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Pediatric Dentistry
- Director:
- James W. Lowe, D.D.S., M.S., Diplomate,
American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
- Faculty:
- John I. Haynes, D.D.S., M.A.; Brenda S. Bohaty, D.D.S., M.S.,
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry; Paulette Spencer, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.; Robin L. Onikul, D.D.S. Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry; Claudia Lopez, D.D.S., Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry; Eileen Cocjin, D.D.S.; Amy E. Burleson, D.D.S. Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry; Dustin S. Burleson, D.D.S., Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics; Nidya de la Torre, D.D.S.
- Stipend
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First year $43,500*
Second year $46,000*
* Plus fringe benefits.
The program in pediatric dentistry is a 24-month program hospital residency beginning in July. It is designed for dentists desiring to establish a practice limited to children. Academic coursework includes interdisciplinary seminars in the clinical and basic sciences. Clinical training is conducted primarily at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Student Learning Outcomes
Pediatric Dentistry is an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence including those with special health care needs. Upon completion of the 24-month advanced program in pediatric dentistry the dentist should be able to:
- Identify and differentiate between normal timing and patterns of linear, orofacial, and psychological growth and development.
- Understand child behavior and anxiety. Manage children, whose behavior ranges from compliant to disruptive, through the use of psychological techniques so that preventive and therapeutic dental procedures can be completed.
- Recognize the indications and contraindications for pharmacological behavior management behavior techniques for use with children.
- Be proficient in providing conscious sedation for children.
- Communicate effectively with the child's parent(s) or caretaker.
- Create an accurate data base of child and parent information from which to formulate an accurate diagnosis.
- Diagnose, plan, and present treatment recommendations to parents.
- Implement a scientifically based, effective program of preventions, recognizing the child's level of cognitive and psychomotor development and their home and school environment.
- diagnose common periodontal problems in children.
- Provide restorative care for primary and young permanent teeth in children.
- Treat pulpally affected primary and young permanent teeth.
- Diagnose and treat, when indicated, the developing occlusion of children.
- Treat children with special medical conditions in consultation with their physician and other health care providers.
- Diagnose and treat developmental anomalies of the young dentition.
- Recognize and manage medical emergencies encountered in children and adolescents undergoing treatment.
- Diagnosis and treat traumatic injuries to the developing dentition and orofacial structures.
- Provide infant oral health care and helpful information to parents of young children.
- Provide dental rehabilitation in the operating room under general anesthesia.
Competence is assessed by performance in didactic coursework, faculty supervision of treatment plans and delivery of care; departmental quality assurance and quality improvement program, biannual faculty evaluation of residents, and patient satisfaction surveys.
Requirements for Admission
The requirements for admission are:
- A D.D.S. or D.M.D. from an ADA or CDA accredited dental program.
- Three letters of recommendation from people able to judge the
applicants potential for success in graduate level training.
- A record of academic success at undergraduate and professional school levels.
- Experience working with children is desirable.
Selected applicants will be invited for a personal interview with the program faculty and residents.
The deadline for receipt of application at the school is October 15 of the year prior to starting the program in July. Application can be made through UMKC or through the Postgraduate Application Support Service (PASS). See the
application information in this section for greater detail on both. Applicants must also participate in the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Services (MATCH).
Questions about this program may be answered by contacting the program director's office at
(816) 234-3162 or by e-mail at jlowe@cmh.edu.
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