Pediatric Dentistry for the General Practitioner
One size does not fit all – it is important to individualize your treatment plans to match your patient. In pediatric dentistry you don’t just treat the patient; you need to address the needs of the family. In order to do this we need to have more than one tool in our box to offer options to our families. These tools will be presented as we: 1. review restorative materials and procedures for the pediatric patient; 2. review management techniques for the pediatric patient.
(2.0 credit hours)
Guest Speaker: Dr. Anita Gartner
Certified Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Anita Gartner is a Certified Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry, a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. A Past President of the Vancouver and District Dental Society, she has also volunteered on professional boards in the Evergreen Pediatric Dental Study Club (Seattle, WA), B.C. Pediatric Dentist Society and the Audit Committee of B.C. Children’s Hospital. She has participated in joint clinical studies with graduate students and post doctoral students from the Department of Oral Health and Psychology at the University of British Columbia and Public Health at the University of Washington. Her interests include dental technologies, child development and empowerment, and how to reduce a child’s pain and anxiety. More recently Dr. Gartner was appointed as Assistant Clinical Professor to assist with the development of the Graduate Pediatric Dental Program at the University of British Columbia.
