Department of Pediatric Dentistry

1. Ability to educate and guide the behavior of the child to accept oral health
care and to council the parents to support the child’s acceptance.

2. Skills required to instruct the child and parents in methods of achieving and
maintaining optimum oral health.

3. Acquire skills in Restorative Dentistry procedures required for the pediatric
patient.

4. Skill in diagnosis and treatment of primary and young permanent teeth whose
pulpal vitality is in jeopardy.

5. Acquire skills in preventive and interceptive dental procedures relating to the
growth and development of the stomatognathic system.

6. Skills in the use of methods and agents for the comprehensive control of pain and apprehension in the conscious patient.

7. Ability to perform diagnosis, treatment planning and case presentation for the child patient.

8. An attitude in Pediatric Dentistry so that following graduation graduates will provide care for the child.

9. An attitude toward learning so that students will seek opportunities to further their knowledge and skills in pediatric dentistry.

10. An attitude such that they will actively seek to fulfill their responsibility as health professionals to children in the community.

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