MADS Pediatric Dentistry

Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Cultural Competence is a mixed-methods course designed to introduce and solidify best practices in patient interaction, practice management, and considerations around ethical and inclusive treatment of all patients.

The purpose of this course is to provide basic competencies to understand, critically appraise, and apply evidence from a variety of study designs to inform clinical practice and answer clinical questions.

The course will provide information about bone biology and metabolism and how it interfaces with the host immune response.

This course is designed to expose students to modern concepts in clinical care, with the objective of updating and expanding their knowledge of anatomy/embryology, pharmacology, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral and maxillofacial radiology, oral medicine, orofacial pain, and nutrition.

The course covers the basic biologic aspects of wound healing in a more clinical context covering the topics of fracture repair, osseointegration, orthodontics, and periodontics.

This conference-based course provides an understanding of the sequential management of multidisciplinary cases from a diagnostic and treatment basis.

The course will provide an overview of Fundamentals of Pediatric Dentistry. Some of the topics will include the concept of Prevention, and Anticipatory Guidance, Nutrition, Primary dentition and Dental Development, Non-Pharmacological and Pharmacological Behavior Management techniques and Local Anesthesia in children.

The course is a continuation of the Comprehensive Review of Pediatric Dentistry I course and includes a more in depth/advanced presentations in several areas of Pediatric Dentistry through case presentations by medical and dental professionals.

Clinical rotations in specific specialty clinics will provide clinical experience in diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient care through observation.