Pediatric Dentistry

The Department of Pediatric Dentistry of the Faculty of dental medicine of the Hebrew University, Hadassah medical school is a leader in dental health for children and infants, and children at risk. A very qualified and experienced staff in the department provides an outstanding level of pediatric dentistry in undergraduate teaching, postgraduate students and research. In addition to the faculty members, the team includes a qualified staff of dental assistants and hygienist. pedo

The department is situated in the campus of the Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem, and a very close relation with all the departments of the hospital assures a multidisciplinary treatment for every child who needs consultation and other specialties.

Every child can attend the clinic either healthy or medically compromised children, from new born to adolescence.

The services provided in the department are diverse and include: first aid for infection and for dental trauma, regular dental treatment, dental treatment under conscious sedation, deep sedation and general anesthesia, project "baby clinic" from birth to adolescence.

Department of Pediatric Dentistry

Chair of the Department: Prof. Diana Ram

Department assistant: Ms.Jurborsky Irina. E-mail: pedo@mail.huji.ac.il

Telephone: 02-6776122

Clinic: opening hours: Sunday to Thursday from 08:00 am to 4:00 pm

Emergency (no previous appointment) Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 08:00 to 09:30. Wednesday from 09:00 to 10:00.

The Clinic is situated in the entrance of the Faculty of Dental Medicine. Tel 02-6776168

Specialization in Pediatric Dentistry

We offer a 36-month specialist program conducted in English, which teaches state-of-the-art clinical discipline with modern technology and is based on the most recent research. The staff members are well-known educators, clinicians and researchers.

Specialization in Pediatric Dentistry

Specialty Program

Paediatric Dentistry profession is an age-related expertise that enables the provision of primary prevention and primary and comprehensive treatments in the oral cavity of infants, children and adolescents. The postgraduate program in Paediatric Dentistry of the Hadassah Medical Centre, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel is one of a few programs worldwide that enjoy the synergy of a university research and academic faculty with a clinical and world-renowned medical centre. The postgraduate program was accredited and recognized as a Postgraduate Program by the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) in 2016. The program offers a scientifically stimulating and culturally rewarding experience of studying in a foreign country and interacting with peers from different cultural backgrounds in the unique setting of Jerusalem.

Our mission is to train and educate specialists who will provide the highest level of patient care in an environment that fosters ethical behaviour and critical thinking. The three-year English-language specialization emphasizes the shaping of children's behaviour during treatment, as well as the treatment of special needs patients, developmental disorders, and high-risk children whose treatment requires additional knowledge, special treatment and coping with behavioural problems using tranquilizers.

Israeli students are required to do an additional 12 months of obligatory rotations in orthodontics, paediatrics, and anaesthesiology, three months in an elective department and six months in basic sciences.

European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) residents are also enrolled in a two-year International MSc Program in Biomedical Sciences. They are also required to do additional nine months of obligatory rotations in orthodontics, paediatrics and anaesthesiology.

Israeli students are required to pass the Israeli National Board Examinations, while our foreign students apply to take a special international board examination and eventually can apply to the board exams in their country of origin.

The program enables the successful postgraduate student to practice Paediatric Dentistry at the specialist level. Our graduates are expected to return home at the completion of their training to successfully run their own private or public clinics or become researchers at academic institutions.

Aims and Objectives of the Program

Aims and Objectives of the Program

The overall objective of our program is to graduate specialists who are proficient in all areas of dentistry for children and adolescents. We provide in-depth knowledge and understanding of the basic and clinical science foundations for paediatric dental treatment for general dentists who would like to specialize.

At the end of the program, the specialist will be qualified to diagnose oral diseases in both healthy children and adolescents and those with special healthcare needs (i.e., medically, mentally, physically, socially, or behaviourally disadvantaged), to present a range of treatment options, to recognize the advantages and disadvantages of each option and choose the most appropriate treatment plan using it to perform evidence-based clinical care. In addition, the specialist will be able to provide the patient and his/her parents with information concerning the prevention of oral diseases and instructions for follow-up.

The specialist will be able to provide the patient and his/her parents with information relating to occlusion problems and to be updated with the current knowledge in paediatric dentistry. Training is accompanied with lectures, seminars, clinical demonstrations, and clinical instruction alongside patients presenting problems in various fields, such as infants, toddlers, schoolchildren with mixed dentition and more.

