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This course familiarizes the student with the special forms of caries occurring during childhood and adolescence. Operative procedures and modern concepts of dentistry for the child and adolescent are explored. Considerable emphasis is given throughout the course to prevention of dental caries and management of space problems. Also, the course discusses problems related to the eruption of teeth and oral manifestations of certain systemic diseases and syndromes. The course provides the student with the opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for the diagnoses and proper treatment of pulpally involved primary and young permanent teeth. Considerable emphasis is given to treatment of injuries and several new treatment recommendations are included.

2009-2010 (first semester)
  
Besides introducing the postgraduate to the basic behavior management techniques accepted for treatment of the difficult and apprehensive child patient, this course focuses on the scientific foundations of clinical practice, infection control, history, examination and treatment planning and include 8 weeks phantom head course which reviews the concepts of restorative dentistry, pulp therapy and space maintenance (5 credit hours).
2009-2010 (first semester)
  
This course aims to study the principles of management of dental trauma in the child patient and adolescent.  A detailed description of the histological and clinical sequalea of dental trauma and the evidence-based methods of its treatment are presented.  The clinical sessions aim to make the postgraduate capable of correctly diagnosing and promptly treating the injury and develop an appropriate long-term treatment strategy for the patient (4 credit hours).
2009-2010 (second semester)
  
This course aims to educate the postgraduate on the dental anomalies that may present in the child patient and the advanced restorative techniques available for their management.  The clinical sessions will provide the student with the opportunity to provide multi-disciplinary care for patients through orthodontic and restorative consultation. 
2009-2010 (first semester)
  
Besides introducing the postgraduate to the commonly seen oral lesions in the child patient and the appropriate management of these conditions, this course aims to apply the knowledge and techniques learned by the postgraduate in the previous courses by clinical application.
2009-2010 (second semester)
  
The course entails discussions pertaining to genetics, physically and mentally disabled patient and/or associated craniofacial syndromes. During this course the student will also gain knowledge of dental aspects of systemic diseases in terms of their effect on dental treatment and their effect on the oral hard and soft tissues.  They will learn the effects of drugs used in the treatment of systemic diseases on the oral health of the patient and the how they complicate dental treatment. Students treat medically compromised patients and those with disabilities. Comprehensive treatment is rendered with a variety of management techniques, including conscious sedation and general anesthesia
2009-2010 (second semester)