 | Core Competency Credit Course | Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, 2008 Would you like to provide a wider range of services for your pediatric patients? Are you looking for a way to meet your AGD Mastership requirements in pediatric dentistry? This three-day participation course is designed for general dentists who desire up-to-date and practical information in order to enhance their clinical acumen in pediatric dentistry. The course is taught by two highly regarded pediatric dentists with extensive clinical and teaching experience. You will benefit from practical lectures, laboratory exercises, and case presentations. One-third of the program is dedicated to hands-on exercises and will fulfill the AGD requirements for mastership credit in pediatric dentistry. The course has been revised to provide additional hands-on experience in preparing primary teeth for pulpotomies, stainless steel crowns and celluloid crown forms. You will receive clinically relevant information on: - pediatric dentistry guidelines and standards of care.
- physical and behavioral assessment of the child patient.
- dental caries risk assessment, management and restorative options.
- pulp therapy for children.
- orthodontic applications for the pediatric patient including the management of space maintenance.
- pain and anxiety management for children.
- managing traumatic injuries in the primary and young permanent dentition.
You will also gain hands-on experience with: - stainless steel crown preparation and adaptation
- arch length maintainer design and fabrication
- preparing teeth for a pulpotomy
- preparing and restoring fractured primary incisors
Richard J. Baylon, D.D.S., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry; private practice, limited to pediatric dentistry. Dr. Baylon has lectured with Dr. Gerald Samson, a dual trained Pedodontist and Board Certified Orthodontist, on topics broadly defined as orthodontic treatment of the growing child. Paul O. Walker, D.D.S., M.S., Vice President, Clinical Quality/Development, Kool Smiles, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Walker is a board certified pediatric dentist who served as the Program Director of the Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry and the Director of the Hospital Dental Clinic at the University of Minnesota from 1972-1994. He went on to serve as the Associate Dean for Clinical Services and Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the Baylor College of Dentistry/Texas A & M University from 1994-1998. Dr. Walker retired from full time practice and teaching in 2000, but continues to serve as Clinical Professor, Indiana University in a part-time capacity and is an independent pediatric dentistry consultant.
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Mail in your registration form along with your check or credit card information. Call us at 612-625-1418 or 800-685-1418 and use your credit card to register. Fax your registration form and credit card information to 612-624-8159. Register online via our secure website and receive a $10 discount for your online registration.
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$1,595 dentist A $595 deposit is due by at the time of registration. The balance of the tuition is due by March 28, 2008. (Registrations made after March 28, 2008, will be paid in full at the time of registration.) Tuition includes continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, lunches, materials and supplies, and validated parking.
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20 hours Minnesota Credits Fundamental
16 Core
3 Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
1 Recordkeeping Eligible for AGD Mastership credit in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics.
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8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Friday & Saturday)8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
(Sunday)
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4-210G Moos HS Tower
Minneapolis Campus |
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Register early to insure space.
Enrollment is limited to 24.
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