Paediatric Dentistry III

3 credits · Professional

This clinical course builds upon the didactic course material covered in DENT 2400 as well as the pediatric dentistry components of Restorative I and Growth and Development. Students will gain clinical experience in dentistry for children during rotations in the Dalhousie clinic and outreach clinics at Harbour View Elementary School in Dartmouth, and Nelson Whynder Elementary School in North Preston. Students will be assigned child and adolescent patients for comprehensive treatment. Students will rotate through the Dental Department at the IWK Health Centre. Didactic material will be presented through lectures covering behaviour management, primary and permanent tooth trauma, and treatment planning. Treatment planning lectures with case examples will aid in applying didactic material to clinical situations. RESTRICTIONS: Degree: Dentistry Qualifying Program Major: Dentistry