Date: September 9, 2022 | 3:00 pm

Course Outline :- The course will include information on managing dental caries in pediatric patients and will include 3 lectures where the third lecture will also include hands on course for Atraumatic Restorative Dentistry.  What is dental caries as a disease? ‘Dental caries’ is the name of a disease that is defined as more of a behavioral and biological disorder and the signs of the disease lead to ‘carious lesions’ that needs to be treated. In managing dental caries, educating, and empowering the pediatric patients and their parents is crucial. The earliest visual sign of dental caries is the so-called white spot lesion that may benefit from remineralization. If demineralization continues, the surfaces of the white spot will cavitate, resulting in a cavity that need restoration. 

The course will help the attendees to define the characteristics of ‘dental caries’ as a disease in pediatric patients with primary and young permanent dentitions. Caries Prevention  Primary prevention consists of treatment before the onset of the disease, secondary prevention includes early diagnosis and tertiary protection includes all treatment practices in dentistry. 

Various remineralization agents, especially fluoride, and new materials such as peptides, antimicrobial agents, and fissure sealants are the most important clinical applications in primary prevention. The attendees will define the appropriate prevention measures in relation to caries risk status in a tailor-made manner on representative cases. Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MID) is defined as the prevention, early detection of the disease and minimal invasion of dental hard tissues when decayed.  MID includes techniques that preserve healthy tooth tissues and the use of adhesive materials when needed. In invasive approaches, caries may be removed by using several different methods and equipment. Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) is one of the most outstanding techniques that is in accordance with the MID concept. 

The lecture will include the concept of minimal intervention dentistry and will focus on managing dental caries with Atraumatic Restorative Treatment for everyday practice.

The attendees will have the chance to practice the use of special hand instruments such as an ART opener and enamel hatchet for ART while identifying the place of MID in caries management.

Location: Intercontinental City Stars - EDSIC

Speaker(s): Ece Eden