Sports dentistry is one of the most recent and upcoming field in dentistry. It mainly includes the prevention and management of athletics-related orofacial injuries and associated oral diseases. The sports or team dentist assists athletes in the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of oral injuries. The most significant aspect in preventing sports-related orofacial injuries is wearing basic protective devices such as properly-fitting helmets, face masks and/or mouth guards. Dental injuries are the most common type of orofacial injury sustained during participation in sports. Many athletes are not aware of the health implications of a traumatic injury to the mouth or of the potential for incurring severe head and orofacial injuries while playing. The dentist can play an imperative role in informing athletes, coaches and parents about the importance of preventing orofacial injuries in sports.

So far there is no specific program available in India for sports dentistry. This program provides a structured approach to the dentist to get an overall knowledge about what are the various roles of a sports dentist. This course aims to touch the various vital aspects in the field of Sports Dentistry along with few guidelines as to how a sports dentist should manage athlete’s dento-facial injuries, fabricate mouthguards and many other things like substance abuse counselling, correct dietary guidance considering the athlete’s requirement that would prevent damage to oral health, etc. With a blend of theoretical knowledge, our expert video lecture series and our interactive online and off-line workshops, this course provides the best [foundation – cut] knowledge in sports dentistry.

1. Prevalence of Sports- related Dento-facial Injuries and their Impact.
2. Introduction to Sports Dentistry
3. Sports Physiology and Sports Medicine
4. Sports Nutrition
5. Basic Sports First Aid
6. General Health, Oral Health and Care of the Athlete
7. Sports Nutrition Assessment and Dental Care of Athlete
8. Substance Abuse and Tobacco Abuse & Dental Treatment of Athlete
9. Dental Treatment of Various Types of Athletes
10. Doping and Drug Prescription in Sports Dentistry
11. Prevention of Sports-Related Dento-facial Injuries
12. Protective Equipment for Prevention of Craniofacial and Intraoral Injuries
13. Information about Mouthguards
14. Mouthguard Fabrication & Technology, Clinical Steps and Patient Care
15. Types of Dental and Facial Injuries
16. Emergency and Long-term Management of Dental Injuries
17. Procedures for Dental Injury Management
18. Emergency Management and Treatment for oro-facial and head injuries

Program Methodology

(same as rest of the courses)

The student can register online for the course in the Register/Login page providing personal, academic as well as payment details.

Once the details are filled and the Mode of payment is selected, the student can register for the student account. The student will be able to access his/her student account by providing the Username and Password given at the time of registration.

The students are required to send the following documents via post/courier at the ISST Distance Education office address mentioned below.

Documents to be sent to the ISST Distance Education Office :

1.Photocopy of BDS mark sheet/certificate.

2.Valid registration certificate/details with respective state’s dental council

Two passport size photographs.

Study Material and Exam Details:

The study material for each course is prepared by experienced faculty members who are experts in the respective subjects and will be sent via courier/post in 15 working days, at the student registered address after the course fees are received by us (OR will be available on the online portal). The period of 4 months of the course from enrollment will be given to the dentist for self-study of the material provided.

Exam Pattern: Theory 150 + Practical 100 = Total 250.

Theory exam –

• An exam at the end of 4 months  Out of 150 marks. 100 marks MCQ and 50 marks – 10 short answer questions 5 marks each – both to be given online. 50% passing in both MCQ and shorts answers required individually

Practical –

• 40 Marks – Submission of a small project report regarding activity conducted with regards to various aspects of sports dentistry (it will be tentatively a small and simple activity where the dentist needs to get in touch with a local school/sports club, conduct a dental-checkup of small group of athletes and take an awareness session for the athletes and coaches regarding mouthguards and dento-facial injury prevention. The dentist needs to prepare a report of the activity along with photos of the activity and make a submission of around 8-10 pages max). This can be submitted along with the theory exam or a month later but within 6 months of the stipulated course time.
• 30 Marks – Attendance of 1 Day Online Workshop taken by the faculty at ISST where through the lectures, the dentist will be clinically oriented regarding various aspects of sports dentistry.
• 30 Marks – 1 day Offline hands-on workshop where all the practical aspects of sports dentistry will be taught.

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