Analgesia for Children Agents for surface analgesia Techniques for non-pharmacological pain control Be familiar with local analgesic solutions Techniques for local analgesia Pain-free local analgesia Complications of local analgesia Contraindications to local analgesia Paediatric radiography Radiographic techniques for child patients Radiographic interpretation Diagnosis and prevention of dental caries The development of dental caries Epidemiology of dental caries Caries detection and diagnosis Prevention of dental caries Treatment planning for caries prevention Operative treatment of dental caries in the primary dentition The philosophy of care When to remove, restore or leave a diseased tooth Diagnosis and treatment planning for the child patient Materials used in restorative treatment The use of rubber dam for operative procedures in the primary dentition Current concepts and techniques in operative treatment Indications and procedures for pulp therapy in primary teeth Management of the child with a high caries rate Operative treatment of dental caries in the young permanent dentition Assessment of caries risk Treatment decisions Diagnostic procedures used in caries detection Recurrent caries Fissure sealants The use of rubber dam for restorative procedures in the permanent or mixed dentition 2
The management of anterior, occlusal, aproximal and extensive/deep caries Alternatives to conventional cavity preparation Rampant caries Advanced restorative dentistry Micro-abrasion techniques Non-vital and vital bleaching Localised composite resin restorations Composite resin and porcelain veneers Adhesive metal castings Indirect composite resin onlays Tooth discolouration Tooth surface loss Inherited anomalies of enamel and dentine and their management Molar-incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) Hypodontia Periodontal diseases in children The anatomy of the periodontium in children Acute gingival conditions Chronic gingivitis Drug-induced gingival enlargement Traumatic gingivitis Muco-gingival problems in children Chronic periodontitis Screening for periodontal diseases in children Risk factors for periodontal conditions and diseases Periodontal complications of orthodontic treatment Aggressive periodontal diseases Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease General anaesthesia Overview of general anaesthesia Indications and risks Types of general anaesthesia for paediatric dentistry Monitoring, recovery and follow-up Treatment planning for general anaesthesia 3
Oral surgery Exodontia Extraction techniques Surgical aids to orthodontics Apical surgery Cysts interfering with eruption Treatment of acute oro-facial infection Autotransplantation of teeth Soft tissue surgery Traumatic injuries to the teeth History and examination Injuries to the primary dentition Sequelae of injuries to the primary dentition Injuries to the permanent dentition Anomalies of tooth formation and eruption Missing teeth Supernumerary teeth Abnormality of tooth size Abnormality of tooth form Abnormality of root form Abnormality of tooth structure Disturbances of eruption Disturbances of exfoliation The paedodontic-orthodontic interface Recognition of malocclusion Primary to mixed dentition Extraction of children s teeth Correction of cross-bites Anomalies of eruption Anomalies of tooth size and number Orthodontics and dental trauma Complications of orthodontic treatment Cleft lip and palate Oral medicine and pathology Lesions of the oral soft tissues Lesions of the jaws Oral manifestations of systemic disease Children with complex needs Intellectual impairment Physical impairment Autistic Spectrum Disorder ADHD & related conditions Child and adolescent mental illness 4
Safeguarding children Categories of abuse and neglect Extent of the problem Recognising the signs Responding Legal aspects Dental neglect Policies and procedures Simulated clinical cases - workshop days There is a significant amount of self-directed study involved in this programme of study. It is anticipated that a minimum of 20 hours each week would be devoted to personal study time. 5