This course aims to take you beyond the daily management of dental caries and caries risk assessment and focus on two of the other main diseases we encounter as pediatric dentists: Acid erosion (GERD) and periodontal disease. Dr. Keels discusses management strategies for dental acid erosion along with presenting an easy chairside documentation process. The viewer will learn to distinguish between the role of dietary acids and gastroesophageal reflux in the erosion of tooth structure. She will also review the diagnosis and treatment regimens for pediatric periodontal disease.
Educational Objectives:
- Review causes and treatment of acid erosion (GERD)
- Review diagnosis and treatment of pediatric periodontal disease
CE Credit Units:
2 CEUs
Level of skill recommended for participants:
Of interest to Dentists, Students & Residents, Auxiliaries and Office Staff
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Refund Policy:
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Credit is awarded on an hour-for-hour basis. Each attendee should claim only those hours of credit that he or she was in actual attendance of the educational activity. Participants should retain this document for their records.
Original Continuing education certificates are subject to Dental Board of California audit and should be retained by the licentiate for a period of six years. Completion of these courses does not constitute authorization for the attendee to perform any services that he or she is not legally authorized to perform based on his or her license or permit type. This course meets the Dental board of California’s requirements for above designated units of continuing education.
Course Materials Features
- Lessons 2
- Topics 0
- Quizzes 1
- Students 8
- Certificate Yes
- Assignment No
- Category Oral Medicine
- Lecture Length 102 Minutes
- Original Release Date April 23, 2016
- Review Date October 3, 2020
- Expiration Date October 3, 2023
Course Materials Content
Instructor Info:
Dr. Martha Ann Keels received her dental degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She was the recipient of the NHS Dentist-Scientist Award, which funded her specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry and a PhD in Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina. She is board certified in pediatric dentistry and has served on the board’s examination committee since 2008.
She is an adjunct Associate Professor in Pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine and an adjunct Associate Professor in pediatric Dentistry at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. She has a private practice in Durham, NC.
Instructor Disclosure of any conflicts of interest:
The speaker declares no conflicts.
