Snap, crack, pop: A practical guide to paediatric dental trauma management in general practice
It's Friday afternoon and mum presents at the practice with her child who has dental trauma. Do you know what to do? Join us for dinner as Dr Sheyda Khadembaschi walks us through what to do.
Description
Dental trauma is a distressing and stressful experience for the child, the parents and the dental team. These injuries frequently require immediate attention. This presentation will cover the following topics:
- Examine the most likely dental injuries to present in private and community clinics
- Tips and tricks with examination and diagnosis
- How to manage dental trauma
- When and where to refer for specialist treatment
Presenters
Sheyda has been a practicing paediatric dentist for 10 years both in public and private practice. Completing her undergraduate degree at UWA in 2005, she then went on to do her Doctor of Clinical Dentistry at Melbourne University. Sheyda became interested in Paediatric Dentistry through the after-hours emergency dental management at Princess Margaret Hospital in 2010 where she continues to work both in the out-patient department and as an emergency on-call consultant. Sheyda also works in a private group practice at Bicton and Cockburn Paediatric dentistry with interest in trauma management, minor oral surgery and behaviour management of dentally anxious children.