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Pedodontics & Public Health

  • Course Code :
    ORP 511
  • Level :
    Undergraduate
  • Course Hours :
    2.00 Hours
  • Department :
    Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine

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Area of Study :

• Provide student with knowledge & skills necessary for improvement, maintenance & treatment of oral heath of infants, children, adolescents & children with special needs. • Enable students to provide preventive care for different pediatric age group

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Pedodontics & Public Health

introduction to pediatric dentistry, virst dental visit, eruption and chronology, morphology, occlusion, restoration of primary teeth, rampant caries, behavioural managment, local anathesia

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Pedodontics & Public Health


Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1- Discuss the scientific principles of sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis.
2- Recognize the aim and benefits of pedodontics for ( children, dentist and nation )
3- State the importance of primary teeth
4- Describe the factors that influence the child behavior in dental office and the different psychological management approaches
5- Describe the need for and types of premedications and their application in clinical practice.
6- Recognize and illustrate the morphological differences between the primary and permanent dentition and their significance in clinical practice
7- Describe the normal occlusion of pediatric patients at different ages of life.
8- Recognize the different methods and techniques of pain control
9- Memorize the different designs of caries detection and removal

b. Intellectual Skills:

1- Make decisions regarding management of deep caries in both primary and permanent dentitions.
2- Integrate personal, medical and dental history together with clinical and radiographic finding to manage both immediate and delayed effects of traumatic injuries.
3- Write a medical referral form for other specialties
4- communicate with children and their families using appropriate communication skills
5- show merciful attitude towards children & there parents and respectful attitude towards dental staff
6- Adhere to health and safety regulations as they greatly affect dental practice and environment

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1- Perform appropriate cavity preparations and pulp therapy procedures in artificial and extracted teeth.
2- clinically treat uncomplicated cases regarding cavity preparation and pulp therapy
3- Differentiate clinically between primary and permanent teeth
4- Detect and quantify caries using different caries indices.
5- Detect and quantify inflammatory periodontal diseases using different periodontal indices.
6- Interpret different types of X-rays for child dental patient.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1- Demonstrate appropriate professional attitudes and behavior in different situations toward patients, colleagues and supervisors.
2- Communicate effectively collaboratively with other department for proper tentative diagnosis and follow up of the case.


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Pedodontics & Public Health

Course topics and contents:

Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical
Introduction, eruption and chronology 5
Normal occlusion in children 5
Morphology of primary and permanent teeth 5
Restoration of primary teeth 5
Behaviour managment 5
First dental visit 5
Sedation 5
Local anaesthesia 5
Management of deep caries 5
EEC and rampant caries 5

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Pedodontics & Public Health

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Lectures
Lecture with discussion
Video tapes a) Posters b) Slides c) Computer projections d) Samples, examples and mock ups e) Spottings
Class discussion
Case studies
Problem solving case
Demonstrations
Hands on training

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Pedodontics & Public Health

Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment Relative weight % Week No. Assess What
1st Mid Term Examination 15.00 assess knowledge and understanding.
2nd Mid Term Examination 15.00 assess knowledge and understanding
Final Written Examination
Mid Term Practical Examination 20.00 assess clinical, intellectual and general skills
Oral Examination 10.00 assess knowledge and understanding
Practical Examination 1525.00

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Pedodontics & Public Health

Books:

Book Author Publisher

Course notes :

• Department books : available for students to purchase from the department secretary. • Slides and computer presentation used teaching • Acrylic teeth for cavity preparation for students to purchase from the department secretary • Natural extracted primary teeth

Recommended books :

• Fundamentals of pediatric dentistry • Dentistry for the child and adolescent • Both are available in the faculty library

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