Thanks to this program, you will be able to update your knowledge on surgical treatments for children"

Gingivitis, periodontitis, viruses, herpes, recurrent aphthous stomatitis are just some of the oral pathologies that dental professionals may encounter in their clinical practice. Keeping their knowledge up to date is a necessity in this field, although for many professionals it is a challenge. In order to facilitate this update in a more comfortable way, this postgraduate diploma has been developed, in which students will have a 100% online program taught by a large team of experts in Pediatric Dentistry.

Through this program, and over a period of 6 months, the professional will delve into the fundamentals of pediatric dentistry, as well as the most common injuries in children. All this with a multimedia teaching material that will allow you to delve into a theoretical-practical approach in pain control, as well as recent developments in surgical treatments in children's patients.

This program will also deal with the most relevant topics in dentistry such as emergencies, the clinical repercussions of new patterns of parenting, child abuse and neglect, dental materials in pediatric dentistry and the most commonly used drugs in this field.

An intensive yet flexible program offered by TECH to all dental professionals who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in their field through a program that can be sutdied comfortably, whenever and wherever you want. Students only need a device to connect to the virtual platform and access the entire syllabus from the beginning. In this way, and without sessions with fixed schedules, students will be able to distribute the teaching load according to their needs. This will allow them to combine their professional and personal responsibilities with quality education.

In addition to having the support of a teaching staff specialized in this field, the program includes the participation of a professional in the dental field with expertise in child and adolescent care, endorsed by an internationally recognized career. Therefore, through 10 videos of 10 minutes each, the graduate will be able to know in detail how an eminence of the sector works, acquiring, in a multidisciplinary and dynamic way, the most innovative concepts for a clinical assistance of the highest level and from the hand of one of the best specialists in the world.

Comprehensive oral and dental care for pediatric patients, from birth to age 14, requires dentists with innate qualities for working with children and with comprehensive, up-to-date, evidence-based and relevant training"

This postgraduate diploma in Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. Its most notable features are:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Dentistry
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Diagnostics, treatments, assessments...all the knowledge you need to recycle is in this postgraduate diploma"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive knowledge programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

A 100% online program designed for professionals who wish to pursue a quality qualification without neglecting other areas of their lives"

A postgraduate diploma that will allow you to learn the most important scientific postulates on periodontal pathology"

The main goal of this postgraduate diploma is to ensure that at the end of this course, students will have achieved a complete recycling of their knowledge in the field of Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. To this end, students will be provided with multimedia resources and an exhaustive syllabus with which they will be able to update their knowledge on the most relevant topics in dentistry, the work of the professional in cases of child abuse, the main pathologies to be treated, as well as the most effective treatments currently used.

Learn with this online program the most relevant indications on dentistry in medical emergencies"

General Objectives

• Update the professional's knowledge in the different areas covered by comprehensive dental care in pediatric patients from birth to 14 years of age, with data-based scientific evidence
• Promote work strategies based on a comprehensive approach to the patient and individualized attention to each child according to their age and medical, dental and emotional needs
• Encourage the acquisition of technical skills and abilities, through a powerful audiovisual system, and the possibility of development through online simulation workshops and/or specific programs
• Encourage professional stimulation through continuous education and research
• Promote understanding of the integral and multidisciplinary nature of pediatric dentistry, the importance of orderly, systematized and ethical teamwork and the role of the dentist working with the pediatric population as a health educator for children and their families

Specific Objectives 

Module 1. Pediatric Dentistry: Basics

• Identify and describe the stages of cognitive, emotional and social development of children and adolescents
• Recognize the psychological profile of the child and adolescent
• Assess possible patient behavior in the dental clinic
• Analyze the factors that impact the child’s behavior
• Establish the different classifications of patients according to their behavior
• Describe non-pharmacological behavior management techniques
• Explain pharmacological management alternatives for uncooperative children
• Distinguish the different levels of sedation from each other and from general anesthesia
• Explain the action protocols in each case
• List the most commonly used drugs for sedation and their antagonists
• Describe the inherent advantages and risks in the pharmacological sedation procedure
• Perform adequate basic behavioral guidance in patients according to their ages and cognitive and emotional capacities
• Explain the different stages of dental learning and their chronology
• Define the evolution of the different teeth during childhood and adolescence and their characteristics
• Identify and name temporary and permanent teeth
• List the differences between primary and permanent teeth and their clinical implications

Module 2. Oral Pathology in Pediatric Dentistry

• Define the oral pathology most frequently observed in pediatric patients and its clinical and/or pharmacological management
• Identify some systemic diseases that condition dental treatment
• Learn what precautions to take in children with cardiac pathology, asthma or diabetes
• Recognize the importance of the systemic phase in the clinical history
• Recognize the importance of previous consultations in the case of underlying systemic disease
• Know what precautions to take in children with hematological, renal or oncological pathologies
• Recognize the importance of previous consultations in the case of underlying systemic disease

Module 3. Pain Control Surgical Treatments in Pediatric Patients

• Recognize the phases of the painful process and the action that anaesthetic drugs have on its surgical management
• Know the principles necessary to guide the behavior of pediatric patients during local anesthesia
• Explain dosage in the administration of local anesthesia
• Describe the proper way to perform local anesthesia techniques in children to obtain effective anesthesia prior to pain-producing dental procedures
• Explain the basic principles of preoperative surgery in pediatric dentistry

Module 4. Relevant Topics in Pediatric Dentistry 

• Encourage dentists to take an interest and join the network of professionals involved in the detection and reporting of child abuse and neglect
• Identify the injuries generated by physical abuse in order to collaborate in the correct diagnosis and detection of child abuse cases
• Describe the physical and behavioral indicators associated with physical abuse and physical neglect
• Explain the role and obligation of the dentist in this social problem, as well as the means of complaint available to them
• Recognize the importance of informed consent
• Describe the most frequent medical emergencies that may occur in pediatric patients in the dental clinic and their clinical and/or pharmacological management
• List some systemic diseases that condition dental treatment
• Reflect on the changes that have taken place in the family structure and on its features in the last few decades
• Explain the features of new families

You will have at your disposal a wide variety of multimedia content to gain in-depth knowledge on Pediatric Dentistry”