Pediatric Dentistry School
Pediatric Dentistry School
Course overview
Great pediatric dentistry school! The lecturers present North American, South American, European and Asian schools. They will share their clinical experience in working with the most unpredictable patients — children!
By becoming an student of the School, you will have access to 4 modules dedicated to:
fundamentals of pediatric dentistry: diagnosis, anesthesia, psychology
direct and indirect restorations in pediatric dentistry
endodontic treatment of temporary and permanent teeth with unformed roots
preventive treatment in pediatric dentistry.
We recommend this comprehensive and diverse course for maximum understanding of the nuances of treating pediatric patients.
What you will learn
- Assess pediatric dental fear and apply behavior management and nitrous oxide protocols appropriately.
- Select radiographic techniques for infants and children using ALARA and CBCT indications.
- Plan minimally invasive caries management and preventive strategies tailored to pediatric risk profiles.
- Describe vital pulp and endodontic treatment options for primary and immature permanent teeth.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. General anesthesia with nitrous oxide: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Introductory lesson
Dental fear and anxiety
Stomatophobia: what is the patient afraid of?
Methods of treating a patient with a phobia
Classical desensitization
Procedural distress:
Removing negative stimuli
Analgesia
Pain control
Patient distraction
Simulation.
Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide
Procedural sedation: criteria and options
Types of sedation and their characteristics:
Minimum
Moderate
Deep
General anesthesia.
Tasks of effective minimal sedation
Features of sedation in children: anatomy, physiology, psychology
Sedation Planning: AMPLE
Basics of safe sedation
Monitoring during and after sedation: basic parameters
History of nitrous oxide use
Nitrous oxide:
Physical Properties
Respiratory mechanics
Pharmacokinetics
The phenomenon of concentration
Diffuse hypoxia
Biotransformation
Minimum alveolar concentration.
Lesson 2. General anesthesia with nitrous oxide: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Dental fear and anxiety
Stomatophobia: what is the patient afraid of?
Methods of treating a patient with a phobia
Classical desensitization
Procedural distress:
Removing negative stimuli
Analgesia
Pain control
Patient distraction
Simulation.
Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide
Procedural sedation: criteria and options
Types of sedation and their characteristics:
Minimum
Moderate
Deep
General anesthesia.
Tasks of effective minimal sedation
Features of sedation in children: anatomy, physiology, psychology
Sedation Planning: AMPLE
Basics of safe sedation
Monitoring during and after sedation: basic parameters
History of nitrous oxide use
Nitrous oxide:
Physical Properties
Respiratory mechanics
Pharmacokinetics
The phenomenon of concentration
Diffuse hypoxia
Biotransformation
Minimum alveolar concentration.
Pharmacology of nitrous oxide:
Analgesia
Anxiolysis
Anesthesia
Stress
Amnesia.
Lesson 3. General anesthesia with nitrous oxide: protocols, and clinical recommendations
Application of nitrous oxide:
Indications and contraindications
Use in pregnant women
Advantages and disadvantages
Side effects.
Nitrous oxide supply systems: types and operating principle
System security check
Preparation for nitrous oxide sedation
Nitrous oxide application protocol
Fast induction technique
4 stages of anesthesia
Signs and symptoms of perfect sedation
Causes of failures in sedation with nitrous oxide
Sedation level assessment: clinical hints
Recovery after sedation: tactics
The effect of nitrous oxide on the clinic staff
Documentation of the reception
COVID-19: the use of nitrous oxide in a pandemic
Treatment of children with special needs
Non-medical use of nitrous oxide.
Lesson 4. Dental radiographs for infants, children and adolescents. CBCT
Radiation risk
Principles in radiology
Indication oriented and patient specific image quality in pediatric dentistry
Impacted teeth visualization
Diagnosis of orofacial cleft
Visualization of dental anomalies
Visualization of bone pathology
Imaging in syndrome
Visualization in Orthodontics.
Lesson 5. Cariesology: diagnosis, risk assessment, non-invasive and minimally invasive treatment
Algorithm for choosing a treatment method: invasive or minimally invasive
Contagiosity and infectivity of caries
Cariesogenic microflora of the oral cavity: a study
The concept of dysbiosis
Factors of caries development: behavior
Minimally invasive dentistry: principles
Diagnosis and treatment planning of caries: clinical situation
Registration of dental caries:
ICDAS
CAST
NYVAD.
Defects of enamel development: differential diagnosis
Caries risk assessment and its significance
Risk assessment tools:
Karyogram
CANBRA
CAT.
Prevention of caries:
Fluoroprophylaxis
Diet (carbohydrate intake)
Ozone
Calcium Phosphates (CPP-ACP).
