Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PED 502 — Pulp Therapy and Prevention in Paediatric Dentistry

PED department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• recognise symptoms of pulp diseases and accurately diagnose them
• draw up appropriate treatment plans
• perform simple pulpal treatments
• identify and fabricate simple space maintainers; and
• discuss the definition, aetiology and risk factors for dental caries, and the means by which conditions are prevented

Course contents

Considerations during treatment of primary teeth. Treatment options for primary and young permanent teeth. Indications for extraction and types of space maintainers and space retainers. Caries as an environmental disease and its impact on prevention of caries.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PED 502.

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