Interprofessional Education for Residents

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
FOR DENTAL RESIDENTS

Interprofessional Education & Pediatric Medicine

Course Description
This course aligns with CARE PD Goal A (Focus Areas I & III) which is to expand integrated oral and primary health care through interprofessional education/practice established through the UCLA Community Health and Advocacy Training in Pediatric Dentistry (CHAT-PD, 2010-2015) and built on through the UCLA Strategic Partnership for Interprofessional Collaborative Education in Pediatric Dentistry (SPICE-PD, 2015-2021). The course consists of two parts.

Part I, Pediatric Medicine, is led by Dr. Irene Hendrickson and will be completed by pediatric dental residents during their first year of residency.
Part II consists of supplemental lectures taught by Dr. Cambria Garell, Dr. Nancy Pike, and Dr. Laurie Love and will be completed by second year dental residents. These courses are intended to refresh and further build on the Pediatric Medicine course taken during first year.

Course Competency
Dental residents will learn about common and uncommon childhood medical conditions, well child care including growth and nutrition, developmental milestones, patient and family health maintenance, and psychosocial stimulation to maximize intellectual potentials. This course includes outpatient rotations at the UCLA Medical Plaza Pediatrics Clinic. It includes pediatric dental residents teaching the pediatric medical residents about oral health.

Part I of the course spans two quarters, Fall and Winter of PGY1.
Part II of the course will take place in Winter of PGY2.

Course Objectives
On successful completion of this course, residents will be able to:

Understand and be able to identify basic normal and abnormal pediatric anatomy/health including fundamentals of pediatric medicine (including those related to pediatric patients with special health care needs) such as: Developmental disabilities; Genetic/metabolic disorders; Infectious disease; Sensory impairments; and Chronic disease;
Describe the developmental milestones and deviations of typical development from age 0 to adolescent.
Understand the social and environmental factors associated with child well-being
Describe the role of interprofessional collaborations in improving health for children