Assessment of a novel module for training dental students in child abuse recognition and reporting.

This study assessed the merits of introducing a novel, online interactive training module designed to positively engage dental students and teach them to recognize and report signs of child abuse and neglect. The study aimed to determine if the online training module educated the students equivalently or better than a lecture presentation of the same content. Seventy-two students from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine's class of 2015 (90 percent of the class) agreed to participate and were randomly assigned to either a traditional lecture-based presentation or the online training module.

Oral health burden in children with systemic diseases.

Children who have systemic diseases face a burden of disease distinctly greater than their healthy counterparts. Neglect or delay of addressing this burden can lead not only to significant morbidity for the child, but also to family dysfunction. This article addresses issues salient to the understanding of oral health burden in children and families living with systemic disease.

Accelerated tooth eruption in children with diabetes mellitus.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate tooth eruption in 6- to 14-year-old children with diabetes mellitus.

Methods: Tooth eruption status was assessed for 270 children with diabetes and 320 control children without diabetes. Data on important diabetes-related variables were collected.

Maxillofacial prosthodontics for the pediatric patient: "an eye-opening experience".

The following case report describes the expanding role of pediatric dentists in treating children with craniofacial pathology. Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular malignancy in childhood and is approximately the tenth most common pediatric cancer in the United States. Treatment consists of enucleation, or removal of the entire globe followed by placement of orbital implants.

Gingival bleeding in 6- to 13-year-old children with diabetes mellitus.

Purpose: This study assessed gingival bleeding in diabetic children during the mixed dentition period.

Methods: Three hundred fifty-five 6- to 13-year-old diabetic (99% type 1) and nondiabetic control children in the mixed dentition stage were evaluated from a total cohort of 700 6- to 18-year-old children. Gingival status was assessed, and data on important diabetes-related variables were collected.

Diabetes mellitus promotes periodontal destruction in children.

Aim: The association between diabetes mellitus and periodontal attachment and bone loss is well established. Most of the prior literature has focused on adults, and studies in children have mostly reported gingival changes. Our aim was to assess the periodontal status of a large cohort of children and adolescents with diabetes.

Periodontal changes in children and adolescents with diabetes: a case-control study.

Objective: To evaluate the level of oral disease in children and adolescents with diabetes.

Research Design And Methods: Dental caries and periodontal disease were clinically assessed in 182 children and adolescents (6-18 years of age) with diabetes and 160 nondiabetic control subjects.

Results: There were no differences between case and control subjects with respect to dental caries.

Oral candidiasis in pediatric HIV patients.

Oral candidiasis can be an early sign of illness or disease progression in HIV/AIDS and other immuno-compromised states. Oral lesions associated with fungal infections present in a variety of forms, including a few of previously unknown etiology. Diagnosing these variants of disease can be challenging because of their atypical clinical presentation.