The 26th Annual Dr. Arthur E. Iwersen Pediatrics Lecture: Mind Really Matters
Thursday, April 23
9 AM - Noon
3 CDE Credits – DDS, DH, DA, AUX
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
We all have had that moment when we’ve looked at the schedule and seen the name of the child who evades our behavior guidance skills. Why does it seem harder to manage the behavior of the contemporary kid? In this presentation, Clarice Law Eyre discusses some of the societal factors that have influenced parenting and the related effects on cognitive development and child behavior. We’ll discuss some frameworks for understanding the root of child behavior, more recent changes in behavioral diagnoses, and strategies that can influence behavior in the dental office.
Course Objectives:
1. Discuss societal influences on parenting practices.
2. Summarize changes in child and adolescent behaviors.
3. Discuss changes in the use of behavior guidance techniques.
4. Summarize systematic reviews regarding basic behavior guidance techniques.
5. Discuss the role of brain development on behavior.
6. Apply parenting systems to the dental setting.
PRESENTER:
Clarice Law Eyre, DMD, M.S.
Clarice Law Eyre received her DMD from Harvard School of Dental Medicine and completed specialty training in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics at UCLA School of Dentistry. She invested the first two decades of her academic career teaching both specialties to dental students and residents at UCLA, with the goal of promoting comprehensive care of the child patient. In 2022, Law Eyre moved from Los Angeles, California, to Memphis, Tennessee, to take on the role of chair and associate professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Dentistry.
Conflict of Interest: None
