Barbara Sheller DDS, MSD

It is an expression of parental love when an individual schedules and brings their baby, toddler, child or teenager to a dental appointment. With these actions, a parent takes steps towards a healthy smile for their child. Outside of the dental office, parents influence their child’s oral health through daily food choices, timing of meals and snacks, and oral hygiene habits. Inside the dental office, parents influence their child’s ability to accept dental treatment – this is particularly true for toddlers and young children.

Each parent/child pair is unique; parents vary in their own attitudes towards dentistry, emotional and social communication style, parenting style, and ability to positively socialize, support and guide their children during dental treatment. Despite this variability, it should not be taken as a “given,” that parents are interested in the quality of their child’s dental experience. Behavior management of the pediatric dental patient should be supported by a constructive partnership built between the dentist and the parent.

Ability to provide dental treatment for children is a skill that can be learned, practiced and polished over a dentist’s practice lifetime. The dentist and dental team play key roles in creating an environment and system that both satisfies and supports families while getting necessary dental treatment completed safely and efficiently. For children with minimal cooperation skills, a long-term game plan is needed. Time, consistency, and patience must be invested.

The Institute for the Clinical Practice of Pediatric Dentistry (ICPPD) has created a course for today’s dentist and team members who want to expand their skill set in behavior management of child dental patients. This daylong session will include theory and practice, success stories and horror stories. Participants will have the opportunity to listen, relate, and respond to challenging clinical scenarios presenting when planning dental care for children of the permissive parents so prevalent in society of 2016. Visit the ICCPD website at www.icppd.net for more information on this course. This course will provide 7CE credits and will be help April 9th, in Houston, Texas at the Royal Sonesta.

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The information contained in this, or any case study post in Incisor, should never be considered a proper replacement for necessary training and/or education regarding adult oral conscious sedation. Regulations regarding sedation vary by state. This is an educational and informational piece. DOCS Education accepts no liability whatsoever for any damages resulting from any direct or indirect recipient's use of or failure to use any of the information contained herein. DOCS Education would be happy to answer any questions or concerns mailed to us at 3250 Airport Way S, Suite 701 | Seattle, WA 98134. Please print a copy of this posting and include it with your question or request.
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