Curs Intensiu d' Odontopediatria
This qualification is aimed at graduates who want know about the most frequently-used treatments for paediatric patients as well as how to diagnose these patients.
Course objectives
- Full assessment of the paediatric patient.
- Carry out a correct diagnostic procedure.
- Plan treatment.
- Establish a preventative protocol
- Incorporate behavioural management techniques to perform treatments based on excellence.
- Decide on correct intervention protocols, to treat the patient in the shortest possible time.
Competences to be acquired by students
The student will be ready to make a good diagnosis and draw up a subsequent treatment plan.
Prospective students
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Dentistry graduates.
Course coordinator
- Dra. Teresita Patricia Martínez
Course programmes
- Course presentation and medical history.
- Anaesthesia and isolation of the operative field.
- Pulp treatments for temporary dentition.
- Management of paediatric patient behaviour.
- Molar incisor hypomineralisation.
- Injuries in temporary dentition.
- Exodontics and space maintainers.
- Laboratory work placements. Pulpotomies and fitting steel crowns.
- Clinical work placement with paediatric patients.
Monday
1. Course presentaion and clinical history
- Importance of medical records.
- Medical records in paediatric dentistry.
- Importance of the reason to consult medical records.
- Legal regulations.
- Diagnosis.
- Treatment planning.
2. Anaesthesia and tooth isolation
- Local anaesthetic in Paediatric Dentistry.
- Objectives of local anaesthetic.
- Mechanics of how anaesthetic works.
- Types of local anaesthetic.
- How to use a vasoconstrictor.
- Dosage.
- Local anaesthetic techniques.
- Pharmacological interactions of local anaesthetics.
- Complications with local anaesthetics.
3. Field isolation in Paediatric Dentistry
- Absolute isolation
- Insertion techniques
- Benefits of the rubber dental dam
- Relative isolation.
4. Work placement using typodonts
Tuesday
5. Endodontic treatment in primary teeth
- 5.1. Introduction to pulp treatment. Diagnosis and treatment plan.
- 5.2. Pulpotomy in primary teeth: Definition. Indications. Contraindications.
- 5.2.1. Materials most commonly used: Formocresol. Ferric sulphate. MTA. Others.
- 5.2.2. Clinical procedure.
- 5.2.3. Pulpectomies in primary teeth: Definition. Indications.Contraindications.
- 5.3.1. Materials most commonly used.
- 5.3.2. Clinical procedure.
- 5.4. Clinical work placements
Wednesday
6. Behaviour Management
- Basic behaviour management.
- Communicative.
- Voice control.
- Non-verbal communication.
- Tell Show Do.
- Positive reinforcement.
- Distraction.
- Presence of parents.
- Advanced behaviour management.
- Hand over the mouth.
- Immobilisation.
- Sedation.
7. Molar incisor hypomineralisation
- Introduction.
- Diagnosis.
- Classification.
- Treatments.
8. Laboratory work placements. Pulpotomy and fitting steel crowns.
Thursday
9. Injuries in temporary dentition
- Introduction to trauma (etiological aspects).
- Classification.
- Injuries to the hard dental tissue and the pulp.
- Injuries to the periodontal tissues.
- Injuries to the gum or buccal mucosa.
- Injuries to the supporting bone.
- Medical records and examination.
- Treatments of crown fractures.
- Infraction.
- Enamel fracture.
- Enamel and dentine fracture.
- Complicated fractures.
- Root fractures.
- Crown and root fractures.
- Luxations.
- Treatment of luxations.
- Concussion.
- Subluxation.
- Intrusive luxation.
- Extrusion.
- Lateral luxation.
- Avulsion
Friday
10. Exodontics
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Current state of exodontics.
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Indications, contraindications.
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How to perform exodontics.
11. Saving space
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Concept of space.
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Requirements for saving space.
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Habits that increase or decrease space.
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Planning in order to save space.
12. Clinical work placements
Prerequisites & admissions
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To be a stomatologist or dentist.
