History and Physical for the Pediatric Dental Patient (eBook)

Establishing a Systematic Approach for Procedural Sedation

S. Thikkurissy, Sara Golkari (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 1st ed. 2023
IX, 96 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-51458-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book serves as a quick reference for all dentists who perform physical exam before the sedation and treatment of pediatric patients. In the dental care setting, pediatric patients present unique challenges to proper sedation and management of dental pathology. A prior history and physical exam is often absent. Learning how to properly conduct a history and physical exam on Pediatric patients is an essential skill for dentists, and has significant implications for parents, patients, and our healthcare system. This book aims for a comprehensive coverage of the review of systems, improve patient care and identify possible complications in pediatric sedation.

Each chapter will focus on a single system, discussing its important features and difficulties, and highlighting implications for the dental management. The book includes checklists for practitioners as they go through the physical exam of a pediatric patient, and helps to adequately prepare for comprehensive dental treatment. It includes contributions by leading experts in the field and is structured for quick reference making it a necessary tool in every dental office. This book will bridge the gap between the dental and medical professionals when it comes to the history and physical of the pediatric patient.

S.Thikkurissy, DDS,MS

S.Thikkurissy, DDS, MS, MA: Dr. Sarat Thikkurissy is professor and Chair of the Robert Creedon Division of Dentistry at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Prior to becoming Chair of the division, he was the former director of the Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Dr. Thikkurissy obtained his dental degree from New York University and went on to complete his pediatric dentistry certificate along with his master's degree from The Ohio State and Nationwide Children's Hospital. He has practiced both general dentistry as well as pediatric dentistry during his time serving in the U.S. Air Force as the chief of pediatric dentistry at Rammstein AFB in Germany. Outside of Cincinnati, Dr. Thikkurissy has also served as the director of the predoctoral program in pediatric dentistry at the Ohio State University and was the director of Inpatient Dental Services at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Dentistry and serves as chair of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Committee on Sedation and Anesthesia. He has also served on the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Examination Committee and the ADA Committee on Dental Education and Licensure Ground on Sedation. He has lectured in more than twenty-one states and three countries.

  

Sara Golkari, DMD: 

Sara Golkari is a Pediatric Dentist in private practice in Chicago, IL.  Sara obtained her undergraduate and dental degree from Tufts University. She then went on to obtain her certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, under the direct supervision of Dr. S.  Thikkurissy. During her residency Dr. Golkari conducted research on Novel Use of Xylitol in Reducing Blood Stream Infections in Stem Cell Transplant Patients for which she was a Graduate Student Research Award Finalist in 2019. She has continued her passion for treating the medically complex dental patient from dental school and throughout residency and hopes that this book will provide more clinically guidance to dental practitioners everywhere.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.2.2024
• Zusatzinfo: IX, 96 p. 14 illus., 13 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Zahnmedizin
• Schlagworte: Children in the dental care setting • Head and Neck Exam • History of dental pediatric patient • Patient examination in dentistry • Physical exam checklist • Physical exam of pediatric patients • Sedation of children in dentistry
• ISBN-10: 3-031-51458-0 / 3031514580
• ISBN-13: 978-3-031-51458-6 / 9783031514586