Are you interested in what's happening globally with pediatric dentistry? Listen to this session and hear from experienced international pediatric dentists. Join 9 international dentists as they share their presentations.

Keith Da Silva, DDS, MSc - Access to Oral Healthcare for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Camila Alvarez - Knowledge About Child Abuse in Teachers and Undergraduate and Graduate Students of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá
Marwa M. Baraka, BDS and MSc - Evaluation of Effectiveness of 38% Silver Diamine Fluoride With or Without Potassium Iodide in Indirect Pulp Capping of Young Permanent Molars Using Computed Tomography
Ziadeddin Al Baghdadi, DDS, PD, MS, PhD, MPH, PhD, FRCD(C), ABPD(c) - The Use of Biodentine in Immature Permanent teeth with Apical Periodontitis in Children
Sara R. Arcari, DDS - The Influence of Mouth Breathing on Children's Occlusion
Dina S. Debaybo, D.D.S. - Pediatric Dentistry: Failures and Successes with New Treatment Options - A 32 year perspective on Clinical Pediatric Dentistry in a Population with High DMFT
Maryam Tofangchiha, Associate Professor - Design of a New Intraoral Film Holder
Hend Khaled, MSc - 'I Hate How My Front Teeth Look So Yellow & Patchy' Using ICON for MIH affected Permanent Incisors: Psychological & Minimally Invasive Dental Approaches
Abhinav L. Talekar, MDS - Let's Close The Deal in Fair Way: Young Permanent Teeth

String of Pearls AAPD 2022

We will present some cases demonstrating the novel use of natural teeth in fixed pediatric partial dentures to replace failing traumatized teeth in young patients. We will share step by step procedure, discuss advantages and disadvantages, and the challenges of prosthetic replacement of maxillary anterior teeth in growing patients.

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn about how to overcome the challenges of early tooth loss in patients with mixed dentition.
• Utilize a new technique and learn the clinical tricks for esthetic replacement of failing traumatized anterior teeth in children.
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different treatment options.

Pediatric Dentistry is all encompassing as practitioners are primary care and specialty providers wrapped into one. The profession has matured over time and continues to advance to make a positive impact on children. One can learn a lot form where we have been to help see where we're going. Presented by Jarod W. Johnson, DDS

Learning Objectives: 

• Understand the basic principles in pediatric dentistry that have lasted over the ages.
• Describe changes in behavior management techniques as they pertain to clinical success and parental acceptance.
• Become aware of possible future challenges and opportunities for the profession in the coming years.

A discussion of time-tested methods to increase referrals into your office by pediatricians and general dentists and help increase your visibility within your professional community. Presented by Craig S. Hollander, DDS, MS

Learning Objectives: 

• Upon completion, participants will be able to increase the number of pediatrician referrals in their practice by improving their visibility in the community.
• Upon completion, participants will know how to communicate with their patient's prior dentist, regardless of whether that dentist referred the patient to your office.
• Upon completion, participants will receive materials they can provide pediatricians in order to teach them caries risk assessment.

This course will provide an overview of common personal insurance, business insurance, qualified investment accounts and non-qualified investment accounts for today’s Pediatric Dentist. The two main areas of concentration will provide insight into the flexibility of retirement plan design and a comprehensive review of a hypothetical financial plan. Presented by Shawn Johnson, ChFC, CLU, CLTC.

Learning Objectives: 

• Identify personal and business insurance policies important to risk management protection for today’s Pediatric Dentist.
• Discuss qualified and non-qualified investment accounts available to create wealth.
• Understand the importance of setting goals, implementing strategies, and following a well-designed process to reach financial independence.

We will begin with a brief introduction to local anesthesia and then focus down on intra osseous anesthesia. We will discuss what is intra osseous anesthesia using diagrams and clinical photos. We will then discuss why this procedure is needed using examples of young children and difficult anesthetic problems. Continuing on, we will discuss where it is used and the specific locations of giving the injections along with specific techniques. We will examine which patients would best be served by this technique and some of the difficulties and possible complications of the technique. At the conclusion of the presentation, we will share experiences of different tricks and methods that have been used successfully by members of the group. Presented by Barney T. Olsen, DDS, MS.

Learning Objectives: 

• Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe how to use intra osseous local anesthesia in their practice.
• Upon completion, the participant will be able to use intra osseous local anesthesia the first day back in practice.
• Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe the best patients and areas of the mouth to use intra osseous local anesthesia.

Stress is an inevitable part of life, but suffering is optional. We will discuss the science of stress, and techniques to manage it, as well as offer tips to focus on positivity in both your personal and professional lives. Presented by Kristine A. Grazioso, DMD & Anne Mullin-Kuczma, DMD.

Learning Objectives: 

• understand the science of stress and its impact on our bodies
• learn effective techniques on how to manage stress for the benefit of both you and your patients
• understand the benefit of positive energy versus negativity in both personal and professional settings

In this seminar, Dr. Len Tau, a practicing dentist who has been helping his fellow colleagues navigate through the world of online marketing for over twelve years will take you on a journey to actually help you determine what needs improvement and where you can actually begin. Presented by Len Tau.

Learning Objectives: 

• Analyze one’s website to see if they violate some of the most common design elements
• Learn how to generate more online reviews
• Make sure you are actually getting return on investment in your current marketing plan

The presentation will focus on the coordinated restorative and orthodontic treatment of congenitally missing or hopeless teeth using fiber reinforced composite bridges. It will contain background information, such as prevalence rates and treatment options, for hopeless or congenitally missing teeth. It will also contain a description of the methodology of providing fiber reinforced composite bridges. Examples of cases will also be reviewed. Presented by Gary Schulman, DMD.

Learning Objectives: 

• Upon completion, participant will be able to describe the potential etiology, prevalence rates and treatment options for congenitally missing or hopeless teeth during orthodontic treatment, especially the use of fiber reinforced composite bridges.
• Upon completion, participant will be able to describe the potential steps of creating and restoring with a fiberglass reinforced composite bridge.
• Upon completion, participant will be able to demonstrate the understanding of exemplary cases in which fiberglass. reinforced composite bridges were used to replace missing or hopeless teeth post-orthodontic treatment.