DrShortney
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Hey, y’all! I’ve gone through the CODA document and summarized some of the main points that I thought were most important. Also, this is based on the CODA requirements that were posted in the CODA manual; there is a PED flexibility document that was published in April 2020 in light of COVID, but I’m just posting the standard requirements for simplicity. Of course, there’s a ton more in the document than what I have typed below, but here are some of the highlights:
SEDATION:
-Residents must complete a minimum of 50 patient encounters in which sedative agents other than nitrous oxide are used (but may include nitrous oxide in combination with other agents).
-Of the 50 encounters, each resident must act as the sole primary operator in a minimum of 25 sedation cases.
OPERATING ROOM:
-Residents must treat a minimum of 20 patients under general anesthesia in the operating room.
-In 10 of the operating room cases, each resident provides the pre-operative workup and assessment, conduct medical risk assessment, admitting procedures, informed consent, intra-operative management (including completion of dental procedures), post-operative care, discharge, follow up, and completion of medical records
NITROUS OXIDE:
-Residents must complete 20 nitrous oxide analgesia patient encounters as primary operator.
ROTATIONS:
-Residents must complete a rotation under the supervision of an anesthesiologist in a facility approved to provide general anesthesia. This rotation must be at least four weeks in length and is the principal activity of the resident during this time.
-Residents in pediatric dentistry must participate in a pediatric medicine rotation of at least two weeks in duration. This may occur in a variety of settings i.e., Emergency Department, subspecialty clinics, multi-disciplinary team clinics, and general pediatrics
RESEARCH:
-Residents must engage in scholarly activity and must: 1) Participate in and complete a research project; 2) Use data collection and analysis; 3) Use elements of scientific method, and 4) Report results in a scientific forum.
TEACHING:
-Residents must engage in teaching activities which may include peers, predoctoral students, community based programs and activities, and other health professionals.
EVALUATION:
-At least semiannually, the progress toward and achievement of competencies for the discipline must be assessed using formal evaluation methods through the director & the faculty.
-The assessment of each resident’s performance must be provided to the residents at least semiannually
-A personal record must be maintained for each resident which is accessible to the resident at any time and must be available for review during site visits
OTHER RANDOM STUFF I FOUND INTERESTING/HELPFUL:
-Residents must have access to electronic-based information resources in the program (textbooks, journals, etc.)
-There must be didactic instruction on management of a contemporary dental practice, including the design, implementation, and management of a contemporary practice of pediatric dentistry, business skills for proper and efficient practice.
-Experiences must include infants, children, and adolescents, including patients with special health care needs, and use behavior techniques including non-pharmacological techniques, sedation, and inhalation analgesia
-Program must have access to clinical facilities that include adequate radiographic/laboratory facilities in close proximity to treatment area, recovery area facilities, and accessibility for patients with special health care needs.
-Program director must be board certified (appointed after 1/1/2000), and all pediatric dentistry members of the teaching staff must also be board certified/completed the educational requirements to pursue board certification (or, if foreign trained, must be comparably qualified).
