Curriculum | Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry | Fourth Year | BDS

• Definitions
• Types of behavior encountered in the dental clinic
• Non pharmacological and pharmacological methods of behavior management

• Categorize and analyse Various factors affecting child’s behavior in dental office
• Classify and explain Non pharmacological techniques
• Outline the uses of conscious sedation and
• pharmacological methods of behavior management

• classification of behavior
• factors affecting child’s behavior in dental office
• various non pharmacological techniques
• aversive conditioning
• sedation routes and agents
• conscious sedation
• GA

•  Didactic  lecture through Power point presentation.
• Dramatic interpretation.
• Interactive session
• practical demonstration

• Principles of pediatric operative dentistry
• Modifications required for cavity preparation in primary and young permanent teeth.
• Various isolation techniques
• Restorations of decayed primary, young permanent and permanent teeth in children using various restorative materials like glass ionomers, composites and silver amalgams, stainless steel, polycarbonate and resin crowns.

• Compare, contrast and illustrate morphological differences between primary and permanent teeth
• List the Principals and concepts of cavity preparations and elaborate the application of the above during cavity preparation.

• Morphological differences between permanent and primary teeth
• Principals and concepts of cavity preparation
• Modifications of cavity preparations in primary teeth
• ART restorations
• Various isolations techniques
• Semi permanent restorations
• Restorative materials

• Didactic  lecture through Power point presentation
• plaster models of cavity preparation
• short videos
• Practical demonstration in clinics.

• Principles and diagnosis
• Classification of pulpal pathology in primary, young permanent and permanent teeth

Management of pulpally involved primary, young permanent and permanent teeth.

• Pulp capping- direct and indirect
• Pulpotomy
• Pulpectomy
• Apexogenesis and Apexification.
• Obturation techniques and material used for primary, young permanent and permanent teeth in children.

• Classify and explain the diseases of pulp.
• Elaborate and discuss the various treatment modalities for the treatment of disease of pulp.
• Enumerate and compare various obturation materials used in pulpectomy.

• Diseases of pulp
• Diagnosis of diseases of pulp
• IPC and DPC
• Pulpotomy
• Pulpectomy
• Various obturation materials used in pulpectomy
• Apexification and apexogenesis

• Classifications and importance
• Sequel and reaction of teeth to trauma
• Management of traumatized teeth

• Classify  and elaborate anterior tooth trauma
• Discuss and outline Management  of ATT
• Importance of management of Avulsions.

• Clinical examination and diagnosis of anterior tooth trauma
• Classifications of trauma to primary and permanent anterior teeth
• Management of anterior tooth trauma
• Management of avulsions and splitting

• definition
• principles and scope
• types of prevention
• different preventive measures used in pediatric dentistry including pit and fissure sealants and caries vaccine

• Evaluate and discuss the Principles and levels of preventions.
• Compile and develop Infant oral health care
• Compile and discuss Pit and fissure sealants

• Define  Objectives and enumerate ideal requirements
• Summarize Elements of school dental health programme
• Enumerate various school dental health programme and their methodology

• Introduction to various aspects of school health  services
• Objectives
• Ideal requirements
• Components of school dental health programme
• Various school dental  health  programme

• Historical background
• Systemic and topical fluoride
• Mechanism of action
• Toxicity and management
• Defluoridation

• Understand and summarize  various mechanisms by which fluoride help in prevention of dental caries.
• Enumerate various systemic and topical fluoride
• Evaluate and explain fluoride toxicity
• Analyze and inspect Various methods of de fluoridation

• History
• Mechanism of action
• Systemic fluorides
• Topical fluoride
• Fluoride toxicity
• Defluoridation

• Summarize composition, setting reaction and indication of their use in pediatric dentistry:
• Gic
• Composite
• Amalgam
• Explain mercury toxicity
• Recall C factor and composite shrinkage

• Gic

. composition
. classification
.setting reactions
.uses
.recent advances

• Composite

.composition
.classification
.uses
.recent advances

• Amalgam

.composition
.classification
.uses

• KRI paste

.composition
.uses

• Metapex

.composition
.uses

• Walkhoff paste

.composition
. uses

• Endoflas

.composition
. uses

• Definition, etiology, classification, behavior and clinical, features and management of children with
• Physically handicapping conditions
• Mentally compromising condition
• Medically compromising condition
• Genetic disorders

• Recall classification
• Enumerate various disabled condition and their dental management in dental office.

