• Course Code :
  PEDP 531
• Level :
  Undergraduate
• Course Hours :
  2.00 Hours
• Department :
  Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine

Instructor information :

This course provides the student with overall useful knowledge about pediatric dentistry to implement it on pediatric dental patients in order to develop a more ideal oral structure from a metabolic, functional and esthetic view in these growing organisms. • To differentiate between morphology in primary and permanent dentition. • It provides students with knowledge about normal occlusion and development of dentition. • To understand child psychology, proper management, behavior modification and the ability to establish a positive attitude towards dental treatment in child patient. • To enable the students to diagnose and to treat dental caries among children and adolescents. • To understand techniques of pain control through conscious sedation and local anesthesia. • To differentiate oral signs and symptoms of viral infections in children.

Introduction to pediatric dentistry & Eruption & Chronology of primary and permanent teeth Morphology of primary & permanent Normal occlusion in children First dental visit Behavior management in children and young adults Behavior management in children and young adults Pharmacological management techniques Viral manifestations of Covid-19 among pediatric patients. Local anesthesia in pediatric dentistry Restoration of primary teeth

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:
	1- Recognize the different methods and techniques of pain control for children. 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 indications and types of premedication and their application in clinical practice (pharmacological management). 6- 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- Identify the different restorative techniques and materials for children.
b. Intellectual Skills:
	1- Differentiate between primary and permanent teeth. 2- Differentiate between different type of fears. 3- Contrast between different parental attitudes. 4- Compare between different techniques of pharmacological management. 5- - Criticize the use of conscious sedation. 6- - Differentiate oral signs and symptoms of viral infections in children.
c. Professional and Practical Skills:
	1- Evaluate clinically the difference between primary and permanent teeth. 2- Apply different psychological management techniques 3- Diagnose dental caries in primary and young permanent teeth in children.
d. General and Transferable Skills:
	1- -Demonstrate appropriate professional attitudes and behavior in different situations toward colleagues and supervisors. 2- Communicate respectfully towards dental staff. 3- Apperciate importance of different psychological techniques

For further information :

• Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
• E-mail: [email protected]