Paediatric Dentistry

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:04.10.2024 12:48:58

Study Course Information
Course Code:		ZHAS_024		LQF level:		Level 5
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Oral Medicine		Target Audience:		Medicine
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Ilze Maldupa
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, zhsrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67455560
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		0	Class Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Classes		0
Total Contact Hours								16
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		8	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Preliminary knowledge of dental development, Anatomy, Histology, Pre-clinical studies, Preventive Dentistry, and Dental Public Health.
Objective:
To provide dental hygiene students with theoretical knowledge and develop skills in the maintenance, prevention and early treatment of children's dental health, promoting an understanding of child development, the characteristics of the dentition in childhood, common childhood oral diseases and their prevention. The course will develop the ability to communicate effectively with children and their parents, and to work collaboratively with other health professionals, ensuring a holistic approach to children's dental health.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry. Understanding the child.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Child growth and development. Nutrition from the intrauterine period to adolescence. Breastfeeding.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Psychological and emotional development of the child. Behaviour management in paediatric dentistry.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Caries risk assessment and caries diagnosis in children at different ages.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Caries treatment in primary dentition.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
6	Caries treatment for young permanent teeth.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
7	Dental trauma for children.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
8	Current trends in paediatric dentistry.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
9	Cerebral pulsy. Eating and drinking disorders in children with cerebral palsy.			Classes		2.00	E-Studies platform
10	Children Examination. Collection of medical history. Family history. Determining dental status.			Classes		1.00	clinical base
11	Autistic spectrum disorders. Alternative communication.			Classes		1.00	E-Studies platform
12	Children with chronic health conditions – implications for oral health, preventive strategies. Practice at the rehabilitation care centre “Mēs esam līdzās” (Riga, Lēdmanes Str. 2) with children with cerebral palsy.			Classes		2.00	clinical base
13	Craniofacial growth and development, tooth eruption, structure form, formation of primary and permanent dentition. The chronology of primary, mixed and permanent dentition development. Normal occlusion. Anatomical features of primary and the new permanent dentitions, their significance in clinics.			Classes		1.00	clinical base
14	Independent work. Examination.			Classes		1.00	clinical base
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Participate in lectures, seminars and workshops. To perform independent tasks – to create presentations on alternative communication and successfully present it. Preparing for the final test, using the study materials of lectures and classes. Fill in the course evaluation questionnaire.
Assessment Criteria:
The final grade is formed cumulatively. Attending lectures and active participation in classes (30%) - will be able to apply knowledge about child development and growth, about child's psychological and emotional development, caries risk determination at different ages, knowledge about dental injuries, work with children with special needs (autism and cerebral palsy). Presentations on alternative communication and its defence make up 40% and a written test on what was learned in the lessons (knowledge about Cerebral palsy and autism) - 30%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		As a result of learning the study course, the student acquires knowledge about the growth and development of the child, the formation of milk and permanent teeth, the formation of the bite. Diseases of the oral cavity, their diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Understanding the prevalence and intensity of caries in children. Principles of emergency care for dental injuries.
Skills:		As a result of studying the study course, students: • will know how to establish contact with the child and the child's parents; • will be able to perform an age-appropriate examination and preventive measures planning, diet analysis; • collect anamnesis, determine caries risk. Carry out appropriate preventive manipulations and motivate patients; • will diagnose caries in milk and permanent teeth; • will be able to diagnose and treat gingivitis; • diagnose mineralization disorders and plan preventive measures; • the ability to deal with dental injuries; • will be able to provide appropriate treatment for children with special needs - autism, cerebral palsy.
Competencies:		To identify risks groups according to patient’s general health conditions. To identify risks groups according to patient’s skills in oral hygiene, saliva testing, intensity of caries, periodontal and oral mucosa conditions and occlusion. Develop a plan for oral health education, prevention and clinical treatment, its accurate and positive achievement individually for each child and teenager. Basic principles of pedagogy, components of study process, types of information selection and transfer. Motivation in the educational process and teaching techniques. Possibilities of changing attitudes and behavior within the education and process.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Lekciju un nodarbību materiāli e-studijās.
2	Lygidakis, N. A. et al. (2022) ‘Best clinical practice guidance for clinicians dealing with children presenting with molar-incisor-hypomineralisation (MIH): an updated European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry policy document’, European archives of paediatric dentistry: official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 23(1), pp. 3–21.
3	Maldupa I., Uribe S., Brinkmane A., Senakola E., Krūmiņa K. (2014) Fluorīdu lietošanas vadlīnijas Latvijā.
4	Nassar Seifo, Mark Robertson, Jeanette MacLean, et.al. (2020) The use of silver diamine fuoride (SDF) in dental. BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL. practice
5	Splieth, C. H. et al. (2020) How to Intervene in the Caries Process in Children: A Joint ORCA and EFCD Expert Delphi Consensus Statement. Caries research, pp. 1–9.
6	Stanley F., Blair E., Alberman E. (2000) Epidemiology and Causal Pathways. Editors: Bax MCO, Hart HM. London, UK: Mc Keith Press. (2024 gadā akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1	Kühnisch, J. et al. (2024) ‘ORCA-EFCD consensus report on clinical recommendation for caries diagnosis. Paper I: caries lesion detection and depth assessment’. Clinical oral investigations, 28(4), p. 227.
2	Koch G., S. PoulsenI. Espelid, D. Haubek. (2017) Pediatric Dentistry. A Clinical approach. 3rd edition. Wiley Blackwell.
3	Ole Fejerskov, Edwina Kidd. (2015) Dental Caries The Disease and its Clinical Management. 3rd edition. Blackwell Munksgaard.
4	International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
Other Information Sources
1	Pieejamie zinātniskie materiāli un interneta resursi.