GENERAL OBJECTIVES
The Postgraduate Program in Pediatric Dentistry is designed to train and provide dentists with advanced knowledge and skill as well as to prepare a specialist who is proficient in providing both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs. This individual is trained to provide services in institutional, private or public health settings. The program encourages the development of a critical and inquiring attitude that is necessary for the advancement of practice, research, and teaching in pediatric dentistry. The program educates future pediatric dentists to work in coordination with members of other health care and social disciplines. The educational program will stimulate the student's desire to be creative, to acquire new skills and develop innovations in pediatric dentistry.
Upon completion of the program, the graduate becomes an accomplished Pediatric Dentist of such high caliber that he/she:
- is well equipped to render valuable dental services to the society at a high level of competence in Pediatric Dentistry both in the normal and the special health care needs of a child.
- has training relevant to the needs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the standard of practice achieved is equivalent to that achieved anywhere else in the world.
- has a preventive orientation to dental health care at the individual and community levels.
- is capable of teaching and conducting independent research.
- have an appreciation and a willingness to participate in continuing education throughout his professional life and therefore has the ability to evaluate and apply new knowledge introduced in Pediatric Dentistry.
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