Pediatric Medicine Update

Course Details

• Summary

  

  Course Description
  This course will provide the pediatric dentist, dental resident, hygienist and assistant an update on a wide variety of areas of pediatric medicine, to include common disorders and diseases that the pediatric dentist may encounter in clinical practice.

  All speakers are on staff at Boston Children's Hospital and are members of the Harvard Medical School faculty, and many are nationally and world-renowned in their respective fields. Each lecture will provide a medical review of the more common disorders and diseases the pediatric dentist might encounter in clinical practice setting, followed by a discussion of the latest advances in management with a specific emphasis on its relationship to clinical dentistry. The lecture format followed by panel discussion affords participants an opportunity for dialogue between lecturer and audience. 
  
  Course Objectives
  Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to:

  • Provide a review of the pathophysiology of pediatric disorders and diseases the pediatric dentist is likely to encounter in clinical practice.
  • Provide an update of "the state of the art and science" of the medical management of these disorders and diseases.
  • Discuss the impact and significance of these pediatric disorders and disease and their management to clinical pediatric dentistry.
  • Have a better understanding of the current management of a wide variety of pediatric conditions and how it may relate to their clinical practice of pediatric dentistry.

• Speakers and Schedule

  For more details and bios on the speakers, please click here

  Course Chairs
  Isabelle I. Chase, D.D.S. F.R.C.D (C)
  Man Wai Ng, D.D.S., MPH 
  
  Speakers
  Laurie Glader, M.D.
  Amy Hughes, M.D.
  Michael Somers, M.D.
  Serena Fernandes, M.D.
  Michael Rich
  Stacy Croteau, M.D.
  Dennis Rosen, M.D.
  Katharine Garvey, M.D.
  Matthew Heeney, M.D.
  Gi Soo Lee, M.D.
  Bridget Hron, M.D.
  Stephanie Sacharow, M.D. 
  Ingrid Holm, M.D., M.P.H.
  Rosalyn Sulyanto, D.M.D, M.S.

  Tentative Schedule, Subject to Change
  
  Friday
  7:30-8:15 AM - Registration & Continental Breakfast
  8:15-8:30 AM - Welcome, Overview and Introductions, Wai Ng, Chase
  8:30–9:30 AM - Cerebral Palsy: Implications for Pediatric Dentistry, Glader
  9:30-10:30 AM - Sialorrhea Management in Children, Hughes
  10:30–10:45 AM - Break
  10:45-11:45 AM - Renal Transplant and Dialysis, Somers
  11:45 AM–12:45 PM - Mental and Behavioral Health Issues in Children, Fernandes
  12:45–1:45 PM - Lunch
  1:45–2:45 pm - Media and Children's Health, Rich
  2:45–3 PM - Break
  3–4  PM - Hemophilia, Croteau
  4-5 PM - Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children, Rosen
  5 PM - Adjourn
  
  Saturday
  8-8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
  8:30–9:30 AM - Diabetes, Garvey
  9:30–10:30 AM - Sickle Cell Disease, Heeney
  10:30–10:45 AM - Break
  10:45–11:45 AM - Surgical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lee
  11:45–12:45 PM - Lunch
  12:45–1:45 PM - Nutrition, Hron
  1:45-2:45 PM - Mitochondrial Disorders in Children, Sacharow
  2:45–3 PM - Break
  3–4 PM - Hypophospatasia in Children -Holm, Sulyanto
  4:00 – 4:30 pm Closing Remarks – Wai Ng, Chase
  4:30pm Adjourn
  
  CE Hours
  AAPD designates this activity for 15 continuing education credits.

• Hotel and Travel

  Room Block
  Westin Boston Waterfront
  425 Summer St
  Boston, MA 02210
  
  Accommodations
  $249 single/double occupancy
  
  Reservations can be made by calling the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel directly at 888-627-7115. Be sure to mention the AAPD in order to get our special room rate, and be sure to ask about any early departure and cancellation fees. Reservations can also be made online by clicking here. Room rates listed do not include applicable room tax, currently 14.45 percent.

  To take advantage of our discounted AAPD room rate, make your reservation no later than March 7, 2019. Please note that our discounted rate may sell our prior to this date. 
  
  Travel
  Please contact Direct Travel, AAPD's official travel provider at (800) 840-0908 or you can e-mail directly to aapd@dt.com. As always, to obtain the lowest available fares, early booking is recommended.
  
  Transportation
  The Westin Boston Waterfront is accessible by the following major airport. Distance and average taxi transportation costs are as follows:
  
  Boston Logan International Airport (3 miles): $15-$20 one way.

• Registration

  Members and Student Members Click Here to Register

  Non-Member Dentist Click Here to Register

  Fax completed Registration Form to number below.
  
  Deadline for early registration is  March 5, 2019. Space is limited, with registrations being accepted on a space-available basis. Please note that space may fill up prior to the early cut-off date. After March 5, 2019, please contact the Meetings Department at the AAPD headquarters office at (312) 337-2169 to verify availability of onsite and faxed registration.
  
  Registration Fees

  Registration Fee

  	By March 5, 2019	After March 5, 2019
  AAPD Member	$765	$865
  AAPD Student Member	$395	$495
  Non-Member Dentist	$965	$1065
  Dental Assistant/Office Staff	$395	$495

  
  

  Cancellation
  Full refunds for registration minus a $150 cancellation fee will be given only if written notice of cancellation is received 30 days prior to the course. A 50 percent refund will be given if written notice is received up to two weeks prior to the course. No refunds will be given within one week prior to the course. No refunds will be given for no-shows.
  
  Notice of cancellation can be made online or in writing and sent as follows:
  
  Mail: AAPD Meetings Department
  211 East Chicago Ave, Ste. 1600
  Chicago, IL 60611
  
  Fax: (312) 337-6329
  
  E-mail: cbingle@aapd.org
  
  The meeting sponsors are not responsible for travel expenses or penalties under any circumstances.
  
  For further information, please contact the AAPD Meetings Department at (312) 337-2169.