PPED 813 - Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry

Cr Hrs: 2 (32-0-0)

This course given the first eight weeks of the first year of the program provides the pediatric postgraduate student with a comprehensive introduction to a variety of subjects and topics pertinent to advanced pediatric dentistry. The topics that are covered include conscious sedation, pulp therapy, traumatic dental injuries, cariology and prevention, space maintenance, speech and language development, craniofacial growth and development periodontal problems, ethics, advocacy, special patient care, infection control, restorative materials and techniques, behavior management, pediatric medicine hospital dentistry, radiographic principles of pediatric psychosocial growth and development, pediatric oral pathology, nutrition, pharmacology and pediatric dental practice. Biomedical sciences topics are integrated in the lectures. First year students in the Advanced Pediatric Dental Program participate in this course. Eleven broad topics will introduce the postgraduate student to knowledge beyond the pre-doctoral dental education to the level required of the specialty. Topics are led by the Pediatric Dentistry faculty. In addition, guest lecturers and other members of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center faculty will participate.

Grade Mode: Standard
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture, Seminar
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Postgraduate Pediatric Dentistry Program
Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Martha H Wells
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Larry Dormois
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Martin E. Donaldson