Course Details

• This course takes an in-depth look at the immediate and long-term management of dental trauma. It gives an overview of the IADT 2020 guidance and its relationship to trauma management including evidence based practice.
• You will be presented with a short presentation followed by an assessment.
• If you achieve a score of 80% or more, you pass the course and will receive a certificate to place in your CPD folder. If you do not pass, you will have the opportunity to review the content and retake the assessment when you feel confident to do so. 

Aims

This course aims to provide learners with knowledge and understanding of immediate and long term management of dental trauma.

Objectives

During this course learners will be able to:

• Assess a patient with dento-alveolar trauma.
• Formulate a differential diagnosis and an investigation & management plan for a patient with dento-alveolar trauma.
• Treat the patient with dento-alveolar trauma appropriately up to and including operative intervention if appropriate.
• Communicate the above information at the required level to patients/carers/other team members.
• Summarise the main changes to management of dental trauma brought about by the 2020 International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines.
• Discuss long term management of dental trauma.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course the learner will gain an understanding of:

• Differential diagnosis and an investigation & management plan for a patient with dento-alveolar trauma.
• How to treat the patient with dento-alveolar trauma appropriately up to and including operative intervention if appropriate.
• How to communicate the above information at the required level to patients/carers/other team members.
• The main changes to management of dental trauma brought about by the 2020 International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines.
• Long term management of dental trauma.

GDC Development Outcomes

C

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