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"You Want to Do What to My Child?”: Answering Parents' Difficult Questions While Keeping Your Sanity Part 1

Thursday, June 15, 2023
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PST
Location: Room 3AB
CE Credits: 1.5
Primary Audience(s): Dentist

Additional Audience(s): Hygienist, EFDA/Dental Assistant, Front Office
A primer on what parents need to hear and what the doctor and staff members need to teach at the first and subsequent visits including office and staff preparation regarding the science behind keeping your child caries free. Discussions of diet, frequency and food and its effect on the oral biome are explored. We will also look at behavior management of the stressed out, overwhelmed and unpredictable child.

Learning Objectives:

  • Know what to look for during the initial intake, counseling and exam.
  • Develop a preventive strategy based on current understanding of the interrelationship between diet, frequency, cariogenicity, and inconsistent parenting.
  • Understand diagnostic modalities appropriate to children and factors that influence development of child and how they can help treatment at the various developmental stages.
  • Improve your knowledge base to become comfortable with seeing and treating children in the office.