AEGD/GPR

Course Description
This course was started in alignment with SPICE PD Goal A which was to establish an integrated oral and primary healthcare clinical training program for UCLA Community Health and Advocacy training in Pediatric Dentistry (CHAT-PD), Advanced Education General Dentistry (AEGD), pediatric medicine, and nursing programs.

The course is held annually for AEGD and GPR residents.
Course Competencies
This course introduces the AEGD and GPR residents to the basics of children’s oral health with a focus on risk-based diagnosis and treatment planning.
Course Objectives
  • Introduction to infant oral health, perform caries disease assessment and introduction to minimally invasive dentistry
  • Understand the unique oral health needs of the pediatric patient including caries diagnosis for the pediatric dental patient
  • Introduction to pulp therapy and trauma management in primary dentition
  • Introduction to space management
  • Understand and utilize behavior management concepts for treating children
  • Introduction to infant oral health and perform caries disease assessment
  • ​Articulate and perform a six-step caries risk assessment
Syllabus
2023_aegd-gpr_course_syllabus_.pdf
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Course materials 
Course materials session 1
Into the Future: Keeping Healthy Teeth Caries Free: Pediatric CAMBRA Protocols
Guideline on Fluoride Therapy
IHI A Guide to Measuring the Triple Aim: Population Health, Experience of Care, Per Capita Cost 
​(create free online user account and then download or click here)
Complete the online course Smiles for Life. 
Six Step Protocol for a Successful Infant Oral Care Visit​
6. Perinatal Oral Health Education CDA Guidelines
Infant Oral Care Powerpoint
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Course materials session 2
ICCMS website 
  • Go to Resources (upper right corner on navigation bar), click on e-learning
  • Create free online user account
  • Look for: Core Training “elearning programme” (pick the one for clinicians, practice)
  • Complete: Core Training Element 1, Core Training Element 2, and Core Training Elements 3 & 4 (total online training time about 100 mins)
Guidelines on Pediatric Restorative Dentistry. Pediatric Dentistry Reference Manual, 2014 Pg. 232-243 
Evidence-based clinical recommendations for the use of pit-and-fissure sealants
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Optional: 
​Sealants for preventing and arresting pit-and-fissure occlusal caries in primary and permanent molars, 
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the use of pit-and-fissure sealant
PowerPoint for the lecture on ICCMS (.pdf)
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Course materials session 3
Management of Premature Primary Tooth Loss in the Child Patient
Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence. Chp 26 “Space maintenance in primary dentition
PowerPoint presentation
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Course materials session 4
Guidelines on Pulp Therapy for Primary and Immature Permanent Teeth​
Review of Pulp Therapy for Primary and Immature Permanent Teeth
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Course materials session 5
Guideline on Behavior Guidance for the Pediatric Dental Patient
The impact of Changing Parenting Styles on the Advancement of Pediatric Oral Healt
Behavior guidance for the pediatric patient
Video: ICDAS Presentation - Dr. Arina Hartunian 
video lectures
Videos are password-protected.  Please click here to watch lecture videos. ​​

About the Instructors

​Francisco Ramos-Gomez DDS, MS, MPH
Daniela Rodrigues Silva
​DDS, MS
Nini Tran
​DDS, PhD
David Chin
​DDS