Subject: Pediatric Dentistry
Course Number: 181
Course Title: Managing Child and Adolescent Behavior in the Dental Setting
Units: 1
School: Dentistry
Department: Orofacial Sciences

Course Description: This elective course is intended to provide dental students with an introductory understanding of skills and knowledge in varying specialized methods and approaches for effective behavior management for children and adolescents in the dental setting. As they shadow in the pediatric dental clinic, students will gain skills in patient communication for children at different developmental levels. Learners in this course will also review and understand the scientific evidence for behavior management
Prerequisites: No prior skills needed
Restrictions: Only open to first and second year dental students
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Discussion, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Lecture, Student - Discussion, Student - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact

Instructor of Record: J. Star
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Spring
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No