UT Health San Antonio Continuing Dental Education UT Health San Antonio Continuing Dental Education

Behavior Management Techniques and Protective Stabilization in Pediatric Dentistry

TSBDE-Approved Course

July 12, 2019

Course overview

This course will satisfy the Texas Sate Board Dental Examiners adopted new rule 108.14 regarding pediatric stabilization. The new rule requires that a dentist who wishes to utilize pediatric stabilization obtain advanced training by either an accredited post-doctoral program or pediatric dentistry residency program that provides clinical and didactic education in advanced behavior management techniques or an extensive and focused continuing education course of no less than 8 hours in advanced behavior management that includes both didactic and clinical education pertaining to Protective Stabilization.

Objectives

Scientific evidence will be discussed for indications and application of commonly used behavior guidance techniques

Review the objectives, indications, contraindications and precautions for the various modalities of protective stabilization

Gain an understanding for the application of basic and advanced behavior guidance modalities in the context of today’s parental and societal expectations and limitations

This lecture will also include a hands-on demonstration of the proper use of stabilization devices

Presenter(s)

Claudia I. Contreras, D.D.S.
- CLAUDIA I. CONTRERAS, D.D.S., received her D.D.S. degree from the National University of Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico in 1993. She continued with her postgraduate training as a Preceptor in Pediatric Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1999. This was followed by an Internship in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico where she attained her Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry in June, 2004. Subsequently, Dr. Contreras completed her training as a Fellow in June, 2005 at The Children’s Hospital & University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver, Colorado. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. You may contact this author at contrerasc2@uthscsa.edu
Maria-Jose Cervantes, D.D.S., M.S.
- MARIA-JOSE CERVANTES MENDEZ, D.D.S., M.S., obtained her dental degree from Intercontinental University at Mexico City. After working as a general practitioner for a couple of years she continued her training at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio where she completed her Residency in Pediatric Dentistry. She continued her education and received her Masters Degree in Orthodontics at the Intercontinental University. Dr. Cervantes has been in private practice specialized in Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics since 2001 in Mexico City and worked as part time faculty at Universidad Intercontinental for the undergraduate students in the Pedo and Orto until March of this year when she joined the faculty at UTHSCSA in the Pediatric Dentistry Department. She is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental Association and Certified by the Mexican Board of Pediatric Dentistry. You may contact this author at cervantesmen@uthscsa.edu

Time

Check-in: 7:30 AM
Program time: Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location

UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry

Tuition

Dentist: $300.00
Allied Dental Personnel: $210.00
UT Health Faculty: $ 80.00
KDR 10% Discount: $270.00

(The School of Dentistry thanks Specialized Care Co, Inc for its unrestricted educational grants in support of this continuing education series.)

Credit

Hours: 8

Registration closed

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Phone: (210) 567-3177
Email: smile@uthscsa.edu

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