34459 - Training in Preventive and Community Dentistry 2

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in School of Dentistry (cod. 8204)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the internship, the student will be able to recognize, deal with and solve complex cases related to prevention issues.

Course contents

  1. Traumatic dental injuries of the teeth in mixed and permanent dentition: epidemiology and prevention guidelines.
  2. The orthodontic-orthopedic disorders: epidemiology and prevention guidelines.
  3. Caries risk assessment in children and adolescents and prevention.
  4. The role of the pediatrician in the promotion of oral health in children and adolescents.

Readings/Bibliography

Provided by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Working groups on subjects identified by the students in agreement with the teacher and theoretical and practical exercises at the Departments of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry of DIBINEM.

Assessment methods

Oral presentation of a bibliographic review on a selected topic.

Diagnosis and therapeutic options of clinical cases.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the dedicated office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible, so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

Scientific publications

Office hours

See the website of Angela Chiara D'Alessandro