Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry | Pediatric Dentistry Center Philippines

Overview of the Program

The Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry (AEPD) residency training program is a specialty program designed to provide knowledge and skills beyond the D.D.M. training and oriented to the accepted standards of the specialty practice.

The goal of the program in pediatric dentistry is to provide training for dentists to become proficient in providing both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs. The resident is trained to provide services in institutional, private or public health settings. This program encourages the development of a critical and inquiring attitude that is necessary for the advancement of practice, research and teaching in pediatric dentistry. The program encourages pediatric dentists to work in coordination with the other allied health service professionals.

The program provides the opportunity to extend the residents’ diagnostic ability, basic and advanced clinical knowledge and skills and critical judgement. Also, it offers experience in closely related areas to ensure that residents become proficient in comprehensive care. The core portion of the curriculum includes all subject matter necessary for development of a pediatric dentist. A supporting portion of the curriculum extends the residents educational experiences and enhances their ability to think critically and independently and to communicate information clearly, effectively and accurately.

1. Didactics

13 medical lectures
41 dental lectures
Bio-statistics course
Research course

2. Clinical Case Presentations

Journal presentation
Orthodontic case presentation
Thesis/Research paper presentation

3. Clinical Work

Comprehensive treatment of pediatric patients including patients with special health care needs
Treatment of patients under non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic behavior management techniques
Treatment of patients under general anesthesia

4. Rotation Duties

NCH (National Children's Hospital, Quezon City)
OLP (Our Lady of Peace Hospital, Parañaque City)
EAMC (East Avenue Medical Center, Quezon City)

5. Community

Creating dental homes for the disadvantaged

Schedule of training is Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with occasional Saturdays.

Should you decide to apply, please email (pediadentphils@gmail.com) your intention to us or contact Ms. Tin Perey (+63-939-863-1008 / 8740-7728). We look forward to producing more pediatric dentists to cater to children and those with special health care needs.

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Admission Requirements

FAQs

The Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry is a 24-month clinic and hospital based post-graduate program with hospital affiliation at Dr. Fe del Mundo Medical Center Foundation, Philippines. This program is designed to provide qualified dental practitioners with knowledge and skills in managing infants and children and patients with special health care needs.

1. How much is the AEPD program tuition fee?

The AEPD Program is a full-time 24-month post-graduate program accredited by the Philippine Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Application Fee: PHP 3,500

Term 1 (November 2023): PHP 150,000
Term 2 (June 2024): PHP 120,000
Term 3 (February 2025): PHP 95,000

2. What is included in the tuition fee?

Clinical Lectures:

A. Term 1:

Basic Dental Sciences
Pediatric Dentistry 1
Child Development and Behavior
Dental Radiology 1
Introduction to Research and Biostatistics
Basic Life Support
Technical Laboratory
Community Dentistry
Clinic 1

B. Term 2:

Basic Pediatric Dentistry 2
Basic Medical Sciences
Child Growth and Development
Radiology 2
Special Health Care Needs
Orthodontics
Dental Sedation
Hospital Dentistry 1
Community Dentistry
Research and Biostatistics 2
Clinic 2

C. Term 3:

Pediatric Dentistry 3
Hospital Dentistry 2
Community Dentistry
Clinic 3

Patient Encounters:

During the course of the 24-month program the residents will be expected to provide clinical management of pediatric patients and patients with special health care needs under non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic behavior management techniques. The following patient encounters will be spread out during the 24-month study period:

Patient encounters include but are not limited to the following:

Comprehensive management of the pediatric patient
Comprehensive management of the special health care needs patient
Management of the pediatric and special health care needs patient under IM-IV sedation
Management of the pediatric and special health care needs patient under general anesthesia
Community Service and Public Health Promotion
On-call Duty
Observership Duty

Clinical Rotations:

Our Lady of Peace Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic
National Children's Hospital Emergency Medicine Department
National Children's Hospital Emergency Pediatric Department
National Children's Hospital Emergency Anesthesia Department
National Children's Hospital Emergency Hematology Department

Also included in the tuition fee are the following:

Basic Life Support Training
Library Fee

Each Resident should also prepare for the following expenses, outside the tuition fee:

Fees and expenses pertaining to the conduct of his/her research (i.e. statistician’s fees, ethics review fees, office supplies).
Transportation costs during the training program and off-service duties.
Basic instruments as listed in the AEPD manual.
Registration fees to seminars/conferences not conducted by the AEPD, but may be deemed necessary, such as participation to local and international conferences for the presentation of their respective cases and research work.
Elective courses such as but not limited to Nasoalveolar Molding Training Course.