Information Package / Course Catalogue
Behavior Management in Pediatric Dentistry
Course Code: PED635
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Different behaviour management techniques will be discussed.

Course Content

Different psychological approaches have been developed for incompatable and anxious pediatric patients in order to provide cooperation. Different behavior management techniques such as tell-show-do technics, voice tone control, handovermouth will be discussed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Communicating with children
2.Learning the psychological development of children
3.Evaluating different children
4.To be able to apply non-pharmalogical behaviour management techniques in children
5.To be able to apply pharmalogical behaviour management techniques in children
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence 6th Edition by Arthur Nowak DMD (Editor), John R. Christensen (Editor), Tad R. Mabry (Editor), Janice Alisa Townsend (Editor), Martha H. Wells (Editor)
2.McDonald and Avery's Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent 10th Edition
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Psychological development of children 1
Week 2 - Theoretical
Psychological development of children 2
Week 3 - Theoretical
Evaluating children's behaviour towards the dentist 1
Week 4 - Theoretical
Evaluation of different children 1
Week 5 - Theoretical
Evaluation of different children 2
Week 6 - Theoretical
Evaluating children's attitude towards dentist 1
Week 7 - Theoretical
Evaluating children's attitude towards dentist 2
Week 8 - Theoretical
Non pharmalogical behaviour management techniques
Week 9 - Theoretical
Tell show do techique
Week 10 - Theoretical
Verbal communication, Existance/absence of parents I
Week 11 - Intermediate Exam
Verbal communication, Existance/absence of parents II (Midterm exam)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Pharmalogical behaviour management techniques
Week 13 - Theoretical
Sedation
Week 14 - Theoretical
General anesthesia
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132252
Individual Work102790
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)154
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026