PDO 630 - PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY SEMINAR III

College of Dentistry

Credits: 2

This seminar course is the third in a series of four such seminars that discuss essential aspects of clinical pediatric dentistry, with emphasis on the scientific evidence supporting contemporary practice. These four consecutive seminar courses over four semesters (two academic years) provide the pediatric dentistry graduate student with a conceptual basis for caring for the oral health of children. This third seminar in the series consists of sixteen two- hour sessions (32 hours) and address: deleterious oral habits, orthodontic correction of malocclusions, esthetic dentistry of the child, abnormal development of the dentition, and elements of managing a successful pediatric dental practice.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: Enrollment in the College of Dentistry’s Master of Science degree program in the Pediatric Dentistry track, and completion of PDO 610 and 620.