Lesson 6. Cariesology: preparation, treatment of dental caries
Occlusal caries lesions
Dental sealants: indications
Composite and glass-ionomer silants: comparison
Sealant application protocol
Micro and minimally invasive treatment: advantages and disadvantages
Proximal caries lesions
Infiltration method of treatment: indications
X-ray diagnostics of caries
Method of tooth separation: technique
Principles of minimally invasive treatment
Caries treatment: decision-making algorithm
Dentin caries: the structure of the carious cavity
Partial removal of carious tissue: indications
Step-by-step excavation: methodology
Hall technique: technique
Strategies for the removal of carious tissues: comparison
Treatment without removal of carious tissues:
Justification
Indications
Methodology
Results of observations.
Silver diamine fluoride: advantages of using
Methods of treatment of carious cavities: clinical examples.
Lesson 7. Minimally invasive restorative modalities in the anterior aesthetic zone
The main problems with the front teeth
Features of the treatment of the young permanent teeth
Defects of enamel development: hypomineralization and hypoplasia
Treatment of hypomineralization: methods.
Resin infiltration
Microabrasion
Infiltration method.
Treatment of enamel hypoplasia: tactics
Minimally invasive methods of trauma treatment:
Dislocation of the tooth
Fracture of the crown part of the tooth
Color-changed teeth
Complete dislocation and tooth loss.
Benefits of minimally invasive treatment
Temporary prosthetics for children.
Lesson 8. Treating the young permanent molar
Bleaching materials
Difficulties in the treatment of young permanent teeth
Carious lesions: modern treatment strategies
Treatment without removal of carious tissues:
Diamine silver fluoride (SDF)
S-MART technique
Sealing of the carious process.
Deep carious lesions:
Selective removal of carious tissue
Step-by-step excavation of carious tissue
Non-selective removal of carious tissue.
Golden principles of selective removal of carious tissues
Fissure sealing: indications and tactics
Types of silants and their properties:
Resin-based
Based on composite.
Caries management: basic principles
Hypomineralization of molars: causes and treatment tactics
Steel crowns: indications and methods of application
Destruction of the first permanent molar: indications for extraction.
Lesson 9. Interdisciplinary reabilitation in pediatric dentistry
Field and goals of pediatric dentistry
Concepts of pediatric dentistry
Interactions in pediatric dentistry
Clinical cases of multidisciplinary reabilitation of:
Trauma
Multiple acid burns
Malocclusion
Impaction
Oligodontia
Microdontia
Bruxism
Enamel hypoplasia
Hypominiralization.
Dental diamond rotary instruments selection
Reabilitation in mixed dentition by zirconia crown:
Features of using
Characteristics
Types of glass-ionomer for fixation
Rules of cementation.
Pediatric restorative dentistry: features, materials, tools and techniques
Emax: advantages and disadvantages, using in pediatric dentistry.
Lesson 10. Endodontic techniques in vital immature permanent teeth
Decision-making algorithm for the treatment of young teeth
Methods of vital pulp treatment:
Partial pulpotomy
Complete pulpotomy
Advanced pulpotomy.
Direct pulp capping: a clinical example
Cvek pulpotomy: demonstration of the technique
Pulp capping medicaments:
Calcium hydroxide
Biodentin
MTA.
Prognosis of Cvek pulpotomy
Cervical pulpotomy: technique
Caries and complications of caries: tactics for unformed roots
Selective removal of carious tissue: advantages
Irreversible pulpitis: symptoms and treatment methods
Endolite concept
Early removal of the first molar.
Lesson 11. Pulpitis and apical periodontitis of young permanent teeth
Apexification method: advantages and disadvantages
Regenerative endodontic therapy (REP): indications
The Triad of Tissue Engineering
Stages of treatment of a tooth with necrotic pulp:
Biocompatible chemical disinfection
Creating a matrix for the growth of new tissues.
Trilevel Outcome assessement pyramid
Intracanal medicaments:
Triple Antibiotic Paste (TAP)
Double Antibiotic paste
Calcium hydroxide.
Antibiotics in REP: augmentin
The value of a blood clot and its alternatives
Collagen matrix: method of application
Histological aspects of regenerative endodontic therapy
Primary and secondary tasks of endodontic treatment
Revascularization associated with intracanal calcification (RAIC)
Materials for intracanal bleaching
Planning orthodontic treatment after REP
Stages of root formation by Cvek
Apexogenesis and REP: the choice of treatment tactics.
Lesson 12. Modern endodontics for primary teeth
Hall Technique and Modifications
Selective Caries Removal
Pulp Capping (IPC and DPC)
Pulpotomy
Access opening for Primary Teeth
Working Length Determination
Shaping (Root canal Preparation) in Primary teeth
Cleaning (Root canal Disinfection) in Primary teeth
Obturation in Primary Teeth
Modern Endodontic Approaches (Management of Internal Root Resorption, LSTR and Broken Instrument Retrieval).
Lesson 13. Timely treatment of malocclusion in pediatric dentistry
Caries in pediatric dentistry
Breast milk macronutrient contents
Occlusion and malocclusion
Diagnosis in pediatric dentistry:
Dental photography: framing, position, light, equipment
Study models
Intraoral scanning
CBCT
Periodontal evaluation.
Treatment options of malocclusion:
Habits interruption
Estimulating massages
Appliances.
Clinical cases.
