Learn important anatomic and developmental considerations of managing facial and dental trauma in children and adults. Learn Urgent Care appropriate procedural approach to injuries to the face, lips, teeth and intraoral soft tissue Session will discuss considerations of managing injuries in the office, referring for imaging and other follow-up care considerations.
Learning Objectives Describe urgent care-based management of dental injuries, including replantation for permanent dentition avulsions. Discuss the different management strategies for primary versus permanent dentition injuries including fractures, luxation, and avulsion injuries. Perform basic dental procedures, laceration repair, including regional blocks, infiltration and splinting. Identify referral red flags that are not to be missed in patients with facial or oral trauma.