Students are trained to treat young children with anxiety, fears and behaviour disorders who require behaviour management based on extensive knowledge in the field, using non-pharmacological and pharmacological behavioural management techniques in children and adolescent by applying the principles of child cognitive development and behavioural psychology in the dental setting sometimes also with the aid of sedatives and / or use of nitrous oxide. Children who require general anaesthesia, children who have undergone orofacial trauma, and patients with physical disabilities and systemic diseases are presented. The resident is expected to develop a further understanding and knowledge in the discipline of Paediatric Dentistry from his or her own reading and enquiry, an important emphasis is given to self-learning from directed reading material,

MSc Program in Biomedical Sciences

MSc Program in Biomedical Sciences

All residents must undertake a research project under the direction of an assigned supervisor, which is to be presented as a written dissertation and defended in an oral examination as part of the requirement for the degree of Master. The program is part of the International Graduate program in Bio-medical Sciences. The International Bio-medical Sciences M.Sc. Program is a unique two-year degree program offered for English-speaking students. Upon completing the program, students will hold a M.Sc. certificate from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

This two-year program is intended for foreign students who hold a first degree in natural/medical sciences and wish to continue their studies as a researcher. It is given entirely in English and classes are taken together with Israeli students.

An average grade of 85% is required for admission. An average grade of 85% or more entitles to a scholarship. The level of scholarship depends on the academic record. Part of the program’s requirements is successfully completing 28 academic credits. Core courses in biology, immunology, microbiology, physiology and biotechnology are offered. Elective courses in specific areas are also offered.

Candidates from non-English-speaking countries and/or candidates who did not previously study at an institution of higher education where the language of instruction is English must submit proof of sufficient English proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS).

Upon acceptance to the program, the student must join the research laboratory. In the first six months, he or she must submit a research proposal. Submission of a written thesis (in English) and an oral defence on the research topic concludes the program.

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Program outline

Program outline

This is a hospital-academic oriented program. The program is completed in three years, according to the syllabus. It is performed as a full-time job: 5 days a week, 35-40 hours per week per year beginning July.

There is a minimum of patients that the resident is required to treat. The program consists also of seminars, journal clubs, case presentations and more.

A. 2 years in the department of paediatric dentistry. Requirement over the two years is

• Supervised clinical training: 60 - 70%

• Didactics: 15 - 20%

• Research: 10 - 15%

• Teaching, self-directed learning and administrative time: 5%

B. 3 months in the Department of Anaesthesiology in the hospital

C. 3 months in the Department of Paediatrics in the hospital

D. 3 months in the Department of Orthodontics

For Israeli residents:

E. 3 months in an optional Department

F. 6 months in basic science studies

There are several vacations each year: One week summer vacation at the end of August, about one week (Sukkot) holiday in October, One week in December (for Christmas/ Hanukkah/ New Year), and about one week at Passover/ Easter).

After completion of above, the resident is allowed to apply to the national board examination or the international board examination.

Apartments can be rented near the campus.

Topics of the specialization program

Topics of the specialization program

The first year is dedicated to the study of the basics of diagnosis, emergency treatment and care of preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school children, which is supervised by specialists who are staff members. This stage takes place at the Pediatric Dentistry Department. At the beginning of the first year, the resident will pass a rotation in general anesthesia in an accredited department of anesthesiology for 3 months and then will start at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. In the second year of the residency, the post graduate student will begin to treat disabled and special care children and very young children with sedation. In the second year, the resident will perform dental treatments for children under general anesthesia and will participate in the undergraduate training provided by the Department of Pediatric Dentistry.

The third year of the program will include performing dentistry for children, training students in their sixth year, and rotations in the round as follows: orthodontics, pediatrics and elective rotation and the basic science stage to be held in the laboratory or in a recognized department. Round the wards - as part of the program the residents must do rotations in different departments.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

A candidate will be eligible for consideration for entry into specialty training in Paediatric Dentistry if he or she has a degree in Dental Surgery with two years’ experience in full-time clinical practice.

It is imperative to receive a permit from the Israeli ministry of health to be trained in the specialty program of paediatric dentistry of Hadassah medical centre and acceptance to the MSc Program in Biomedical Sciences.

All participant in the program must complete one-month course in basic clinical Hebrew Language (which is imperative for communication with children).

For Israeli licensed dentists the conditions for acceptance are:

License to practice dentistry in Israel, high level of Hebrew language and compliance with the conditions of the initial screening test conducted in the department. Registration is opened once a year in February and takes place on the University registration site.

Application process:

All candidates must pass a screening examination that includes:

1. Basic knowledge of paediatric dentistry at the level of general dentist.

2. Preparation of a summary of a professional article in English.

Candidates that passed the basic exam are invited to a personal interview.

After the interview, a certain number of candidates will be accepted, which averages from three to six each year.

The start date of the program is July 1.