Minimal intervention approaches including SDF for the management of dental caries in children

- The concepts of minimal intervention dentistry and minimally invasive methods for optimal delivery of care in children.

- Selection of cases based on severity of disease, behavior and other individual medical/social considerations.

- The role of SDF and other methods for caries management on children.

- The principles of clinical intervention in the caries process, and how to put this into practice.

'This course will present the rationale and principles of minimal intervention dentistry, including detailed descriptions of minimally invasive (non surgical) approaches currently used for the management of dental caries in children. We will discuss the importance of evaluating disease severity, behavior and medical/social individual considerations for optimal case selection and provide an update on the latest techniques and materials available (including silver diamine fluoride), reviewing the risks and benefits as well as, pros and cons of different methods.