PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
FOR THE DENTAL PRACTITIONER
Our courses provide attendees with the skills and knowledge to more confidently and competently manage paediatric patients in the general dental environment.
OUR COURSES
The course framework is designed to provide you with both hands-on and lecture component learning and are held in the Australian Dental Centre of Excellence world-class facility in Woolloongabba, Brisbane. Courses are open to all dental practitioners with an interest in the field including; hygienists, therapists and general dentists.
your hosts
Dr Sarah Dumain Pelletier
Specialist Paediatric Dentist
Dr. Sarah is a specialist paediatric dentist from Montreal in Canada. She graduated from Laval University with a doctorate in dental medicine in 2012 and completed a residency at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Her love of children brought her to complete a specialty degree in Paediatric Dentistry in 2016 at the University of Montreal. She continued her training as a Senior Dental Registrar at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.
Dr tim keys
Specialist Paediatric Dentist
Dr Tim is a member of the Australian Dental Association, Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentists, Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentists, European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Royal Australasian College of Dentists. He is a Major in the Army and is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Queensland.
upcoming course
PRIMARY AND PERMANENT
DENTAL trauma
1 Day | Brisbane
venue
The Australian Dental Centre of Excellence was purpose designed and built to create an world-class learning environment for both hands-on & lecture component paediatric dentistry learning.
knowledge & skills session
Your hosts workstation has a mounted macro video camera to capture the demonstrated procedures with great clarity and in high magnification.
location
Easily accessible with onsite paid parking in Woolloongabba, Brisbane.
22nd-23rd OCT 2026
9AM-5PM both days
This is our flagship course that will provide you with the skills to manage paediatric dental patients successfully and confidently in the general dental environment. It is suitable for OHTs, dental therapists and dentists that deal with children.
We will be providing over 6 hours of hands-on, along with lecture components, so that the knowledge gained can complement the clinical skills you will learn. Along with the knowledge and skills sessions, we will also be providing you with behaviour management tools, as this is one of the biggest challenges in paediatric dentistry, with recordings from our clinic.
The course will include 14 hours of CPD and cover the following topics.
THE TOPICS INCLUDE:
How to examine compliant, non-compliant and very young children
What to look for and what to discuss
How, why and when to take radiographs on children
Current concepts in Dental Caries
Tools to prevent and arrest dental caries including a review of Silver Diamine Fluoride
Restorative materials, indications, contraindications, and success rates in paediatric dentistry
Hands on restorations, stainless steel crowns, sealants
Conventional and Hall Crown techniques
Hands on pulpal therapy in paediatric dentistry
Indication and contraindications
Materials
Space maintainers - hand on
Dealing with failures, non-compliant children, and difficult parents
Successful treatment planning with several case examples
We will also give you tips on how to talk to parents and children to get the best outcomes
VENUE:
Australian Dental Centre of Excellence
Level 1, 154 Ipswich Road
Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD 4102
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
One time payment of $2800
*Price not inclusive of GST