Pediatric Dentistry Fundamentals and Practical Considerations of Local Anesthesia
Six CE credits for dentists, hygienists, assistants and EFDAs. Educational Methods: lecture, slides, demonstration and discussion
Pediatric Dentistry Fundamentals presented by Drew J. Carlin, DMD, Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and part of a group practice offering comprehensive care in Erie, PA.
This portion of the course will discuss the benefits of introducing young patients into your practice early; provide the learner with tips to have the best possible outcomes when working with young children and address the role of ultra-processed foods on pediatric health and early childhood caries.

Practical Considerations of Local Anesthesia presented by Craig McKenzie, DMD, MSED, an Assistant Professor of dental anesthesiology and the director of the Center for Patients with Special Needs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine an in-depth guide to the 2017 periodontal classification recommendations, including a multidimensional staging and grading system. The course will discuss how to appropriately determine stage and grade. Case studies will be examined and best practices to create a patient-centered treatment plan based on the stage and grade will be discussed. The course will analyze techniques and technology for performing phase I periodontal therapy, as well as biofilm control, motivating and discussing findings with patients and anticipated treatment outcomes.
Attendees can expect to learn more about:
Determining the extent, stage and grade of Periodontitis using the current AAP/EFP guidelines and “simplified” BSP method.
Using the classification to develop an appropriate treatment plan.
Best practices for performing phase-1 periodontal therapy.
Real-world scenarios including best practices for documentation, patient discussion, treatment outcomes and more.

Presented by Katherine Gill, RDH, BS, PHDHP, MSDH, a clinical instructor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Department of Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry. Her primary focus is on periodontal instrumentation, patient care and research. Ms. Gill has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Cancellation policy: A refund, less a 10% administrative fee, will be issued if the registration is cancelled in writing seven days prior to the program you are attending. Refunds are not issued for no shows.

PDA is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
PDA designates this activity for 6 (six) continuing education credits.

Online registration is available to PDA member dentists and their non-dentist team members. PDA member dentists have a user id and password for PDA’s website. To register online, sign in with your user id (default is your first initial, last name and 4 digit year of birth with no spaces or punctuation) and password (default is lowercase letters ada and your ADA membership number with no spaces or punctuation).

ADA dentists outside PA, non-member dentists and dental team members who are not attending the meeting with a PDA member dentist, should contact PDA at (717) 234-5941, ext. 117 or email Rebecca at rvn@padental.org.