AGD Pediatric Dentistry Webinar Series
 
Dr. Paul K. Chu DDS

Paul Chu is a Board Certified pediatric dentist who is currently the Program Director of the St. Barnabas Hospital Pediatric Dental Residency.  He received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of The Pacific (San Francisco, CA); he completed his certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry from Columbia University (New York, NY); and completed his post graduate residency in Pediatric Dentistry at St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx, NY). He is also an assistant attending at both Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and Jacobi Hospital. Dr. Chu is also in private practice in Rye, NY.

 
Dr. Martha E. Rich DMD

Dr. Martha Rich has been teaching and lecturing internationally on the diagnostic relationships between masticatory muscle function, craniofacial pain, and malocclusion for almost 30 years. During that time, she has completed thousands of hours of continuing education in TMD, pain management, neuromuscular dentistry, functional and traditional orthodontics, cosmetic and vertical reconstruction, implants, and more. She was also an associate professor of fixed prosthodontics at OHSU School of Dentistry.  She was a member of the American Association of Functional Orthodontics for 14 years before joining the International Association for Orthodontics (IAO) in 2009. She holds fellowships with the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, a fellowship and mastership with the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics, and is an IAO Certified Instructor.  Dr. Rich has also long been interested in dentistry’s contribution to sleep medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. She has maintained a private dental practice with a neuromuscular approach for over 30 years. 

 
Dr. David L. Rothman DDS
Dr. Rothman received his B.A. cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his dental degree from the New York University College of Dentistry. Following a General Practice Residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center and an Anesthesiology Residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, he completed his Pediatric Dental Residency at Children's Hospital in Oakland and the University of California, San Francisco. After being Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program Director at UCSF, he became Chair of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry and currently is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry in the School of Dental Medicine of Case Westerrn Reserve University. Dr. Rothman is Board Certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, California Society of Pediatric Dentists, American Dental Association, and the California Dental Association. He is on the active staff of the California Pacific Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center/San Francisco and Children's Hospital in Oakland, and he consults on the Craniofacial Panel of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. He lectures nationally and internationally in the areas of anesthesia, sedation and pediatric dentistry. He has three children and lives in San Francisco.
 

These webinars are designed expand your knowledge of oral surgery and provide you with new solutions for day-to-day challenges. Register today for this three-part series. 

*Price for the series:      Member  $150            Non-member  $250
*Must register for the entire series (all 3 webinars)

What’s Wrong with Crooked Teeth? An Introduction to Early Intervention Orthodontics
Martha E. Rich, DMD
Wednesday, March 25, 7 p.m. CDT
Credits: 1.5**
Subject Code: 435 - Space Management & Appliances
Price:            Member: $75            Non-member: $125
 
Description: 4 out of 5 kids have crowded teeth. Often this stems from mouth-breathing and/or a variety of maladaptive behaviors. This course is an introduction to identifying malocclusions, causes, and when to refer to a specialist. Management of malocclusions will be discussed. The recommendations we make for young, growing children will affect them for the rest of their lives – for better or worse.

Learning Objectives:

  • To identify early developing malocclusions.
  • To assess contributing factors to the malocclusion.
  • Determine when to refer to a specialist.
  • Overview of how to use a simple, pre-fabricated oral appliance for intervention.

 

Can You Really Save That (and Why Would You?)
Treatment Options for Carious Primary Teeth

David L. Rothman, DDS
Tuesday, May 5, 7 p.m. CDT
Credits: 1.5**
Subject code: 438 – Trauma in Primary/Young Teeth
 Price:            Member: $75            Non-member: $125

Description: Reviews pulp therapy, restorations and space maintenance in the primary and early mixed dentitions allowing the practitioner to set parameters for which teeth to save and restore.  

Learning objectives: 

  • Understand treatment options for pulpally involved primary teeth.
  • Treatment plan and utilize appropriate dental materials for maintenance of a devitalized primary tooth and immature permanent tooth.
  • Understand the importance and options for space maintenance in the primary and mixed dentition.

 

 

Contemporary & Classic Pediatric Dental Restorative Techniques
Paul K. Chu, DDS
Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m. CDT
Credits: 1.5**
Subject code: 434 - Management of the Child Patient
Price:            Member: $75            Non-member: $125

Description: The course will demonstrate various pediatric dental techniques that go beyond the classical techniques familiar to the practitioner. Topics will include use of resin modified glass ionomers for posterior restorations; indirect pulpal therapy technique using resin modified calcium silicate liners; and two techniques of anterior restorations (strip crowns and zirconia crowns). All techniques require proper treatment planning to ensure appropriateness of use.

Learning objectives:

  • Use of RMGIs as an alternative to resins and amalgam
  • Indirect pulp therapy indications and success rates
  • Anterior Restorative techniques