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Course Syllabus
Managing the Pediatric Dental Patient
Contact Hours: 4
Price: $44.00
Published June 2006
Pages 28
Course Description
The goals of behavior management in dentistry are to establish effective communication, to alleviate patient fear and anxiety and build a trusting relationship with the patient that will ultimately allow the dentist to deliver quality dental care and promote in the patient a positive attitude towards dental care and oral health.
Behavioral management of this diverse group (including children and adolescents under age 21 years, patients who present behavioral challenges due to mental, physical or medical disabilities) has been traditionally considered to fall into two areas, Basic Behavior Guidance Techniques and Advanced Behavior Guidance. This course examines each of these areas in detail and offers advice in the use of basic management techniques (Tell-show-do (TSD), modeling and distraction) that can be applied in the dental office. Advanced management modalities (physical management, aversive management and pharmacologic management) are discussed but their use will require further training to satisfy professional board requirements.
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course the participant should be able to:
- Describe the behavior management goals for pediatric dental patients and other patient groups whose behavior requires management to permit the delivery of quality dental care
- Describe and perform techniques of Basic Behavior Guidance
- Describe techniques of Advanced Behavior Management
About the Author
Anne P Dodds BDS, MPH, PhD.
Dr Dodds graduated from the University of Edinburgh Dental School and following
two years in a community dental practice moved to San Antonio Texas in 1987. She obtained an MPH at
the UTHSC- Houston and secured a teaching appointment at the UTHSC-San Antonio in the Dept of
Community Dentistry. She obtained a Certificate of Pediatric Dentistry from San Antonio in 2000 and PhD in
Cellular and Structural Biology in 2001. Since 2000 she has been a faculty member at the University of
North Carolina, Dept of Pediatric Dentistry where she has carried out research in early dental development
and treated patients in Dental Faculty Practice and UNC Hospital. She has been involved in AHEC and has
written dental continuing education classes for more than 10 years.
Testimonial"This was my first online course - it was great - very clear, information presented in an organized form. I really like the fact that the answers can be viewed after grading so that the correct information can be remembered. I was very pleased!" |
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