IT'S THE SIZE OF THE STRAW: Airway Development in the Pediatric Patient 0-12 years   (SOLD OUT)

The Pediatric Airway is the last system to develop before birth. Early childhood illness and birth complications can impact how the child`s airway develops and their overall respiratory health. This presentation will go through airway development to discuss how it can impact childhood development, sedation and general anesthesia.

Learning Objectives:
- Understand Airway development in the first three years of life
- Discuss how airway development impacts respiratory function
- Describe how airway development impacts clinical care, including general anesthesia

  • Course Code:T16
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  • Day:Thursday
  • Time:1:30 PM-3:30 PM
  • CE Credit:2
  • Type Of Course:Dental/Medical Subjects
  • Fee:Free With Registration
  • Location:Solana C
  • Audience:
    Dentist Dental Hygienist Dental Assistant
  • Seating Taken:
    100%
Speaker: Dr. Sarat Thikkurissy

Dr. Sarat Thikkurissy

S. Thikkurissy, DDS, MS, MA, is Professor at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in both the Division of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics and the Division of Bone Marrow Transplant & Immune Deficiency. Thikkurissy obtained his D.D.S. from New York University. He was active duty in the U.S. Air Force for eight years: including serving as chief of pediatric dentistry at Ramstein AFB in Germany. Thikkurissy obtained his certificate in pediatric dentistry/master's degree from The Ohio State University. Thikkurissy is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and chair of the AAPD Committee on Sedation and Anesthesia. He also serves on the AAPD Executive Committee as Parliamentarian. In 2017, he was named the AAPD Pediatric Dentist of the Year award, in 2019, he was named the Aubrey Rose Foundation's 'Above and Beyond Doctor' for his work with special needs populations, and in 2025, he was awarded the AAPD Merle Hunter Leadership Award. He has lectured nationally and internationally and has published in the areas of morbidity of dental disease, procedural sedation, and oral health in hematologic and bone marrow transplantation.