Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Clinical Updates I

Clinical Updates I
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15341
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Annual
OB
Main language of instruction: English

Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish

Teaching staff


Wednesay mornings, from 10-11AM. 

Introduction

This course aims to reinforce the student's clinical knowledge, including record-taking, diagnosis and periodontal treatment, while assisting  other student colleagues in the clinical setting. 

Pre-course requirements

Dentistry degree.

Objectives

Learn the tools and methodology for taking clinical records.

Establish a treatment plan for the periodontal patient.

Determine a periodontal prognosis.

Learn the tools for preventing periodontal disease.

Understand the impact of excessive occlusal forces on periodontal tissues and how to correct them.

Determine the effects of surgical periodontal treatment. 

Learning outcomes of the subject

  • - Clinical Update - CN01, CN02, CN06, HB02, CP06 - 1. Use clinical records and photographic documentation for the objective assessment of periodontal and implantological treatment. 2. Recognize the prognostic value of certain clinical, genetic and radiographic variables to predict future attachment loss. 3. Identify the importance of plaque control measures and the relationship between oral hygiene and periodontal diseases. 4. Estimate the role that excessive occlusal forces play in the initiation and progression of periodontal disease. 5. Determine the effects of non-surgical periodontal therapy.

Teaching and learning activities

In person



  • Case method for the analysis and resolution of clinical cases
  • Laboratory
  • Practical workshops
  • Autonomous work.

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person



Continuous assessment and theoretical exam