‘It’s all too hard!’: Managing Advanced Caries in Children (PO130315)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectPaediatric Dentistry
DescriptionThe aim of this hands-on workshop is to help practitioners gain the confidence to manage the grossly carious primary dentition.
Additional informationAssociate Professor Nicky Kilpatrick BDS PhD FDS RCSP FRACDS (Paeds), GDC 60604, is a Specialist Paediatric Dentist with over twenty years of paediatric dental experience in clinical practice, teaching and research. Following completion of her specialist training in the UK, she moved to Australia where, following 3 years at the University of Sydney she took up the post of Director of Dentistry at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, a position she held for 10 years. Following 3 years back in the UK she returned to Melbourne last year where, in addition to working in specialist private practice, she is Senior Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Director of the Melbourne Cleft Service. She has over 80 publications and lectures regularly around the world.

This course is intended for dentists and therapists.
VenueEducation Centre, RHCH, Winchester  View details
Date & timeFriday 13 March 2015, 09:00 to 16:00
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleHands-on
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours6:00
Cost£105.00
Aims
  1. Have examined the evidence base underpinning the management of grossly carious primary molars
  2. Have received training in the techniques for undertaking pulp therapy and extra-coronal restoration of primary molars, and have performed these techniques on models
  3. Have acquired knowledge to manage advanced caries in children with confidence, thereby reducing unnecessary paediatric referrals to secondary care