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947 From Infancy through Adolescence: Pediatric Clinical Tips to Achieve Excellence in Your Everyday General Practice

When Jun 01, 2013
from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Where UCLA School of Dentistry
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Dates: June 1, 2013
Time: 9:00 am -5:00 pm
Area of Focus: Pediatrics
Units: 7
Fees: $198
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The uniqueness of treating children and adolescents is not limited to the ability to perform restorative procedures on young patients, but rather to actively promote oral health and monitor the dental growth and development of this special population of patients.  This course will be a fast paced and exciting clinical presentation of the different techniques available today in Pediatric Dentistry.  The topics and material have been selected to assist the general practitioner in their daily practice to better serve children and adolescents.

Topics

  • Infant Oral Health
  • Caries Risk Assessment
  • Treating the Caries Disease and Not Only the Tooth
  • Early Diagnosis of Carious Lesions
  • The Problem of Occlusal Caries
  • Sealants: Resin Based vs. Glass Ionomer
  • Diagnosing the Primary Teeth Pulp Status
  • Indirect Pulp Treatment as the “New Pulp Therapy”
  • Whys and Hows of Pulpotomy and Pulpectomy
  • Restorations Repair vs. Replacement
  • Selecting the Most Appropriate Restorative Material
  • Simplified Treatment of Ectopic Eruption of Permanent Molars
  • Esthetic Solutions for Primary Incisors
  • Esthetic Solutions for Adolescents: Diastema,
  • Peg Laterals and Crown Fractures

Speaker

Daniela Rodrigues Silva, DDS, MS
Associate Clinical Professor and Residency Program Director, Section of Pediatric Dentistry, UCLA

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