Summary of courses for Pediatric Dentistry

 

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Didactic	Practical
			(Lecture)	(Clinic)	(Pre-Clinic)
341 PDS	Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry (Second Half Semester Only)	2	1	-	1
441 PDS	Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I	4	1	3	-
442 PDS	Clinical Pediatric Dentistry II	2	-	2	-

 

Description

 

341 PDS

Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry                                                                        (Second Half Only)                                                                              (2 credit hours)

This is a two credit hour course made up of Didactic and Laboratory technique as Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry. The course holds in the second half of the third year.             The primary goals of Pediatric Dentistry include the diagnosis and prevention of disease, the preservation of the natural dentition and the restoration of health, function and esthetics of stomatognathic system.  The lectures will cover all these topics.   The primary function of the laboratory is the development of psychomotor skills of the dentist.  The psychomotor skills must be highly developed in order to provide quality care of the children.   Due to the high degree of skill required, disappointments and frustrations may occur during the process of learning and development.  Some students, for example, will need to repeat various projects.  However, the pre-clinical laboratory is the place where mistakes can occur without damage to the patient, and where skills can be developed to a high level of proficiency.   In order to maximize the benefits of each laboratory session, students will be expected to study the laboratory manual preparation for each project.