INTERUNIVERSITY DIPLOMA IN PEDIATRIC, CLINICAL, AND SEDATION DENTISTRY (DIUOPCS)

Attendance is required at an SFOP course or conference during the year of registration.

Requirements for degree completion:

- Attendance at all seminars (1 absence permitted) and all clinical rotations (200 hours)

- Thesis (bibliography according to I.A.A.)

- Presentation of a clinical case study completed during the training program at the student's home university

Cases in private practice not accepted

10-minute PowerPoint presentation and 5 minutes for questions

To enable dental surgeons to specialize in pediatric dentistry by mastering the specific aspects of caring for children and/or adolescents, as well as for children with medical conditions and/or disabilities. This DIU provides knowledge in the areas of prevention, oral and dental treatments, the management of rare oral and dental diseases, and trauma. In addition, it covers the management of patients under sedation, sedative premedication, nitrous oxide inhalation sedation (MEOPA), or general anesthesia.

• Implementation of preventive measures, particularly for families of children with early childhood caries (ECC), and introduction to therapeutic education for children and their families.
• Prescribe and interpret diagnostic imaging tests (panoramic X-rays, cone-beam CT scans, CT scans) while applying the principles of radiation protection for growing children.
• Diagnosing and treating the main oral and dental conditions in children: assessment of individual caries risk (RCI), periodontal diseases, and orofacial functions and dysfunctions. 
• Diagnose various syndromic dental anomalies, whether genetic or not.
• Assess medical risks (infectious, hemorrhagic) based on different situations.
• Be able to assess and manage pain and anxiety in children, and master anesthetic techniques and adapt them to clinical situations.
• Perform various oral and dental procedures under sedation, premedication, MEOPA inhalation, or general anesthesia.
• Understanding Pediatric Oral Surgery.
• Understanding Dental Prosthetics in Children.
• Respond to emergency situations, particularly those involving oral and dental trauma, and know how to collaborate with maxillofacial surgeons.
• Communicate and collaborate with pediatric specialists from other medical and allied health disciplines.