【講者】

Dr. Marcio A. da Fonseca

學經歷：

　　Dr. da Fonseca received his dental degree in Brazil in 1987. He went on to the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, for his Master of Science degree and certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, followed by a fellowship at the Denver Children’s Hospital. In 1994-95, he did an Oral Medicine fellowship at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle working exclusively with hematopoietic stem cell transplant children.  He was a clinical assistant professor and director of undergraduate pediatric dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco (1995-97). At the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1997 to 2005), he was director of the pediatric dental service at the University Medical Center. He was director of inpatient dental care at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a clinical professor at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry (2005-2010). He was the Law-Lewis Professor and director of the pediatric dental graduate program at the University of Washington Center for Pediatric Dentistry until June 2013. Dr. da Fonseca was Head of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Illinois Chicago for nine years where he is currently Chicago Dental Society Foundation Professor. In 2022-23, he was a visiting professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

　　Dr. da Fonseca is a board-certified pediatric dentist and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Dentistry for Children, a publication of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He has published over 65 scientific manuscripts and book chapters and co-edited a pediatric dentistry book. He is a sought-after international speaker on oral-dental care of children with complex medical problems.

講題：My Heart Skips a Beat – Taking Care of Children with Cancer and Cardiac Problems

摘要：

Pediatric Cancer/Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/Graft-vs-Host Disease/ Dental and Oral Care for the Pediatric Oncology Patient

This seminar will briefly review the clinical manifestations of pediatric cancer and the many modalities of treatment currently available, including hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The acute and long-term effects of the disease and the treatment on the oral soft and hard tissue, as well as in the craniofacial complex, will be discussed. Systemic health issues to be considered when designing a dental care plan for the pediatric oncology patient will be presented.

My Heart Skips a Beat - The Pediatric Cardiology Patient and the Pediatric Dentist

This lecture will briefly review the most common congenital cardiac defects, its treatment and effects on the cognitive and behavioral development of children. Considerations for a safe delivery of dental care for affected children in the office and under general anesthesia will be discussed. The pathogenesis and microbiology of infective endocarditis (IE), its clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment will be reviewed as well as the latest update of the American Heart Association guidelines for prevention of IE before invasive dental procedures.