Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Paediatric Dentistry II
Course Code
RBZ_026
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
34.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ilona Viduskalne
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Pediatric dentist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Ilona Viduskalne
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills according to the requirements of the speciality regulation to prepare for certification in paediatric dentist’s speciality according to laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia.
To provide evidence-based training in pathology of dental diseases in children, microbiology and endodontics, integrating the field of specialty with other branches of dentistry and medicine.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Describes the development of caries in deciduous and permanent teeth. Defines the types of traumatic dental damage and the diagnostic and treatment options. Describes multidisciplinary treatment options for traumatic dental damage. Names endodontic treatment diagnosis, techniques and prognosis of an endodontically treated tooth.
Skills
1.Knows how to draw up a treatment plan in paediatric dentistry and how to follow it clinically. Knows how to use evidence-based methods in the selection of treatments. Knows how to endodontically treat new permanent teeth with unformed root growth.
Competences
1.To be competent to work in dental establishments, according to the profile of one’s specialty. To apply evidence-based methods in the planning and implementation of oral cavity treatment for children, in line with the latest clinical study results. To be competent, to plan in a multidisciplinary manner and treat children with traumatic dental damage.
Assessment
Individual work
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To see patients. To consult and treat as clinically necessary. To attend lectures and seminars. To prepare and present clinical case presentations on a monthly basis.
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Examination
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Lectures and seminars attended.
Clinical cases treated independently and prepared for presentation according to the topic. Work on selecting and critically evaluating literature according to the topic.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Organisation of a clinical trial and development of the ethics protocol
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Child development, tooth growth, bite formation
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Caries development in deciduous teeth, active and chronic caries
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Filling materials – GIC, compomer
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Bonding systems, composites
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Pulpitis of deciduous teeth.
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Hall technique, crowns for deciduous teeth
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Analysis of clinical cases and situations.
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Treatment planning for patients under general anaesthesia
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Anaesthesia in the deciduous teeth bite, extractions
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Specifics of caries in young permanent teeth
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Specifics of deep caries in young permanent teeth, treatment possibilities
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Direct pulp capping, materials, evaluation of results
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Vital pulp therapy methods, materials used, clinical efficacy
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Recurrent and irreversible pulpitis, diagnosis, treatment possibilities.
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Specifics of the preparation of young permanent teeth with necrotic pulp canals and choice of the
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Apexofication, technique, materials, evaluation of results, periodontal prognosis, possibilities of autotransplantation in childhood.
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Treatment planning in the shifting bite, aspects of interceptive orthodontics
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
34.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
18
Length (weeks):
26
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Andreasen. Textbook and Color Atlas of Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth. 4th edition. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing LTD. 2018
2.
Dean, Mc Donald, Avery. Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent. 11th edition. Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby Elsevier. 2022
3.
Kupietzky. Wright’s Behaviour Management in Dentistry for Children. 3rd edition. MO: Wiley Blackwell, 2021
4.
Widmer, Cameron. Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry. 5th edition. St Louis, MO: Elsevier Health Sciences, 2021
5.
Graber LW, Vanarsdall RL, Vig KWL, Huang GJ. Orthodontics: Current Principles and Techniques. 6th edition. Elsevier. 2016
6.
William Proffit, Henry Fields, Brent Larson, David Sarver. Contemporary Orthodontics. 6th edition. Mosby, 2016
Additional Reading
1.
Bonita, Ruth, Beaglehole, Robert, Kjellström, Tord & World Health Organization. Basic epidemiology, 2nd edition. World Health Organization, 2006.
Other Information Sources
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IAPD Consensus Recommendations
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WHO (2015) Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children. Geneva: World Health Organization.
3.
WHO (2017) Fact sheet on sugars and dental caries
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2020 IADT Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries
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IJPD – International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry - free access for IAPD members