Preventive Dentistry 1
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
If the student is enrolled for the English track then classes for that subject will be taught in the same language.
Head instructor
Dr. Carlos MUÑIZ - cmuniz@uic.es
Lda. Luana ÁLVAREZ - l.alvarez.fernandez@uic.es
Office hours
Students who want to talk to teachers can stay after class or via email
* Coordinator: Lda. Luana Álvarez (l.alvarez.fernandez@uic.es)
* Practice teachers and seminars: contact by mail for consultations
Lda. Ana Juncosa (anajuncosa@uic.es), Lda. Luana Álvarez (l.alvarez.fernandez@uic.es)
Knowledge in preventive and community dentistry is increasingly necessary for the practice of dentistry at a care level.
Preventive dentistry studies the different methods for promoting oral health and preventing bucodental diseases, both at the individual and collective levels.
There are no incompatibilities between this subject and other subjects.
Objectives
To know
Content
Theoretical programme
Unit 1. The clinical history in dentistry
Unit 2. Principles of prevention and health
Unit 3. Bacterial plaque
Unit 4. Mechanical control of oral bacterial plaque
Unit 5. Study and microbiology of the oral cavity
Unit 6. Dental calculus, professional control and prophylaxis
Unit 7. Periodontal disease: epidemiology
Unit 8. Periodontal disease: prevention
Unit 9. Epidemiology and hystopathology of dental decay
Unit 10. Methods for the diagnosis of dental decay
Unit 11. Fundamentals, types and action mechanism of fluoride
Unit 12. Presentations and indications of fluoride
Unit 13. Toxicity of fluoride: dental fluorosis.
Unit 14. Toothpastes: presentations, types and indications
Unit 15. CAO, CAOD indices
Unit 16. Bacterial plaque and tooth decay – methods of elimination
Unit 17. Diet, saliva and tooth decay
Unit 18: Risk factors and determinants
Unit 19: Risk and treatment of tooth decay
Unit 20: Dental traumatisms and prevention
Unit 21: Oral protectors
Unit 22: Fossae and fissure sealants
Practice program
Practice 1. Introduction
Practice 2. Clinical History
Practice 3. Absolute Isolation and sealing of pits and fissures
Practice 4. CRT bacteria S. mutans, plaque index
Practice 5. Diagnosis I
Practice 6. Cariogram
Practice 7. Mouthguard
CUENCA, E; BACA, P. Odontología Preventiva y Comunitaria. Ed.Elsevier & Masson. 4ª Edición, 2013.
JENICEK M., CLEROUX R.: Epidemiología, principios técnicas y aplicaciones. Salvat 1988
RIOBOO, R: Odontología Preventiva y Odontología Comunitaria. Avances médico-dentales, 2002.
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