THE STUDENT ROOM
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Its for all those who love working with children and would like to enhance their communicative and clinical skills in Paediatric dentistry. The fun filled lessons are designed to facilitate your skills of effective clear communication and managing dental anxiety in children. Communication is all about connection. When you connect to the child EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
*Academic Credits are not awarded.
Childrenese - The Dental Talk
The dental practitioner's choice of words, style of communication, way of talking to children, profoundly affects their attitudes, behavioral responses, and reactions to the dental experience. The lessons are designed to help the dental practitioner manage the behavior of children. It provides the clinician with verbal skills that prevent behavior problems from occurring . This lesson would present language strategies and ways of communication with young patients that create a culture of trust, accountability, and cooperation. How the dental health professional communicates with young patients influences the children's actions as well as the outcomes which follow. By carefully choosing words and a style of speaking, the dental practitioner can help children become more relaxed, cooperative, and supportive of the job they need to do. DENTAL TALK teaches a series of verbal skills and language patterns that will reduce stress, cut down on negative behaviors from young patients, and enable the dental practitioner to accomplish what needs to be done with a minumum of hassles, frustrations, and power struggles.
Hypnosis Hypnotised Hypnotism - Ericksonian Hypnosis in Pediatric Dentistry
Ericksonian hypnosis, often referred to as conversational hypnosis can be used with children effectively in a dental office. Milton Erickson is considered as the father of modern hypnotherapy. Hypnosis in children can be defined as an alternative state of awareness and alertness. He stated there is a need to work primarily with and not on the children. The conscious mind (critical sensor) of children is not mature, and therefore, their unconscious mind is more accessible than in adolescents or adults, making them excellent hypnotic subjects.
The lessons would include the choice of hypnotic words and phrases in speaking and working with children, hypnotic language patterns and patterns of indirect suggestion. A child who gets into hypnosis may experience reduced tension even reduced tension related pain. When you take this lesson you would improve on your skills of effective clear communication and managing dental anxiety in children.
Cocktail
All nuts and bolts in pediatric procedures. This lesson would definitely sharpen your clinical skills and expertise with various behavior management methods to decrease chair time and heighten confidence when treating your pediatric patients.
