Subject

Preventive Dentistry 2

  • code 08414
  • course 2
  • term Semester 2
  • type OB
  • credits 2

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.

Teaching staff

Head instructor

Dra. Natalia FELIPE - nfelipe@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 

Ldo. Víctor Gil (victorgm@uic.es), Lda. Luana Álvarez (l.alvarez.fernandez@uic.es)

   

Introduction

In the event that the health authorities announce a new period of confinement due to the evolution of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, the teaching staff will promptly communicate how this may effect the teaching methodologies and activities as well as the assessment.

 

 

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.


The field of community dentistry is concerned with the prevention and treatment of oral health problems in the community, not only aimed at preventing disease but also at restoring a state of health, and is related to general services in sanitary planning and administration

Pre-course requirements

There are no prerequisites.

Objectives

1. Objectives regarding the content

1.1 Demonstrate the principles on which the study and application of Preventive and Community Dentistry is based.

1.2 Understand and analyze the problems of oral health.

1.3 Describe the different stages of the scientific method.

1.4 Apply the scientific method to a problematic issue of Preventive and Community Dentistry.

1.5 Identify and use appropriate terminology regarding Preventive and Community Dentistry.

1.6 Understand simple articles published in journals in Preventive and Community Dentistry, interpreting them with critical attitude and apply the understanding of them to new situations.

Competences / Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 20 - Obtaining and creating a medical record containing all the relevant information.
  • 21 - Knowing how to undertake a full dental exam, including the necessary X-ray and complementary exploratory tests, as well as obtaining suitable clinical references.
  • 22 - Having the ability to make an initial diagnostic judgement and establish a reasonable diagnostic strategy, as well as being competent in recognising situations that require urgent dental treatment.
  • 23 - Establishing a diagnosis, prognosis and suitable treatment planning for all the different clinical areas of Dentistry, being competent in terms of the diagnosis, prognosis and writing up the dental care plan for patients who require special care, including medically compromised patients (such as diabetics, those with hypertension, a depressed immune system or are anticoagulated, etc) and patients with disabilities.
  • 26 - Knowing how to plan and undertake multidisciplinary, sequential and comprehensive dental treatment of limited complexity for patients of all ages and conditions and for patients who require special care.
  • 27 - Outlining and proposing suitable preventative measures for each clinical situation.
  • 28 - Acquiring clinical experience under suitable supervision.
  • 29 - Recognising the underlying causes of dental health in the population, whether genetic, lifestyle, demographic, environmental, social, economic, psychological or cultural.
  • 30 - Recognising the role of the dentist in actions to prevent and protect against oral diseases, as well as the maintenance and promotion of good health, both at an individual level and a community level.
  • 31 - Knowing about the National Healthcare System, as well as the basic aspects of healthcare legislation, clinical management and the correct use of healthcare resources, and understanding the importance of the role of the dentist in the field of Primary Healthcare
  • 35 - Knowing the scientific principles of sterilisation, disinfection and the antiseptics necessary to prevent cross-infection in dental practice
  • 36 - Knowing the danger of ionising radiation and its impact on biological tissue, as well as the legislation that regulates its use. Knowing how to manage dental radiodiagnostic facilities
  • 37 - Undertaking the x-rays that are necessary in dental practice, interpreting the images obtained and learning about other important image-based diagnosis techniques
  • 38 - Being aware of clinical and laboratory-based procedures and diagnostic tests, knowing their reliability and diagnostic viability and being competent in interpreting the results
  • 40 - Identifying the main reason for the consultation and the history of the current disease. Creating a general medical record and a clinical record which accurately reflect the patient's notes
  • 44 - Knowing about and being able to use the basic tools and equipment for dental practice
  • 45 - Applying the principles of ergonomics to dentistry work, both at an individual level and a work-group level where appropriate, also in terms of the principles of the prevention of work-related accidents in dental practice
  • 46 - Providing a comprehensive approach to oral care and applying principles to promote good oral health and the prevention of oral and dental diseases
  • 47 - Educating and motivating patients in the area of oral and dental diseases, controlling pathogenic oral habits,
  • 48 - Being aware of the effects of tobacco on oral health and participating in measures which help patients who want to give up their smoking habit. Also, knowing about the complex interaction between the environmental, social and behavioural factors related to oral and general health
  • 49 - Knowing the procedures to carry out an oral healthcare diagnosis in the community and how to interpret the results
  • 50 - Knowing the repercussions demographic and epidemiological trends have in terms of dental practice
  • 51 - Knowing about the organisation and provision of oral healthcare in the community, both private and public, as well as general healthcare and the role of the dentist in these fields
  • 52 - Creating and carrying out oral healthcare programmes and knowing about the inter-institutional and inter-professional coordination that is required to do so
  • 55 - Recognising that the patient is the centre of attention and that all the interaction, including the prevention, diagnosis, planning and carrying out of the treatment and maintenance, and must support their best interests, always avoiding any type of discrimination and respecting confidentiality
  • 63 - Having knowledge of human nutrition, particularly the connection between nutritional habits or diet with the maintenance of good health and the prevention of oral and dental diseases
  • 66 - Taking and interpreting x-rays and other image-based procedures that are important in dental practice
  • 81 - Evaluating and treating patients with caries or other dental non-carious pathologies and being able to use all the material required for restoring the shape, function and aesthetics of the tooth in patients of all ages
  • 17 - Understanding and recognising the principles of ergonomics and safety at work (including the control of cross infection, radiation protection and occupational and biological diseases).

