Paediatric Therapeutic Dentistry I

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:9.00

Study Course Accepted:18.03.2024 14:29:02

Study Course Information
Course Code:		ZTMVK_044		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		6.00		ECTS:		9.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Oral Medicine		Target Audience:		Dentistry
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Līga Kroniņa
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, tskrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67455560
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		10	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		20
Classes (count)		4	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		8
Total Contact Hours								28
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		1	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		8
Classes (count)		14	Class Length (academic hours)		4	Total Contact Hours of Classes		56
Total Contact Hours								64
Full-Time - Semester No.3
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		11	Class Length (academic hours)		4	Total Contact Hours of Classes		44
Total Contact Hours								44
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basic knowledge in embryology, dental anatomy, histology, oral disease prevention, pre-clinical training (operative dentistry), cariology, endodontics, periodontology.
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.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Philosophy of pediatric dentistry, child development, development of milk and permanent teeth, bite formation. Tooth mineralization and peculiarities.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
2	Stages of child's psycho-emotional development. Dental anxiety and behavior management methods. Cooperation with parents.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
3	Prenatal oral health. First dental visit. Early childhood caries, caries risk factors. Orofacial infections.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
4	Caries treatment in deciduous dentition, non-invasive and invasive treatment methods.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
5	Methods of diagnosis and treatment of pulpitis in deciduous teeth.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
6	Development of caries in new permanent teeth, treatment at different stages.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
7	Treatment of deep caries and pulp in young permanent teeth.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
8	Dental injuries, classification, examination. Milk teeth injuries.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
9	Tooth hard tissue injuries, diagnosis, treatment.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
10	Luxurations, diagnostics, treatment options.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
11	Oral health of infants and toddlers.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
12	Oral health of pre-school children.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
13	Oral health of younger school-children.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
14	Oral health of adolescents.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
15	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.			Classes		1.00	placement location
16	Patient treatment			Classes		13.00	placement location
17	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.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
18	Behaviour management methods in pediatric dentistry. Sedation, general anesthesia. Local anesthesia in pediatric dentistry, dosage and technique in different age groups.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
19	Perinatal oral health, risk factors. First dental visit.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
20	Early childhood caries (ECC), etiology, pathogenesis, preventive and non-invasive treatment. Caries risk, treatment and control tactics.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
21	Caries treatment techniques of primary teeth. Pulpitis in primary teeth, diagnostics, treatment.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
22	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.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
23	Molar - incisor hypomineralization (MIH). Diagnostics, classification, treatment options.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
24	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.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
25	Traumatic dental injuries. Integrated approach to clinical cases in Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic clinics.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
26	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.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
27	Work in the clinic.			Classes		9.00	placement location
Assessment
Unaided Work:
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.
Assessment Criteria:
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).
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		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:		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.
Competencies:		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.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
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.
2	International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
3	https://www.aapd.org/research/oral-health-policies--recomme…