- Docente: Gabriela Piana
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/28
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Speech and Language Therapy (cod. 8478)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student has theoretical knowledge and clinical criteria in the field of odontostomatological diseases and the role of the stomatognathic apparatus in the phonation
Course contents
1. Macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the cephalic district, with particular reference to the supporting teeth-tissue apparatus. 2. Carious pathology: etiopathogenesis, clinical signs, symptoms, signs of therapy. 3. Periapical pathologies of endodontic origin: etiopathogenesis, clinical signs, symptomatology, signs of therapy. 4. Periodontal pathology: etiopathogenesis, clinical signs, symptomatology, signs of therapy. 5. The pillars of prevention in dentistry: home oral hygiene, healthy nutrition, topical and systemic fluoroprophylaxis, periodic visits, sealing of grooves and fissures. 6. The promotion of oral health in patients in conditions of health vulnerability. 7. Promotion of oral health in geriatric age. 8.The functions of the stomatognathic apparatus, with particular reference to the phonation. 9.The spoiled habits at the level of the cephalic district. Diagnosis and therapy, with particular reference to the role of the speech therapist. 10. Orthopedic-orthodontic pathologies: etiopathogenesis, clinical signs, symptomatology, clinical signs.
Readings/Bibliography
Material provided by the teacher
Teaching methods
The teaching consists of lectures and practical classes.
Lectures, based on the principles of medical teaching, require a
close interaction between teacher and students.
Assessment methods
Preliminary test at the entrance. Final exam of the course divided into 1) oral presentation of a bibliographic review on a pre-selected topic 2) oral question on the program carried out
Teaching tools
Audiovisual material Multimedia information technology National and international bibilography at the Clinica Odontoiatrica
Office hours
See the website of Gabriela Piana