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Subject
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Introduction
Pre-course requirements
Objectives
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Learning outcomes of the subject
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Subject

Gerodontology

code 10464
course 5
term Semester 1
type OB
credits 3

Main language of instruction: Spanish

Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English

Teaching staff

Head instructor

Dra. Belisa OLMO - b.olmo@uic.es

Office hours

Monday at 15 p.m. By appointment via e-mail to the lecturer: b.olmo@uic.es

Introduction

Gerodontology is the area of dentistry concerned with the ageing of the oral cavity. The discipline deals with the various methods for preventing, detecting and treating bucodental disease and for promoting oral health among the elderly.

Pre-course requirements

There are no prerequisites.

Objectives

General objectives

A. To provide the student with the knowledge, skills and aptitudes required for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of anomalies and diseases of the teeth, mouth, maxilla and tissues of the elderly patient.

B. To train the student in the scientific method applied to the study, evaluation and solving of dental health problems.

C. To prepare the student for future professional self-development.

D. To train the student towards eventual specialisation, research or teaching.

Intermediate goals

The intermediate goals of Gerodontology may be summarised as follows:

1. To acquire the skills and attitudes needed for the clinical screening of the elderly patient. To obtain and assess clinical, radiographic and complementary data of the elderly patient and undertake a diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic approach to the patient’s bucodental health condition.

2. To distinguish the characteristics of the diagnosis and therapeutic approach in personalised dental care for the elderly patient.

3. To identify and describe the etiological and risk agents of oral diseases in elderly patients.

4. To train students to perform the main treatment methods and techniques, and in the control and prevention of oral diseases collectively for elderly patients.

5. To master the individual and community educational techniques for elderly patients.

6. To train the student to describe the oral health condition and the dental treatment needs of the different groups of elderly patients.

7. To know and describe the different groups of elderly patients pursuant to their capabilities, their degree of dependency, their social environment and their place of residence.

8. To know the different public health programmes designed for the dental care of the group of elderly patients.

9. Know the management of anxiety through drugs and sedation with nitrous oxide in the elderly patient

Competences / Learning outcomes of the degree programme

04 - Understanding and recognising the social and psychological aspects that are relevant in terms of treating patients.
15 - Being familiar with the general pathological characteristics of the illnesses and disorders that affect organic systems, specifically those which have dental repercussions.
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.
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.
25 - Being aware of and applying basic treatment for the most common dental pathology in patients of all ages. The treatment procedures must be based on the concept of minimally invasive surgery and an overall and comprehensive focus on dental treatment.
28 - Acquiring clinical experience under suitable supervision.
41 - Being aware of the behavioural and communication sciences which facilitate dental practice
47 - Educating and motivating patients in the area of oral and dental diseases, controlling pathogenic oral habits,
59 - Knowing the oral manifestations of systemic diseases
60 - Knowing about general and clinical pharmacology for dental practice
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
64 - Undertaking basic oral and dental pathology treatments for patients of all ages. The treatment procedures should be minimally invasive and based on a comprehensive and integrated approach to oral and dental treatment
72 - Appropriate medical prescriptions, while being aware of their guidelines and warnings, systemic effects and repercussions on other organs
92 - Pre-professional practicums, in a rotational dental clinic with a final evaluation of competences, which allow for the incorporation of professional values, healthcare communication competences, clinical reasoning and management, and critical judgement. This must also include clinical work by the students on patients of all ages and conditions, in a comprehensive manner and under suitable supervision.
05 - Knowing how to apply the correct principles to control anxiety and stress in oneself, in patients and in other memebers of the dentistry team.
61 - Knowing the pharmacological grounding for the various anaesthetic techniques, both local and general, as well as the role of sedation and general anaesthesia in terms of managing dental patients