Pediatric Restorative Dentistry and Behavior Management
Practical Clinical Solutions for The General Practitioner
A 2-day hands-on lab and lecture course.
Course Summary
Over 80 percent of the children in the United States receive their dental care from General Dentists. Yet, the pediatric dental curriculum in our dental schools does not adequately prepare the General Dentist to treat this patient population. Pediatric patients are not just miniature adult patients – they have their own set of unique restorative problems and behavioral circumstances that require additional knowledge and experience to manage. The objective in treating pediatric patients is to provide high quality treatment in an extremely efficient manner that minimizes chair time while achieving long-lasting restorations.
The material presented is practical and useful allowing the participating dentist to immediately improve on the efficiency and quality of treatment of pediatric patients in their practice.
This course is not intended to teach a General Dentist how to be a Pediatric Dentist or to run a pediatric practice – rather it is presented to assist those General Dentists who choose to treat children in their practice with a practical clinical approach to pediatric restorative dentistry and behavior guidance.
Successful attendees of the two-day workshop will have unlimited email access to Dr. Dean Schweitzer, the main presenter of the course, who will be able to answer questions regarding their pediatric patients that may arise after they have returned to their practices.
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of the two-day course participants will have learned and mastered the following topics:
- Simple approaches to Class I and II posterior restorations (no amalgams!)
- Preparation considerations
- efficient matrix application
- Which composite and bonding materials are best to use
- Realistic pulp treatment procedures and strategies
- When is a pulpotomy indicated, when is it not?
- Extract or treat – how to decide
- Full coverage restorations for the primary posterior dentition
- Deciding when full coverage is necessary
- stainless steel crowns – tricks and tips for easier application
- esthetic alternatives to the metal crown- very popular now
- Anterior restorations
- When is full coverage is indicated.
- What is the best and most esthetic approach?
- Extraction techniques for the primary dentition
- what you need to know to make it easy
- Proper use of space maintainance
- when it is needed and when it is not
- what space maintainer is right
- Practical and safe behavior management strategies for children of all ages
- Nitrous oxide or no nitrous oxide – tips and strategies for both
- Understanding a child’s mind as it related to restorative dentistry
- Managing trauma in the primary dentition
- understanding the implications of different types of traumas
- What treatment to render and when
- What to tell parents to expect in the future
- Useful tips on the administration of local anesthetic
- make it easier with some simple strategies
- Scheduling considerations for pediatric restorative procedures
- How to make pediatric dentistry profitable
- Instituting a formalized recall and hygiene program
- When to refer to a specialist
- Know when it is best to let the patient go
All materials that are required to complete this two-day hands-on lab and lecture course will be provided. At the successful conclusion of this course the attendee will receive a Completion Certificate indicating 14 hours of Certified Continuing Education credit by Pediatric Dental Consultants LLC, an approved provider of dental continuing education by the California State Board of Dental Examiners.
Tuition
The cost for the 2-day hands-on workshop is $895 and includes:
- All materials required to complete the workshop
- Continental breakfast both days
- Lunch both days
- Unlimited email access for clinical questions after the workshop
- Illustrated pictorial of the restorative procedures presented
- List of materials and ordering information for use in your practice
- 14 credits of Certified Continuing Education
Each workshop is limited to 50 attendees. Each dentist may bring one auxiliary staff member for an additional $425.
Cancellations/Refunds
All cancellations are subject to a $50 processing fee. Full refunds for registrations minus the $50 processing fee will be given only if notice of cancellation is received 30 days prior to the scheduled workshop. A 50 percent refund will be given if cancellation is made 2 weeks prior to the scheduled workshop. No refunds will be given if cancellation is made less than 2 weeks prior to the scheduled workshop. The meeting sponsors are not responsible for travel expenses or penalties under any circumstances. Notices of cancellation should be made online at www.pediatricdentalconsultants.com Or sent via email to admin@pediatricdentalconsultants.com.
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Pediatric Dental Consultants is an approved provider of Continuing Dental Education by the California Board of Dental Examiners.
Faculty
Dean Schweitzer, D.D.S.
Dean Schweitzer, D.D.S. has been in full-time practice of pediatric dentistry in Valencia, California since 1981. He graduated from Northwestern University Dental School in Chicago in 1979 and completed his two-year residency in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Southern California in 1981. He is an Active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Upon graduation, Dr. Schweitzer began his private practice and went on to develop one of the largest and most well-run pediatric and orthodontic practices in the country. Currently Dr. Schweitzer’s practice has three pediatric dentists, two orthodontists and a staff of 25 highly qualified individuals. Dr. Schweitzer has served on several dental association committees including specialty peer review and ethics. He was invited to sit on the Board of Directors of United Dental Practice, a full-service practice management company. Dr. Schweitzer’s business acumen and management strategies have allowed him to expand his successes into other fields beyond dentistry, including personal and business finance, real estate brokerage, aviation, and small business development. The main focus of Dr. Schweitzer’s pediatric clinical career has been on innovations and improvements in clinical procedures and applications. He is the founder and developer of the PedoNatural Crown and has been instrumental in increasing the awareness and need for improved esthetics in pediatric restorative dentistry.
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