39251 - Preventive Dentistry in the Community 2

Academic Year 2021/2022

  • Docente: Gabriela Piana
  • Credits: 2
  • SSD: MED/28
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dental Hygiene (cod. 8481)

Learning outcomes

The student acquires theoretical knowledge, practical skills and clinical criteria in the community dentistry, defined as "science and art to prevent dental diseases, to promote oral health and improve the quality of life Through joint efforts of society as a whole. Specific didactic objectives: 1) The student acquires the ability to educate on the subject of dental prevention, 2) the student acquires the ability to identify population groups at risk of developing oral pathologies, 3) the student acquires the Ability to plan and perform targeted prevention interventions in population groups at risk.

Course contents

  1. review of OPC1 contents
  2. oral health promotion in schools
  3. oral health promotion during pregnancy
  4. oral dieseases during pregnancy: therapy guidelines
  5. oral dieseases during elderly: prevention and therapy guidelines

Readings/Bibliography

Material distributed by the teacher, selected scientific articles on the topics

Teaching methods

lectures

 

Assessment methods

oral exam

Teaching tools

Audiovisual material

Multimedia computer equipment

National and international bibliography


Office hours

See the website of Gabriela Piana