James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
Pediatric Dentistry Residency Content
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics:
Postgraduate Program in Pediatric Dentistry
About the Program:
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In order to meet our curriculum goal of providing a wide range of clinical and didactic experiences grounded in a process of critical analysis, the program provides the following:
- An anesthesia rotation with the Anesthesia Service of the Medical University Hospital.
- A pediatric medicine rotation with the Department of Pediatrics plus weekly opportunities to attend Pediatric Grand Rounds throughout the program.
- Clinical pediatric dental care including the diagnosis and treatment of the primary, mixed, and young permanent dentition to include: preventive care, pulp therapy, management of trauma, advanced restorative techniques, pediatric oral pathology, space-supervision and guidance of eruption, interceptive orthodontics, and oral surgical procedures. Direct pediatric dental care is scheduled on a seven half-day per week basis supported by a half-day per week seminar schedule.
- Behavior management methods incorporating non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic techniques for control of apprehension and pain support the treatment activities encountered in pediatric dental care.
- Comprehensive dental and behavioral management of medically, physically, and mentally compromised patients are experienced in serving our hospital based population.
- Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic and seminars on a monthly basis throughout the program are experienced in the Department's role as a primary dental component of the MUSC Craniofacial Team.
- Outpatient and inpatient treatment of children’s dental problems using general anesthesia and proper hospital protocol two days per week on a rotating basis.
- Growth and development in the context of orthodontic management of occlusion through integrated diagnostic, treatment planning, and biomechanical applications is approached with a clinical involvement of one full day per week for both first and second year residents. These clinical orthodontic experiences are supported by a structured orthodontic-related curriculum of seminar and laboratory exercises over both years of the program.
- Teaching experience as clinical instructors in the Predoctoral Pediatric Dental Clinic during the second year of the program on a one half-day a week basis.
- Regularly scheduled interdepartmental seminars on topics in pediatric dentistry and interdepartmental courses in Biomedical and Clinical Core sciences supplement the resident's knowledge base.
- All residents conduct a data collection research project and/or a comprehensive literature review - case report which is of publishable quality. Besides providing informational service to the profession, the experience of conducting research will enhance the resident's ability for critical analysis.
- Exposure to practice management and dental care delivery through seminars and visits to varied private and public clinic sites.