Dental Caries: Advances in Detection and Disease Management

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Dental caries is a chronic infectious disease affecting children and adults. This course will address trends in caries epidemiology, describe new diagnostic technologies, and discuss minimally invasive approaches to managing this disease. With earlier detection, the clinician will be able to redirect management from a restorative (surgical) approach to a medical (preventive) approach.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Recognize trends in caries epidemiology
• Implement the use of caries assessment tools per AAPD
• Differentiate between medical (preventive) and surgical (restorative) management of caries
• Compare sensitivity, specificity, and realibility of caries detection techniques
• Discuss the use of various remineralizing agents to arrest or reverse the demineralization process

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