• Physically handicapping conditions
• Mentally compromising condition
• Medically compromising condition
• Genetic disorders

• Didactic lectures through power point presentation.
• Interactive session
• Short videos

• Definition, classification, clinical features and management

• Classify cleft lip and palate
• List all the clinical features and oral findings
• Summarize management of cleft lip and palate

• Definition of cleft lip palate
• Classification of cleft lip and palate
• clinical features
• Management of cleft lip and palate
• Common craniofacial syndrome in children.
• Congenital anomalies of the teeth and associated

Structures.

• Didactic lectures through power point presentation.
• Interactive session
• Study Charts

• Study of variations and abnormalities

• List various spaces present in primary and mixed dentition phases
• Explain molar relation ship
• Summarize transitions of molar and incisors from primary to mixed dentition.

• birth
• primary dentition
•  mixed dentition
• permanent dentition
• self correcting anomalies

• Didactic lectures through power point presentation
• Cast models
• Chart models.

• Definition
• Problems encountered during primary and mixed dentition phase and their management
• Serial extractions
• Space management

• List methods of examination for malocclusion
• Recall etiology of space loss
• Enumerate various mixed dentition analysis
• list all the space maintainers
• Illustrate various methods of serial extractions
• Explain twin block appliance

• Definition of malocclusion
• Methods of examination
• Preventive orthodontic
• space loss
• mixed dentition analysis
• space maintainers
• Interceptive orthodontics
• Space regainers
• Serial extractions
• myofunctional  appliance

• Didactic lectures through power point presentation.
• Cast models
• Problem based learning
• Conference

Oral habits in children

• definition, etiology,

Classification

• Clinical features of digit sucking, tongue thrusting, mouth breathing and various other secondary habits
• Management of oral habits in children

• Explain various oral

Habits, diagnosis, parental counseling and their management in dental office.

1.Definition

• classification
• thumb sucking/ etiology / clinical feature and management
• tongue thrusting /etiology / clinical feature and management
• mouth breathing/ etiology / clinical feature and management
• nail biting /  etiology / clinical feature and management
• Bruxism / etiology / clinical feature and management

1. Didactic lectures through power point presentation. 2. practical demonstration of cases
3.study charts

4 hrs

• Demonstrate various techniques used under basic life support

• Syncope
• Anaphylactic shock
• Aspiration of instruments
• Basic life support ( ABC)

• Didactic lectures through power point presentation.
• Practical demonstration
• Live demonstration

• Indications and contraindications of extractions of primary and permanent teeth in children
• Knowledge of local and general anesthesia
• Minor surgical procedure in children

• list all the indications and contraindications of extractions
• Demonstrate techniques of LA administration and their dosage
• Enumerate various soft tissue and hard tissue abnormalities

• Recall ethical principles
• Summarize duties of physicians

• WIRE BENDING ( 4 EACH)
• A. labial bow
• B. pin heads
• C. ‘c’ clasps
• D. adams clasps
• E. cribs ( 2 in number)
• F. rakes (2 in no.)

G.‘Z’ spring

• H. finger springs

• Understanding various wire bending their use and indication.

• Indications, uses, modification for various wire bending
• A. labial bow
• B. pin heads
• C. ‘c’ clasps
• D. Adams clasps
• E. cribs ( 2 in number)
• F. rakes (2 in no.)

G.‘Z’ spring

• H. finger springs

• Demonstration of various wire bending
• Study charts
• Casts and models

• Making of removable appliance on the casts made in 3rd year.
• A. Hawley’s appliance
• B. Anterior bite plane
• C. oral screen
• D. anti tongue thrusting
• E.  removable space maintainer

• List types of retention.
• Understanding of the theorems of retention.
• Recall indications, uses, modification for various appliances.

• A. Hawley’s appliance
• B. Anterior bite plane
• C. oral screen
• D. anti tongue thrusting

E.  removable space maintainer