Ihle/Swetye - Pediatric Mental Health in a COVID-19 World
Ihle/Swetye - Pediatric Mental Health in a COVID-19 World is organized by California Society of Pediatric Dentistry (CSPD). This Course has been approved for a maximum of 1.5 CEUs.
Level of skill recommended for participants:
Of interest to Dentists, Students & Residents, Auxiliaries and Office Staff.
Overview:
Dr. Michael Swetye will review ten behavioral health topics relevant to the dental clinician who works with children, adolescents and their parents. He will distill the complexity of child psychiatry down to simple, practical concepts and tools for use in dental practice.
Dr. Ihle will address the specific psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, with particular emphasis on the ramifications of shelter-in-place edicts and the related transition to distance learning.
Educational Objectives:
• Be able to list several ways to address challenging patient or family behaviors that may arise in your dental practice
• Be able to list several concepts about child mental health relevant to dental practice
• Be able to describe how children of different ages manifest the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic differently
• Be able to explain the impact of different baseline conditions on children’s reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic
