Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Paediatric Therapeutic Dentistry I
Course Code
ZTMVK_044
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Dentistry
ECTS
9.00
Target Audience
Dentistry
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Līga Kroniņa
Structure Unit Manager
Anda Brinkmane
Structural Unit
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
Contacts
Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, tsk@rsu.lv, +371 67455560
About Study Course
Objective
To train theoretically and practically high-level new specialists to work with children at different ages, to provide knowledge about the principles of children's teeth and bite formation, oral diseases, their prevention and treatment options.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic knowledge in embryology, dental anatomy, histology, oral disease prevention, pre-clinical training (operative dentistry), cariology, endodontics, periodontology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.As the result of the study course learning, students will have knowledge of the development of children's teeth and occlusion, children's oral diseases, their prevention and treatment.
Skills
1.As the result of the study course acquisition, students will be able to establish contact with the child and its parents; to eliminate pain and dental anxiety; to treat caries, pulpitis and periodontitis in primary and young permanent teeth depending on the root development stage; to treat dental traumas and most common mucosal diseases in children.
Competences
1.Students will be able to reason and take a clinical decision on patients final diagnosis by interpreting and corelating findings in anamnesis, clinical and radiographic examinations or other diagnostic tests; to choose the best treatment intervention, based on patient's age, treatment needs and level of dental anxiety; to educate the patient and his/her parents about prevention and treatment of oral diseases; to evaluate treatment results and advice additional actions on improving oral health; to communicate with children, their parents / guardians.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work with the patient – child, studying of theoretical topics and subsequential writing tests.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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Active participation in practical lessons;
At the end of the 1st semester of the 5th study year: written exam;
At the end of the course - a state exam (together with other courses).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Philosophy of pediatric dentistry, child development, development of milk and permanent teeth, bite formation. Tooth mineralization and peculiarities.
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Stages of child's psycho-emotional development. Dental anxiety and behavior management methods. Cooperation with parents.
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Prenatal oral health. First dental visit. Early childhood caries, caries risk factors. Orofacial infections.
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Caries treatment in deciduous dentition, non-invasive and invasive treatment methods.
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Methods of diagnosis and treatment of pulpitis in deciduous teeth.
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Development of caries in new permanent teeth, treatment at different stages.
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Treatment of deep caries and pulp in young permanent teeth.
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Dental injuries, classification, examination. Milk teeth injuries.
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Tooth hard tissue injuries, diagnosis, treatment.
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Luxurations, diagnostics, treatment options.
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Auditorium
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2
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Oral health of infants and toddlers.
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Oral health of pre-school children.
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Oral health of younger school-children.
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Oral health of adolescents.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
28 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
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Phantom class. Work organisation in pediatric dentistry classes, examination documentation, information on the presentation of the clinical case at the end of the 5th year. Filling in the integrated patient examination card.
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1
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Periods of child's physical, dental and psychological (emotional and intellectual) development. Primary tooth development, mineralization, hatching times, sequence, anatomy, root resorption. Development of permanent teeth, mineralization, root formation, anatomical pecularities.
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Behaviour management methods in pediatric dentistry. Sedation, general anesthesia. Local anesthesia in pediatric dentistry, dosage and technique in different age groups.
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Perinatal oral health, risk factors. First dental visit.
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Early childhood caries (ECC), etiology, pathogenesis, preventive and non-invasive treatment. Caries risk, treatment and control tactics.
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Caries treatment techniques of primary teeth. Pulpitis in primary teeth, diagnostics, treatment.
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Young permanent teeth, pecularities and caries diagnostics. Preventive and non-invasive treatment planning and methods. Treatment of occlusal and approximal caries in young permanent teeth depending on caries risk.
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Molar - incisor hypomineralization (MIH). Diagnostics, classification, treatment options.
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Treatment of deep caries and vital pulp in young permanent teeth (apexogenesis), diagnostics, control of results.
Treatment of non-vital pulp in young permanent teeth (apexfixation, revascularization). Biomaterials in pediatric dentistry, indications, application.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
64 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 3
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Traumatic dental injuries. Integrated approach to clinical cases in Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic clinics.
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The effect of premature primary tooth extractions on the lack of space in the permanent occlusion. An integrated approach to clinical cases in the Pediatric dentistry and Orthodontic Clinics.
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2
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Oral health of infants and toddlers
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Oral health of preschool children
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Oral health of preschool children
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Oral health of adolescents
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
52 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
AAPD Behavior guidance for the Pediatric Patient, 2019-2020. The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry, p. 266-279.
2.
Welbury R., Duggal M.S., Hosey, M.T., 2018. Paediatric dentistry, 5th edition. Oxford University press, 480p.
3.
Casamassimo P., Fields H., McTigue D., Nowak A., 2013. Pediatric dentistry. Infancy through adolescence, 5th edition. Elsevier, 684p.
4.
Koch G., Poulsen S., Espelid I., Haubek D., 2017. Pediatric dentistry: a clinical approach, 3rd edition. Wiley, 408p.
5.
Harris N.O., Garcia-Godoy F., Nielsen Nathe, C., 2014. Primary preventive dentistry, 8th edition. Pearson, 528p.
6.
Handbook of Clinical Techniques in Pediatric Dentistry, 2nd edition. (Ed. Jane A. Soxman) Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022.
7.
Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry, 5th edition. (Edit. Cameron, A and Widmer, R). Elsevier, 2022.
Additional Reading
1.
Jens O. Andreasen, Frances M Andreasen, Lars Andersson „Textbook and Color Atlas of Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth” – 4th edition, Blackwell Munksgaard, 2007.
2.
Chadwick, B., Hosey, M. T., 2017. Child taming: how to manage children in dental practice. 2nd edition. London: Quintessence Publishing
3.
Banerjee A., Watson T.F., 2015. Pickard's Guide to Minimally Invasive Operative Dentistry. Oxford, 200p.
4.
Ost L.G., Skaret E., 2013. Cognitive behavior therapy for dental phobia and anxiety. Wiley, 234p.
5.
Wright's Behavior Management in Dentistry for Children, 3rd edition. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022.
Other Information Sources
1.
Pediatric Dentistry – Journal of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
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International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.