Concerns for the Child Patient

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

TITLE: Concerns for the Child Patient

AUTHOR: Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS

ABSTRACT: With primary teeth developing a child’s future dental health by guiding permanent teeth into their positions, it is important for the oral health team to recognize the opportunity to educate children on the benefits of oral health.  At a young age, the new experience of the dental office can leave a young patient leaving fearful, but this course will cover how to make a child patient feel comfortable, while also promoting self-oral hygiene.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1.  Outline the oral changes that occur during the various dentition periods in the child patient.
2. Understand the warning signs for the development of early childhood caries.
3. Understand how to increase patient compliance with children for oral health.

CATEGORY: Preventive

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 2

COST: $20

PUBLISH DATE:  November 2011

EXPIRATION DATE: November 2014

Sponsored By:

 

www.denticator.com

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DISCLAIMER: The information and opinions contained in this CE course are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Richmond Institute for Continuing Dental Education or its affiliates. Any brand or product name mentioned throughout this course should not be inferred as an endorsement of any kind by any of the aforementioned parties.

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SCORING: To earn credit for completing a course from The Richmond Institute for Continuing Dental Education, participants must earn an overall score of 75 percent or above on the associated exam before receiving a certificate that confirms CE accreditation. (*NOTE: There is no limit to the number of times a participant may re-take the exam in order to obtain this passing score).

   

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