Pediatric Dentistry II Clinical

Catalog description

The Pediatric Dentistry Clinic offers students the opportunity to learn clinical dentistry for children and adolescents. Students will treat children from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and will receive experience in many aspects of Pediatric Dentistry, including but not limited to diagnosis, prevention, restorative dentistry, pulp therapy, routine oral surgery, management of the developing occlusion, and behavior guidance. Comprehensive care of the child is emphasized; however, patients are not typically assigned to students. Students are encouraged to speak to a clinic staff member one or two days prior to a rotation to obtain the name and telephone number of a patient whose appointment they may confirm themselves by telephone. Any patient who appears for a student- confirmed appointment will see that student. Students who wish to complete a patient's entire treatment plan may schedule to do so. Students may also have the opportunity to care for special needs children who are medically, physically, or emotionally compromised. Correlation between didactic and clinical courses is emphasized whenever possible and instruction in proper record completion and chart documentation is provided on a regular basis.