Dental emergencies and dental injuries are distressing for both children and parents, however, they are extremely common. About 25 - 30% of children have experienced some type of dental injury or dental emergency. It often becomes a challenge to the clinicians due to the psychological impact of emergency situation itself. Knowing what to do and the way you react can make a difference between saving and harming their smile and their health.

The course will cover:

• Awareness and knowledge of dental emergencies and dental injuries for children in your practice.
• Emergency management of dental pain / dental infection (swelling).
• Common soft tissue lesions and management.
• Diagnosis and emergency management of dental injuries in early mixed dentition.
• Crown Fracture
• Intrusion
• Luxation / Avulsion

Workshop: Dental Splinting

Avulsion of permanent anterior tooth is one of the most serious dental injuries. A prompt and correct emergency management is very important for the prognosis. Replantation of the avulsed tooth and a proper splinting is one crucial step that can be improved by proper skill practice.

Learning Objectives:

• To put into practice on knowledge of tooth avulsion management.
• To improve clinical skills on resin and wire splint of avulsed anterior tooth. To be able to manage avulsion cases with confidence.