- Docente: Paolo Boffetta
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/44
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dental Hygiene (cod. 8481)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students are expected to have a good knowledge of the basic issues of occupational risk factors in the dental hygiene sector. Students are also expected to be able to apply these principles to promote good practices taking into account workers' safety and health.
Course contents
- Occupational ergonomics: prevention of musculoskeletal disorders due to biomechanical and postural overload
- Occupational ergonomics: use of magnification devices in dentistry
- Exposure to chemical agents in the healthcare setting: health and safety data sheets, technical documentation, labeling, web based sources of information on toxicological issues, REACH regulation (for downstream users), exposure to irritating and sensitizing chemicals
- Diseases due to biological agents: prevention of percutaneous and airborne transmissible diseases, national (Emilia-Romagna Region Guidelines) and international (CDC) guidelines for protection of health care workers
Readings/Bibliography
Free access scientific papers and clinical guidelines
Teaching methods
Critical analysis of scientific papers, guidelines, chemical safety data sheets, free search engines accessing databases of references and documentation on toxicology and biomedical topics
Assessment methods
Project work presentation
Teaching tools
Free access scientific papers and clinical guidelines
Office hours
See the website of Paolo Boffetta
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.