PDCH 201 - Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry

Cr Hrs: 2 (24-0-0)

This is the basic course in Pediatric Dentistry that covers both preclinical and clinical subject matter. The course presents the following subjects in relation to treatment of the child patient: examination of the child patient, local anesthesia, premedication, behavior guidance, radiographic techniques, pulp therapy, restorative dentistry, eruption of the primary and permanent teeth, space maintenance and arch analysis, correction of minor irregularities in occlusion, limited tooth movement, trauma, gingivitis and periodontal disease, oral pathological conditions in children, dental problems of the handicapped child, special dental problems of the adolescent, and hospital dentistry.
Grade Mode: Standard
Instructional Method: Lecture
Location offered: Memphis
Term offered: Fall through Spring

Instructor of Record, Fall: Harry K Sharp
Additional Instructor 1, Fall: Billy Westmoreland McCann Jr
Additional Instructor 2, Fall: Vernon C Pennington
Additional Instructor 3, Fall: Martha H Wells
Instructor of Record, Spring: Harry K Sharp