September 21, 2023

Pediatric Dentistry for General Dentists: Tips, Materials & More | Humpday Happy Hour™

What if treating kids could become one of the most rewarding parts of your general dental practice? 🦷 On this episode of Humpday Happy Hour™, the DINKs sit down with their longtime friend and renowned educator Dr. Carla Cohn to dive deep into pediatric dentistry and the practical strategies general dentists can use when treating children. Dr. Cohn is a general dentist who has devoted her practice to children’s dentistry and has spent decades treating kids, teaching dentists, and sharing her expertise nationally and internationally. From managing parents and young patients to pulpotomies, bioactive materials, pediatric crowns, computerized anesthesia, and SDF, this conversation is packed with clinical pearls for dentists who treat, or want to treat, more children in their practices. In this episode: Managing children and their parents during dental appointments When and how to let parents stay in the operatory Strategies for helping apprehensive children succeed Scheduling pediatric treatment and “letting them win” the appointment Advances in pediatric restorative materials Bioactive materials and modern pulpotomy techniques Hemorrhage control and assessing pulp health Direct pulp caps in primary teeth Computerized anesthesia and helping needle-phobic children Stainless steel vs. zirconia crowns SDF and arresting caries Treating children with limited access to care Dr. Cohn’s upcoming hands-on pediatric dentistry CE course Timestamps: 0:00 Intro & catching up 2:48 Dental News with Jennifer Bell 3:04 New treatment possibilities for burning mouth syndrome 4:59 The future supply of dentists & dental school enrollment 7:59 Access to care, workforce issues & healthcare legislation 12:46 Introducing Dr. Carla Cohn 15:24 How Carla became passionate about treating children 18:34 Managing pediatric patients AND their parents 20:54 Should parents be in the operatory? 24:35 Scheduling pediatric treatment & “letting kids win” 27:26 Advances in pediatric materials and techniques 30:39 Bioactive materials & computerized anesthesia 31:13 Helping children who have had traumatic dental experiences 32:48 Topical anesthetic & pediatric injection tips 34:13 Modern pulpotomy techniques & heme control 37:13 Direct pulp caps in primary teeth 40:11 First molar endo in young patients 41:08 Managing an unexpected pulp exposure 43:07 Stainless steel crowns on permanent teeth 45:12 Zirconia crowns in pediatric dentistry 46:58 SDF: When and why to use it 49:11 Dr. Cohn’s upcoming hands-on CE course 51:05 Why general dentists should consider treating kids 52:02 Closing If you're a general dentist looking to become more comfortable treating children, this is an episode you won't want to miss. #PediatricDentistry #Dentistry #DentalEducation #GeneralDentistry #HumpdayHappyHour #DentistsInTheKnow #DentalCE