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Pedodontics & Public Health

  • Course Code :
    ORP 512
  • Level :
    Undergraduate
  • Course Hours :
    2.00 Hours
  • Department :
    Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine

Instructor information :

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

pulp therapy, space maintainer, traumatic injuries, nutrition, gingival and periodontal diseases, handicapped, stainless steel crowns.

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Pedodontics & Public Health


Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1- Identify the different restorative techniques and materials
2- Classify traumatic injuries and select the appropriate management for each class
3- Describe the different types of pulp therapy
4- Memorize the different types of periodontal diseases and their differential diagnosis.
5- Recognize different treatment modalities for handicapped patients.
6- Recognize the sequelae of untreated malocclusion and its influence on oral health
7- Describe different methods of space analysis and state the possible management for different cases of space problems in both primary and mixed dentitions
8- Recognize the interrelationship between orthodontics and other dental specialties
9- Recognize the iatrogenic effect in orthodontics
10- Identify the moral and ethical responsibility involved in the provision of care to individual patients and community

b. Intellectual Skills:

1- Make decisions regarding management of deep caries in both primary and permanent dentitions.
2- - Write a medical referral form for other specialties
3- communicate with children and their families using appropriate communication skills
4- Integrate personal, medical and dental history together with clinical and radiographic finding to manage both immediate and delayed effects of traumatic injuries
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- clinically treat uncomplicated cases regarding cavity preparation and pulp therapy
2- Differentiate clinically between primary and permanent teeth
3- Detect and quantify caries using different caries indices
4- Detect and quantify inflammatory periodontal diseases using different periodontal indices.
5- Interpret different types of X-rays for child dental patient.
6- Perform appropriate cavity preparations and pulp therapy procedures in artificial and extracted teeth

d. General and Transferable Skills:

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


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Pedodontics & Public Health

Course topics and contents:

Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical
Pulp therapy 4
Stainless Steel Crowns 4
Trauma (Diagnosis & classification) 4
Trauma (treatment) 4
Reaction of teeth to trauma 4
Space maintainers 4
Introduction to handicapped 4
Management of handicapped 4
Management of handicapped 4
Gingival and Periodontal diseases 4
Nutrition 4

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Pedodontics & Public Health

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Lectures
discussion
Video tapes
Posters
Spottings
Case studies
Problem solving case
Samples, examples and mock ups
Demonstrations

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Pedodontics & Public Health

Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment Relative weight % Week No. Assess What
Final Written Examination 25.00
Mid Term Examinations 30.00
Mid Term Practical Examination 20.00
Oral Examination 10.00
Practical Examination 15.00

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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

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