Early Intervention and Conservative, Noninvasive Treatment of the Pediatric Patient
Post Date: 9/24/2024
CE Amount: 1
Categories: Pediatrics, +2 moreCaries Detection, Restorative
COURSE OVERVIEW
There has been a great deal of attention directed to non-invasive and minimally invasive caries therapy for the pediatric patient. It is important for the dental practitioner to understand the growing relevance and need to explore and implement non-invasive caries therapies, specifically for pediatric patients and patients with special needs. This course will review early intervention and minimally invasive techniques that will shape the pediatric patient’s outlook toward dental clinics and professionals for a lifetime. This course will review how to develop non-invasive and minimally invasive treatment plans with treatments such as self-assembling peptide technology, silver diamine fluoride, and other minimally invasive treatment modalities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Gain a basic understanding of the benefits of behavior management techniques in combination with minimally invasive dentistry.
- Explain the science behind peptide technology, SDF, and other minimally invasive treatments.
- Identify remarkable conditions and lesions and treatment plan using minimally invasive medicines such as peptide technology and silver diamine fluoride.
COURSE SPEAKER
Michelle Kelman, DDS, is a pediatric dentist dedicated to exceptional pediatric and special needs oral healthcare in a caring, positive, and educational environment. In 2008, Dr. Kelman founded the Pediatric Dental Center in the Cedars Sinai Medical Towers and was director and chief clinician from 2008-2021. In addition to seeing patients full-time in practice, she supervised and trained two pediatric dental associates and a staff of 20—including front desk, registered dental hygienists, and assistants—in pediatric dental care and management of the well child, as well as medically compromised patients. She has been on the medical surgical staff at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center since 2008 and was the pediatric dentist for the Cedars-Sinai craniofacial team. She is a lecturer at the UCLA School of Dentistry, department of pediatrics, and served as an adjunct associate professor in the department of pediatric dentistry at the Herman Ostrow USC School of Dentistry. Focusing on conservative and multidisciplinary care, she has lectured and consulted internationally—with general and pediatric dentists and pediatric physicians—on the incorporation of pediatric dentistry and modern pediatric dental techniques into the practice, as well as treatment of the medically-compromised patient. With her advanced expertise in a large scope of pediatric and special needs dentistry in private practice, the operating room, and working with multidisciplinary teams, Dr. Kelman has acted as an expert witness for dental-related cases over the years. Dr. Kelman is on the medical expert team for whattoexpect.com and kidsinthehouse.com, along with other parent-focused websites and has educated parents with medically compromised children on oral health preventive dentistry. Dr. Kelman received her bachelor of science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Southern California. She is a recipient of the USC Behavioral Dentistry Award for outstanding humanistic qualities in the treatment of patients and the USC Award for outstanding achievement in pediatric dentistry. She completed her residency training in pediatric dentistry at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in association with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for Dental Assistant, Dentist, Hygienist, and Office Manager from novice to advanced.
EDUCATIONAL METHOD
Self Instructional Online CE Course
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SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT
Information shared in this continuing education activity is developed from clinical research and represents the most current information available from evidence-based dentistry.
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Information in this continuing education activity is derived from data and information obtained from the reference section.
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This Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of . Michelle Kelman, DDS is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, . Michelle Kelman, DDS may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.
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