Objectives of the Programme : |
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The postgraduate program is designed to prepare a dentist for a career in clinical pedodontics, research and teaching. The overall goal is to educate dentists to become competent clinical pediatric dentists who will serve the public and the profession at a high level of excellence. |
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Outcomes of the Programme : |
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Upon successful completion of this programme, students will be able to : |
OP-1 : | Identify and differentiate between normal timing and patterns of linear, orofacial, and psychological growth and development. | |
OP-2 : | Understand child behavior and anxiety. Manage children, whose behavior ranges from compliant to disruptive. | |
OP-3 : | Recognize the indications and contraindications for pharmacological behavior management behavior techniques for use with children. | |
OP-4 : | Communicate effectively with the child's parent(s) or caretaker. | |
OP-5 : | Create an accurate data base of child and parent information from which to formulate an accurate diagnosis. | |
OP-6 : | Diagnose common periodontal,systemic and genetic problems in children. | |
OP-7 : | Provide restorative care for primary and young permanent teeth in children. | |
OP-8 : | Treat pulpally affected primary and young permanent teeth. | |
OP-9 : | Diagnose and treat, when indicated, the developing occlusion of children. | |
OP-10 : | Treat children with special medical conditions in consultation with their physician and other health care providers. | |
OP-11 : | Diagnose and treat developmental anomalies of the young dentition. | |
OP-12 : | Recognize and manage medical emergencies encountered in children and adolescents undergoing treatment. | |
OP-13 : | Diagnosis and treat traumatic injuries to the developing dentition and orofacial structures | |
OP-14 : | Provide infant oral health care and helpful information to parents of young children | |
OP-15 : | Provide preventive therapies in children | |
OP-16 : | Provide radiographic and clinical diagnoses of oral-health status in child patient | |
OP-17 : | To gain knowledge about the physologic and pathologic eruption mechanisms of primary and permanent teeth | |
OP-18 : | To gain knowledge about the diet and nutritional habits in children and mothers | |
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TQF/Programme Outcomes Matrix |
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