Caring for Pediatric Patients: Restorations and Traumatic Dental Injuries

Name: Caring for Pediatric Patients: Restorations and Traumatic Dental Injuries
Start: 2025-10-19T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-19T17:00:00-04:00
Location: The Alloy King of Prussia - a DoubleTree by Hilton

Schedule

Sun Oct 19 2025 at 08:30 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Alloy King of Prussia - a DoubleTree by Hilton | King Of Prussia, PA

Course Description
AM SESSION: Management of Dental Trauma --
Dental trauma encompasses a broad spectrum of injuries, from minor fractures to more severe cases affecting the pulp and periodontal tissues. Avulsion of a permanent tooth is a time-sensitive injury. In these urgent situations, the entire dental team—including dentists, dental assistants and dental hygienists—plays a vital role in patient care. Prompt and well-informed decisions are essential to ensure the best long-term functional and esthetic outcomes. Dr. Ritwik will present a case-based discussion on the biological principles and clinical techniques for managing common dental injuries. By following contemporary dental trauma guidelines and evidence-based treatment recommendations, participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to effectively manage traumatic dental injuries in young patients, leading to more predictable outcomes.
PM SESSION: Contemporary Restorative Options: Minimally Invasive Techniques to Crowns for Primary Teeth --
The traditional approach to managing loss of tooth structure from dental caries in pediatric patients has been restorative techniques, such as fillings and stainless-steel crowns. There is however an expanding range of options for nonsurgical medical management and minimally invasive techniques to facilitate compassionate dental care for pediatric patients. Dental hygienists, dental assistants and dentists play a key role in assessing caries risk and guiding treatment choices that best support each child’s oral health. In this section of the course, Dr. Ritwik will discuss the role of guided enamel remineralization, resin infiltration, silver diamine fluoride and Hall crowns for pediatric patients. She will also review clinical techniques for the use of stainless-steel crowns, composite strip crowns, pre-veneered esthetic crowns, zirconia crowns, and medical-grade resin crowns. These contemporary techniques will be supported by evaluating the child’s caries risk, medical status, and parental preferences to ensure a personalized approach to care.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course the participants should be able to:
• Diagnose and classify dental injuries.
• Evaluate effective and efficient treatment options for the most common dental injuries in primary and permanent teeth.
• Determine prognosis and anticipate complications stemming from traumatic dental injuries.
• Learn about medical management and minimally invasive options for management of dental caries in pediatric patients
• Weigh the pros and cons of different types of crowns for pediatric patients
• Learn about techniques to maximize success with contemporary esthetic crowns