Update in paediatric dentistry - new developments, tips and tricks (CPD13MAR19)

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DescriptionThis is an exciting opportunity to review a broad range of contemporary approaches to managing common dental problems in children. It will offer practical clinical tips to use in practice and discuss newly developing preventive and treatment approaches. The course is aimed at all members of the dental team involved in providing dental care for children.
VenueThorpe Park Hotel and Spa, Leeds  View details
Date & timeWednesday 13 March 2019, 09:00 to 16:30
LecturersLucy Brown, Prof. Peter Day, Bernadette Drummond, Stephen Fayle, Katherine O'Donnell & Jinous Tahmassebi  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£25.00pp discount), or Practice Manager (£25.00pp discount), or Dentist

Course styleLecture
CategoryMajor event course
CateringRefreshments and lunch
Development outcomeA, B, C, D
CPD hours5:30
Cost£50.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims

This major event course aims to provide an evidence-based approach to current practice in a wide range of topics in Paediatric Dentistry relevant to all members of the dental team.

Objectives
  • Present an overview of how to recognize Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation
  • Provide information on soft drinks consumption among children and the health risks associated with such drinks
  • Test knowledge of prevention applied to simulated clinical cases
  • To explore what might be done to minimize the burden of dental disease in children, and how to most effectively meet the needs of those children with disease
  • To discuss current "best practice" for the management of acute paediatric dental trauma
  • To understand the current role of the Dental GA in the treatment of children in the UK
  • How genetic diagnosis can help the outcomes for our patients - what we have available in Yorkshire.
Learning outcomes
  • Have more understanding of the possible aetiology and presentation of MIH
  • Have a better insight on the general and dental health risks associated with such drinks
  • Be able to provide suitable preventive advice for different age groups in the paediatric population based on their disease risk
  • Have a better insight into what can be done to address the challenges this presents, both in prevention of disease and management of those children already affected
  • Be aware of and other sources of advice that are available to clinicians at the time traumatic injuries present
  • Have a better understanding of the philosophy of dental treatment of children under GAHave an understanding of the genetic investigations possible for certain dental conditions such as amelogenesis imperfecta.