PinaSmile Kids Dental Caravan

A Healthy Smile for Every Filipino Child
PinaSmile Kids Dental Caravan
August 7, 2018 - Tuesday, 9:00 AM
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  • August 7, 2018 (Tuesday) - North Luzon (Quest Hotel and Conference Center, Clark, Pampanga)
  • September 3, 2018 (Monday) - South Luzon (Summit Ridge Tagaytay, Gen. Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay, Cavite)
  • September 11, 2018 (Tuesday) - Visayas (Bai Hotel Cebu, Mandaue City, Cebu)

The first of its kind! The PPDSI-Pediatrica partnership brings to you a powerhouse seminar for general dentists focusing all about dental pain on children. The diagnosis, management, prevention and communication of dental pain will all be discussed, thereby improving the oral-health related quality of life the child. Make the child smile! Join us in the PinaSmile Kids Dental Caravan!

Speakers and Lectures

Liza Centeno, DMD

Liza Centeno, DMD

Pina-SAKIT: Diagnosing Pain in Children

Jasper Tago, DMD

Jasper Tago, DMD

Dr. Jasper Tago finished his degree in Doctor of Dental Medicine from Centro Escolar University, Manila, in 2006. He took his residency training program in pediatric dentistry at Pediatric Dentistry Center Philippines (PDCP) in 2008. He finished his oral surgery and hospital dentistry training at the UP-PGH from 2009 to 2010. Dr. Jasper obtained his pediatric dentistry specialist status last January 2017 after completing the 2-year Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry (AEPD) training program. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Business Administration in Health at the Ateneo de Manila University. He is a fellow of PPDSI and is a Philippine Board of Pediatric Dentistry (PBPD) diplomate candidate. Dr. Tago is currently the pediatric dentistry and oral surgery consultant of the Philippine Heart Center and Fe del Mundo Medical Center. He is also part of the teaching staff of AEPD in PDCP since 2010. He holds a clinic at Global Smiles Dental Center in BGC, Taguig, and is currently the Dentistry Department head of Ortigas Hospital and Healthcare Center.

Pina-MAGA: Common Dental Infections in Children

This presentation aims to discuss the clinical and biological parameters of odontogenic infection, which every dentist must be knowledgeable about in order to carry out its appropriate management. The sequential steps of managing an odontogenic infection will also be discussed in this presentation including the current evidence-based studies, where if followed with thoroughness and good judgment, will ensure a high level of care for these common and occasionally life-threatening infections.

With the looming threat of antibiotic resistance, health care providers like dentists must be circumspect in prescribing antibiotic as therapeutic regimen. This lecture will also present current guidelines in the use of antibiotics as part of the fundamental principle in managing odontogenic infection.

Fina Lopez, DMD

Fina Lopez, DMD

  • President, Philippine Pediatric Dental Society, Inc., 2017-2019
  • Certificate in Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry Center Philippines, Quezon City, 2015
  • Post-Graduate Training in Pediatric Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry Division, Philippine Children’s Medical Center, Quezon City, 2000
  • Doctor of Dental Medicine, College of Dentistry, University of the Philippines, Manila, 1996
  • Board Member, Pediatric Dentistry Association of Asia
  • Member, International Association of Pediatric Dentistry

Pina-GAMOT: A Workshop on Prescribing Antibiotics and Analgesics for Children

Children are not small adults. Child physiology and anatomy significantly differ from us, making prescribing medications not as simple as we may think. But it can be. This workshop will teach you how to prescribe medications commonly given to the children in the dental setting, and how to compute for the correct dosage. It will also refresh our minds on the principles and guidelines in prescribing medications. Issues, such as drug toxicity, antibiotic resistance and updates will also be discussed. Scenarios mostly encountered in the dental clinic will be presented as well.

Dr. Manuel Vallesteros

Dr. Manuel Vallesteros

Dr. Manuel Vallesteros is best known for his heavyweight lectures packed with humor on the practice of pediatric dentistry. He is loved dearly for being straightforward and vocal about community programs conducted by local chapters, with emphasis on proper oral health promotion and levels of pediatric health care.

A shortlist of his countless achievements include:

  1. Outstanding Alumnus of the Century For Public Service (1915-2015) awarded by UP Manila College of Dentistry (UPCD) and UP Dental Alumni Association (UPDAA)
  2. First Prize Winner, and Fourth International Recognition Award by the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry for the Bright Smiles Bright Futures Award Program awarded in 2005 and 2001, respectively
  3. Recognized as the Most Outstanding Affiliate Society President for the Philippine Pediatric Dental Society, Inc (PPDSI), and in Academe, by the Philippine Dental Association in 2001 and 2000, respectively

For the longest time, Dr. Noel has been the Chairman of the Philippine Dental Association Awards Committee, an avenue where locally appropriate and culturally sensitive community programs are recognized. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Public Health Committee of the PPDSI. He is preoccupied brainstorming with the nation’s oral health advocates for programs to address the oral health needs of children, especially those with special health care needs in this time of pandemic.

Pina-IYAK, Pina-SMILE: Communicating with the Child in Pain and Preventing Pain

Treating a CRYING child may be the most challenging, most stressful and perhaps most emotionally draining experience that a dentist may experience in his or her dental office. It is crucial for the dentist to understand that crying is a child’s need to express himself due to fear, anxiety and discomfort. In fact, crying is a very useful diagnostic tool in guiding the child towards positive behavior and in building a relationship based on trust, empathy and mutual respect.

This lecture will present a repertoire of behavior management strategies on a crying child, before the treatment, during the treatment and after the treatment! Successful management of a crying child should be the most rewarding experience, both for the dentist, the child and the parents.