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Educational Work - Placement in the Promotion of Oral Health II
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:20.02.2024 11:29:09
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ZHAS_048 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Oral Medicine | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Anda Mironova | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, zhs rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67455560 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 9 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 17 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 21 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 23 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Philosophy of Public Health and Health Promotion, Public Health and Dental Care, Prevention of Dental Diseases. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To give students practical and theoretical knowledge and experience in oral health promotion and education for the elderly. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basics of gerontology. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Changes due to aging. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | The most common health problems of a geriatric patient. The most common care problems in the elderly. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | The effects of aging on oral and dental health. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Development of educational material for seniors. Tests. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Oral and dental care for seniors. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Work (lecture) in Social Day Centers. | Classes | 1.00 | study trip | |||||
| 8 | Peculiarities of communication in work with seniors. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Student analysis of materials. Presentations for Social Centers. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Clinical work with senior. | Classes | 4.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 11 | Placement feedback and Presentation. Exam. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students individually develop a presentation and educational material for the Daily Social Centers, present it and give an educational lecture in one of the Social Centers. Completion of the course evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of classes and lectures. Evaluation and defence of presentations and development of educational materials make up 30% of the evaluation. Test of multiple-choice questions on topics acquired in lectures and classes. The test is passed if 55% of the correct answers are given. The test grade is 30% of the final grade. Work with patient in clinic, result make 40% of the evaluation. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | At the end of the study course, students will have knowledge about senior oral health. Knowledge of the peculiarities of the body of elderly patients, understanding of pathological processes in the mouth of the elderly, knowledge of the treatment of elderly patient and oral health improvement. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to evaluate the attitude and knowledge of the elderly about the possibilities of promoting oral health. Provide dietary recommendations for dental caries. Will be able to evaluate the effects of drugs on oral health. Take preventive measures and provide oral hygiene measures for the elderly. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to apply their knowledge in providing care for the elderly in the clinic, assessing the general state of health and habits. Student will be competent – to identify risk groups according to the patient's skills in oral hygiene, determination of caries intensity, evaluation of periodontal and oral mucosal condition and occlusion. Will be able to develop an oral health education, prevention and clinical treatment plan, thus providing appropriate treatment for each elderly patient. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Boyd, Linda D., et al. Wilkins' Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist. Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, 2020. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 2 | Doshi M., and Geddis-Regan A. Oral Health and Dental Care in the Ageing Population. Springer International Publishing AG, 2022. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 3 | Felton, Simon H., and Alison Chapman. Basic Guide to Oral Health Education and Promotion. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 4 | Friedman, Paula K. Geriatric Dentistry : Caring for Our Aging Population. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 5 | Mostofsky, David I. Behavioral Dentistry. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 6 | Newman and Carranza's Clinical Periodontology. 13th Edition. 2019 by Elsevier, Inc. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lee Cohen. The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology. 2021. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) GUIDELINE. Oral health for adults in care homes (NG48) 2016. | ||||||||
