Pediatric Dentistry Training and Education

Pediatric dentistry spans a uniquely broad clinical range — from caries management and pulp therapy in primary teeth to trauma diagnosis, behavior guidance, anesthesia planning, and preventive care across every stage of childhood development. This hub brings together all OHI-S learning formats for pediatric dentistry in one place: online courses, live seminars and workshops, and free resources — for general dentists, pediatric specialists, and residents working with infant, child, and adolescent patients.

Why Continuing Education Matters in Pediatric Dentistry

Treating young patients requires more than adapted technique. Clinical decisions in pediatric dentistry depend on age-related diagnosis, behavioral considerations, pulp biology in developing teeth, growth-stage awareness, and long-term preventive thinking — all of which evolve as new evidence and minimally invasive approaches reshape the standard of care.

For general dentists, continuing education strengthens case selection, improves treatment planning for primary and young permanent teeth, and sharpens referral judgment when specialist involvement is needed. For pediatric dentists and residents, structured CE supports deeper protocol understanding across pulp therapy pathways, trauma management, anesthesia planning, and interdisciplinary coordination.

What You'll Learn

OHI-S pediatric dentistry training covers the full clinical range of the specialty — from everyday restorative and preventive practice to more complex diagnostic and management topics:

• Behavior management — evidence-based approaches to guiding cooperation and reducing anxiety in children and adolescents
• Caries management — diagnosis and restorative decision-making for caries in primary and permanent teeth, including minimally invasive approaches
• Pulp therapy — direct and indirect pulp capping, pulpotomy, apexogenesis, apexification, and management of immature permanent teeth
• Dental trauma in children — diagnosis and follow-up logic for traumatic injuries to temporary and permanent teeth, including replantation concepts
• Restorative and prosthetic care — direct restoration of primary teeth, crown selection, and pediatric prosthetic planning
• Prevention and minimally invasive care — fissure sealing, professional oral hygiene, and early-intervention caries-control strategies
• Anesthesia and pain control — local and general anesthesia considerations for child patients, with focus on safe planning and case preparation
• Pediatric surgical dentistry — tooth extraction, frenuloplasty, and surgical decision-making in younger patients
• Diagnostics in children — X-ray interpretation, diagnosis of temporary tooth injuries, and recognition of non-carious lesions in pediatric patients
• Rubber dam in pediatric practice — practical application and adaptation for child patients across restorative and endodontic procedures

Content is framed to strengthen clinical judgment, support age-appropriate treatment planning, and improve decision-making across conservative, restorative, and referral pathways — not to replace specialty training or expand legal scope of practice.

Learning Formats at OHI-S

OHI-S delivers pediatric dentistry education across four formats, so you can learn in the way that fits your schedule, patient mix, and practice goals.

Online courses provide structured, on-demand access to pediatric dentistry topics — organized by clinical area and designed for focused self-paced study with the ability to revisit complex material as needed.

Hands-on seminars and live workshops take place in cities including Rome, Vienna, Florence, Bologna, Prague, Berlin, Dubai, and Kyoto — offering direct faculty interaction, live case discussion, and immersive learning for practitioners who want concentrated, in-person training.

Free learning resources give open access to introductory content, clinical videos, and webinars across pediatric dentistry topics — useful for exploring a subject area or reviewing fundamentals before committing to a course.

The OHI-S platform and mobile app connect all formats in one place, supported by a professional community used by ~140,000 dentists each month.

Use the links in the Next step section below to explore each format directly.

Learn from Leading Pediatric Dentistry Educators

OHI-S pediatric dentistry content is developed and delivered by clinicians with genuine specialist depth and a strong record of credible, practical teaching.

Educators include Marc Semper, Prasad Krishnaji Musale, Meenakshi S. Kher, Dimitris Emmanouil, Falk Schwendicke, Riad Bacho, Paul Abbott, Yasmi O Crystal, Juan Fernando Yepes, Anup Panda, and Figen Seymen — specialists who bring both clinical authority and teaching clarity to every topic they cover.

With an average course rating of 4.72/5 based on 24,000+ reviews and 149+ congresses and seminars delivered each year, OHI-S consistently provides pediatric dentistry education that practitioners trust and return to. Eligible courses carry CE credit information clearly, and OHI-S is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider — giving practitioners a credible, accountable framework for structured professional development in pediatric dental education.

Next Step

Explore the full range of pediatric dentistry training on OHI-S — by format, depth, and learning preference:

• Explore Online Pediatric Dentistry Courses
• View Pediatric Dentistry Seminars and Workshops
• Access Free Pediatric Dentistry Learning