Department of Pediatric Dentistry: Curriculum
First Professional Program
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry provides comprehensive didactic, preclinical, and clinical coursework to all First Professional dental students from the second through fourth years of dental school. As an enhancement to the required coursework, the Department offers two selectives - Clinical Dentistry for Special needs Patients and Advanced Pediatric Dentistry. Clinical Dentistry for Special Needs Patients gives third and fourth year First Professional students the opportunity to treat patients with special needs. Utilization of nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia and intravenous medications to assist in the management of these special populations is supervised through the Department of Anesthesiology. The Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Selective gives fourth year First Professional students the instruction in advanced behavioral management techniques and the use of conscious sedation in the management of more complex pediatric dental patients.