Syllabus

 

Topic 1: Ergonomics

Item 2 transmitted diseases, AIDS, hepatitis B and C

Item 3: Control and prevention of cross infection

Item 4: Gerontology: Sensitivity and parafunctions

Item 5: Prevention in TMJ

Item 6: Prevention in dentistry

Item 7: Orthodontics: Prevention of malocclusion

Item 8: Oral Cancer

Item 9: brachytherapy


Chapter  Consultar la asignatura en la plataforma Moodle, donde se colgará la bibliografía y las lecturas recomendadas.

Teaching and learning activities


In blended

Lectures

Topic 1: Ergonomics

Item 2: Transmission infections

Item 3: Occupational health

Item 4: Gerontology: Sensitivity and parafunctions 1 & 2

Item 5: Prevention in pediatric dentistry 1 & 2

Item 6: Orthodontics: Prevention of malocclusion 1 & 2

Item 7: Oral Cancer 1 & 2

Item 8: Dentophoby prevention

Item 9: Prevention in special patients 1 & 2

 

Clinical Practice

  • Clinical History, caries diagnosis and radiographs
  • plaque index
  • professional tooth cleaning
  • Fluoridations

 

 

Theoretical seminars

1. Caries risk assessment with Cariogram software. 

2. Odontophobia Fear of the dentist. 

3. Knowledge of protective measures in dental students. 

4. Mercury poisoning in the dental clinic. 

5. Habits of oral hygiene in dentistry students. 

6. Caries risk management. Generalities of topical fluoride. 

7. Toxicity of the triclosan oral antiseptic. 

8. Root caries in elderly patients: risk factors and prevention. 

9. Latest trends in prevention and early diagnosis of oral cancer. 

10. Properties of CCP (cetylpyridinium chloride) in the control of bacterial plaque and gingivitis. 

11. Smoking in dental students.

 

Evaluation systems and criteria


In blended

To pass the subject, it is an essential condition to pass both the theoretical part and the clinical practices and seminars. The final grade for the course will be determined by the grade for the theoretical exam (50%), grade for clinical practices (20%) and grade for seminars (30%).

 

THEORICAL EXAM:
 
The theoretical exam will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions. In order to pass it is necessary that the 50% of the exam questions are correct.
 
Students with a particular problem may request an oral exam that will be carried out by three professors from the Area.
 
Distintion with honours may be awarded when the average of all grades is greater than 9.

 

CLINICAL PRACTICES:
 
The absence of more than 1 practice will have a zero grade in the following practices, which will be averaged with the total count.
 
The student who accumulates more than 2 unexcused absences, at the discretion of the teaching staff, does not have the right to be evaluated for the practical part and therefore suspends the subject.
 
The practices have a duration of 2 compulsory hours.
 
Each practice has a score (continuous evaluation by the teacher), the acquisition of knowledge and skills, attendance and attitude will be evaluated. The practice is approved with 60% (an average grade will be made from the continuous evaluation of each practice).
 
The student must present to practice with the appropriate protective uniform and equipment: clean white gown, long pants, closed shoes, hair tied up, protective glasses and a hat.
 
Every day there will be a control attendance. 20 minutes after starting the practice, no student will be allowed, and it will count as a lack of attendance.
 
Before starting the practice, written tests or Moodle tests can be carried out to evaluate the student's knowledge of the practice.
 
SEMINARS:
 
The absence from more than 1 seminar will have a zero grade in the following practices, which will be averaged with the total count.
 
Each seminar has a score on which participation, attendance and attitude are evaluated. During the seminars the students will make presentations of the work done during the Preventive 1 course. The presentations must be entered in the moodle (one per group).
 
The student who accumulates more than 2 unexcused absences, at the teacher's discretion, does not have the right to be evaluated for the part of seminars and therefore suspends the subject.
 
The seminars have a duration of 2 compulsory hours.
 
For the seminars, all students must read 3 or 4 articles (one for each topic presented) that the teacher will post in Moodle and they will be asked questions during it.
 
Every day there will be a control attendance. 20 minutes into the seminar, no student will be allowed in and will count as a lack of attendance.
 
Before, during or after the day of the seminar, written or Moodle tests may be carried out to assess the student's knowledge of the articles.

Bibliography and resources

CUENCA, E., MANAU,C., SERRA LL.: Manual de Odontología Preventiva y Comunitaria. Masson 1991, Barcelona.

JENICEK M., CLEROUX R.: Epidemiología, principios técnicas y aplicaciones. Salvat 1988.

RIOBOO, R,: Higiene y prevención en Odontología, individual y comunitaria. Avances medico-dentales 1994, Madrid

Evaluation period

E: exam date | R: revision date | 1: first session | 2: second session:

  • E1 27/05/2021 08:00h A02
  • E1 27/05/2021 08:00h A09
  • E1 27/05/2021 08:00h A08
  • E1 27/05/2021 08:00h A03
  • E1 27/05/2021 08:00h A01
  • R1 03/06/2021 09:00h A16
  • E2 23/06/2021 12:00h A16
  • E2 23/06/2021 12:00h A15
  • R2 01/07/2021 10:00h A10
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