ACDE Webinar Series
The Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 37 of its member schools, is jointly providing a series of live webinars. This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental professional’s schedule and interests.
Course Description
Interestingly, dentists who treat dental caries in children are increasingly understanding that cutting tooth structure with a handpiece is not always an imperative. Only 5% of all procedures performed on children are restorations requiring the use of a handpiece. This course will review several approaches to managing caries in children that do not require the use of a handpiece including: fluoride varnish, silver diamine fluoride, Hall crowns, resin infiltration, and fissure sealants. Additionally, challenges associated with case selection and treatment plan development will be discussed. Subsequent to completing the course, the participant should be equipped to manage caries in children in a manner that minimizes the removal of tooth structure by utilizing a dental handpiece.
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Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the use of fluoride varnish in managing non-cavitated and cavitated lesions in children
- Recognize the appropriateness and technique of using silver diamine fluoride to stabilize carious lesions in pre-cooperative children
- Acknowledge the potential role of the Hall crown technique in managing caries in children
- Employ resin infiltration to treat incipient proximal lesions in both the primary and permanent dentition
- Distinguish between the use of sealants as a primary preventive agent versus as an early therapeutic agent in managing non-cavitated enamel lesions
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This webinar will be held on Zoom.
Instructions will be sent to you by email closer to the course start date on how to access the Zoom meeting.
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Cancellations made more than 10 calendar days before the course start date will receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made within 10 calendar days of the course start date.
Refunds will not be issued for registrants who do not attend, regardless of reason for absence.
Registrations cannot be transferred to another individual.
To cancel your registration, please follow the link and instructions provided in the registration confirmation email. If you are eligible for a refund, the refund will be processed automatically upon cancellation. Please allow 3-5 business days for the transaction to be completed.
Continuing Dental Education (University of Toronto) reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient registrations, instructor cancellation, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. In the event of course cancellation, a full refund will be issued, and registrants will be notified promptly. We are not liable for any associated losses, damages, or expenses, including travel and accommodations.
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After completing this course, a certificate of completion that indicates the number of Continuing Education (CE) points earned will be sent to you within 7-10 days by email.
Presenter
Dr. Mathu-Muju graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba in 1993. Following graduation, she practiced as a general dentist for the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Manitoba Region and travelled to Northern health centres and school-based dental clinics. Caring for children in remote communities was motivation to further her education in dentistry for children at the University of North Carolina, where she earned a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from the School of Dentistry and a Master’s degree in Public Health from the School of Public Health in 2006.
Dr. Mathu-Muju is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. She is an active member of a number of professional organizations including the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the International Association of Dental Research. Her publications appear in a variety of peer-reviewed journals. She also serves as a section editor and editorial board member for Pediatric Dentistry as well as a peer reviewer and editorial board member for the Journal of Dentistry for Children.