USC Catalogue 2024-2025
Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Certificate
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The advanced pediatric dentistry certificate program is a 24-month course of study designed to provide students with the background information and clinical experience necessary for the practice of pediatric dentistry. The program in pediatric dentistry is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. The program also meets the educational requirements of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
First-year studies emphasize advanced pediatric dentistry theory and clinical treatment of the “healthy” child. Students develop a sound basis in genetics, growth and development, nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic behavior guidance, physical evaluation, research methodology and statistics, interceptive orthodontics, prevention and a review of the pediatric dentistry literature. Second year studies concentrate on oral health care of children with physical, medical, intellectual and emotional disabilities. The second year student serves as a hospital-based resident at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center/Miller Children’s Hospital or Children’s Hospital of Orange County (with the Healthy Smiles for Kids community clinic). Residents also rotate to Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center and the Pediatric Dental Clinic (PDC) at Los Angeles General Medical Center. Students gain experience in performing operating room procedures, oral conscious sedation, participating on interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary teams, providing emergency treatment and treating children with medical issues, developmental disabilities and pathologies in the hospital environment.
In addition to the two-year program, opportunities are available to combine the basic certificate program with a master’s or doctoral degree through the Keck School of Medicine in either Academic Medicine (MACM) or Public Health (MPH).
The purpose of the combined Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry/Master’s Degree program is to prepare highly qualified specialists in pediatric dentistry who can assume leadership positions in dental education, service to the community, dental research and oral health care of children with developmental disabilities and medically compromising conditions.
An individual who elects to apply to the combined program should apply first to the certificate program. Upon acceptance into the certificate program, the applicant would then apply for the master’s programs. The first year of the combined program would be spent in pediatric dentistry. Master’s level courses would be introduced within the second and third years of the combined programs.
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Required Courses
- ADNT 701 Research Methodologies in Dentistry Units: 2
- ADNT 706 Seminar: Diseases of Childhood Units: 2
- ADNT 707 Behavior of the Child Patient Units: 2
- ADNT 710 Internship: Dental Education Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- AMED 750a Physical Evaluation and Anesthesia Units: 2
- AMED 750b Physical Evaluation and Anesthesia Units: 2
- AMED 750c Physical Evaluation and Anesthesia Units: 1
- DPHR 701 Advanced Pharmacology Units: 1
- PEDO 701a Seminar: Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Units: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 each
- PEDO 701b Seminar: Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Units: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 each
- PEDO 702a Comprehensive Review of Pediatric Dentistry Units: 5, 6, 7 each
- PEDO 702b Comprehensive Review of Pediatric Dentistry Units: 5, 6, 7 each
- PEDO 703a Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 2, 3, 4, 5 each
- PEDO 703b Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 2, 3, 4, 5 each
- PEDO 703c Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 2, 3, 4, 5 each
- PEDO 703d Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 2, 3, 4, 5 each
- PEDO 703e Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 2, 3, 4, 5 each
- PEDO 704a Prevention in Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2
- PEDO 704b Prevention in Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2
- PEDO 705 Pediatric Diseases Units: 2
- PEDO 706 Dental Care for Pediatric Patients with Disabilities Units: 2
- PEDO 707 Seminar: Cleft Palate Rehabilitation Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- PEDO 708 Practice Management Units: 1
- PEDO 709 Conscious Sedation in Pediatric Dentistry Units: 1
- PEDO 721 Pediatric Physical Evaluation Units: 2
- PEDO 761a Clinic: Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 each *
- PEDO 761b Clinic: Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 each *
- PEDO 761c Clinic: Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 each *
- PEDO 761d Clinic: Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 each *
- PEDO 761e Clinic: Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 each *
- PEDO 771a Clinic: Hospital Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 each *
- PEDO 771b Clinic: Hospital Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 each *
- PEDO 771c Clinic: Hospital Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 each *
- PEDO 771d Clinic: Hospital Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 each *
- PEDO 771e Clinic: Hospital Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 each *
- PEDO 771f Clinic: Hospital Pediatric Dentistry Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 each *
- PEDO 772a Clinic: Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 1, 2, 3 each
- PEDO 772b Clinic: Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 1, 2, 3 each
- PEDO 772c Clinic: Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 1, 2, 3 each
- PEDO 772d Clinic: Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 1, 2, 3 each
- PEDO 772e Clinic: Interceptive Orthodontics Units: 1, 2, 3 each
- PEDO 773 Hospital Pediatric Clinics Units: 2, 3, 4
- PEDO 774 Clinical Genetics in Pediatric Dentistry Units: 9
- PEDO 790a Directed Research: Pediatric Dentistry Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 each
- PEDO 790b Directed Research: Pediatric Dentistry Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 each
Note:
*In addition to the required courses, a combined minimum of 36 units of PEDO 761a through PEDO 761e and PEDO 771a through PEDO 771f must be satisfactorily completed, as directed by the program director.
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