Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Clinic

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This is a continuation of course PEDO 9420. The experiences and activities in this clinical course are intended for the development of skills in the management, diagnosis, and dental treatment of children. Patients are selected to provide the student with a variety of experiences, including routine and special clinical procedures such as those encountered in patients with developmental anomalies of the teeth. Different age groups are also included in this selection in order that the student become associated with the variation in behavior encountered and their management in the Den tal Office. A total of twenty patients are required and they must be rendered a comprehensive oral treatment. PEDO 9422 - Interceptive Orthodontics Clinic. One (1) credit. Instruction in Interceptive Orthodontic is intended to establish an understanding of the fundamental processes of growth and development of the craneofacial complex to serve as basis for comprehensive evaluation of developing malocclusion.