Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Developing Therapeutic Relationships in Children’s Dentistry: Theory and Practice
Course Code
PMUPK_039
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Other clinical medicines
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Dentistry
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Laura Valaine
Structure Unit Manager
Māris Taube
Structural Unit
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Contacts
Riga, 30 Kristapa Street, pmpk@rsu.lv, +371 67210989
About Study Course
Objective
Develop deep understanding and practical skills for students in developing therapeutic relationships with children and their parents in a dental context to promote children’s psychoemotional comfort, reduce fear of treatment and improve treatment outcomes.
Preliminary Knowledge
Anatomy, embryology, physiology, internal disease basics, paediatric basics, psychiatric basics.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge of personal development, importance of child-parent relationships, psychosomatic disorders in children’s dentistry, theoretical aspects of doctor-patient relationships in working with children, knowledge of working with children with special needs.
Individual work and tests
Exam
Skills
1.First contact with the patient-child and his or her parent. Use of toy elements in working with children.
Individual work and tests
Exam • Monitoring of children in clinical practice • Description of the clinical case
2.Skills to manage the treatment process in various clinical situations in children: - agitated, controlling, aggressive, uncooperative, uniented, disinfected parent; - phobia of dentists, troubled child - Dentistry for acute conditions - child with AST, UDHS
Individual work and tests
Description of the clinical case • Exam • Monitoring of children in clinical practice
Competences
1.Interpret functional and dysfunctional processes within the family, interpret the concepts of child psychoemotional development.
Individual work and tests
Exam
Assessment
Individual work
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Monitoring of children in clinical practice |
0.00% from total grade
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Test
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Observe children in a dental clinic (waiting room, one or with a parent, etc.) and analyse the situation by empathizing with the child. |
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2.
Description of the clinical case |
50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Create a clinical description appropriate to the subject of the lesson. |
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Exam |
50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Exam in test form on theoretical and practical aspects of study hail. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must complete the study course evaluation questionnaire on the student portal. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Personality development - ageing stages and related child emotional needs, child-parent relationships (I)
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Lecture
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2
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Personality development - ageing stages and related emotional needs of the child, child-parent relationships (II)
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Lecture
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Psychosomatic disorders in paediatric dentistry (Classic, lifestyle - bruxism, anxiety, inflammation, bottle carriage, dental hygiene issues)
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Lecture
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Specificity of physician-patient therapeutic relationship with children
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Study room
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4
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Topics
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First contact with patient-child and their parent (until school age, adolescents) - task of observing children (waiting room, one/with parent, to fit in for children). The role of play in children’s dentistry.
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Class/Seminar
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Study room
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4
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Analysis of clinical situations - anxious, controlling, aggressive, uncooperative, disinterested, disinfected, etc.
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Study room
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4
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Dental phobia and child anxiety (including overcoming negative dental experience). Desensitisation. The importance of play (games chambers).
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On site
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4
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Analysis of clinical situations - treatment of a child for acute dental injury, other acute conditions.
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On site
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Study room
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4
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Clinical case analysis - working with a child with special healthcare needs (AST, UDHS).
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On site
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Study room
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4
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Topics
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Analysis of clinical situations - aggregation. Exam.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Wright, Gerald Z. (2021). Wright's Behavior Management in Dentistry for Children. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. ProQuest Ebook CentralSuitable for English stream
2.
Dean, J. (2021). McDonald and Avery’s Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent.Suitable for English stream
3.
Kroniņa, Care, Raščevska, Akota, Kviļūna, Skreitule-Pikše, … (2017). Correlation of the Children’s Dental Fear and Anxiety with Oral Health and Psychosocial Factors : summary of the Doctoral Thesis for obtaining the degree of a Doctor of Medicine, speciality - Dentistry / Līga Kroniņa ; scientific supervisors: Dr.med. Rūta Care, Dr.psych. Malgožata Raščevska ; official reviewers: Dr.med. Ilze Akota, Dr.med. Daiga Kviļūna, Dr.psych. Inga Skreitule-Pikše. RSUSuitable for English stream
4.
Kohli, N., Hugar, S., Soneta, S., Saxena, N., Kadam, K., & Gokhale, N. (2022). Psychological behavior management techniques to alleviate dental fear and anxiety in 4–14-year-old children in pediatric dentistry: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Dental Research Journal, 19(1), 47–47.Suitable for English stream
5.
Lin, B. P., & Lin, M. I. (2020). Clinical Behavior Guidance for Children in Dentistry. Journal of the California Dental Association, 48(5–6), 271–276.Suitable for English stream