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Prevention of Dental Diseases and Periodontology-State Exam
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:19.02.2024 10:54:56
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ZTMVK_069 | 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: | Egita Senakola | ||||||||
| 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) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 4 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Successfully acquired theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in study course "Periodontology-Preclinic and Clinic", "Practice in Clinical Environment", "Periodontology", "Cariology", "Dental Roentgology", "Public Health Care and Prevention in Dentistry". | ||||||||
| Objective: | To examine students' theoretical and practical knowledge of the study programme "Dental Hygienist" in the course "Prevention of Dental Diseases" "Periodontology" and "Practice in Clinical Environment". | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Written exam for testing theoretical knowledge in Prevention of Dental Diseases and Periodontology | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Prevention of Dental Diseases and Periodontology - State Examination. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The student must attend lectures and classes. To pass the exam, they must have successfully passed the test and final examination in the courses "Periodontology-Preclinical and Clinic", "Practice in Clinical Environment", "Periodontology", "Prevention of dental deseases"and other courses. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The evaluation of the state examination (SE) consists of three parts, and its evaluation order is determined in a specially developed regulation, which is available to students in e-studies. First part - Accumulated test: final assessment in the study course Practice in Clinical Environment - in the 4th semester with the final clinical/practical exam and final assessment in the Prevention of Dental Diseases in the 4th semester. The evaluation of the first part of the SE is the weighted average of the study courses Practice in Clinical Environment and Prevention of dental diseases results and it makes up 30% of the evaluation of the total SE result. The second part - the integrated written test - the test, is taken in the RSU computer classroom, it makes up 30% of the evaluation of the total SE result. Duration 1.5 academic hours. The test is passed if 55% of correct answers are given. The rating is converted into points according to the RSU regulations. Third part- Integrated oral examination; Prevention of dental diseases and Periodontology - the State exam consists of an oral exam, which makes up 40% of the overall SE result. In each part of the SE, the number of points is obtained according to certain evaluation criteria. The final assessment of all parts of the SE is based on the generally accepted 10-point system. When determining the resulting points, the percentage importance of the SE shares is taken into account. If there is an unsuccessful assessment in one of the SE parts, the student is not allowed to take part in the next part of SE. Successfully completed SE parts are credited and do not need to be retaken the following year. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | National degree examination | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Passed the exam in Prevention of Dental Diseases and Periodontology, students will have the knowledge: • to describe caries and other illness recording methods using different indices for diagnosing oral diseases at different stages; • to present epidemiological data on oral diseases in Latvia and the World, understand their relation with various risk factors; • to explain the role of caries risk detection and metodology at an individual and population level; • to identify existing evidence-based prevention methods, to be able to evaluate information of new prevention methods; • about Fluoride Guidelines in Latvia; • of oral care products and their use in all population age groups; • to critically evaluate information published in the literature of new methods in caries classification, recording and other oral diseases; • to name and characterise the principles of evidence-based dentistry, their application at an individual, group and population level; • to recognise the clinical features of periodontum, functions and diseases, as well as their relation to occlusion specificities, dental and systemic diseases; • to assess the interconnections between disease diagnosis, the choice of treatment methods and their use in clinical practice; • of the instruments and materials used in the treatment of periodontal diseases, their types and applications; • of sharpening instruments. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Passed the exam in Prevention of Dental Diseases, students will be able to: • explain the acquired data on the general health of the patient, social factors, students will also be able to analyse the patient's eating habits and their relation to oral health, the history of fluoride use and the Latvian Fluoride Guidelines and oral hygiene practices developed in Latvia, as well as to identify the gaps in patient's knowledge; • outline the patient's caries risk assessment results by providing individual recommendations for risk reduction; • evaluate the stages and activity of the caries process; • to evaluate morphology of individual tooth fissures and to evaluate the necessity of silants; • collect medical history, observe ergonomics and infection control (Patient card, information on oral care habits, observance of ergonomics, analysis of eating habits, observation of infection control, treatment of the patient, examination of TMJ); • make a full periodontal examination by selecting appropriate instruments (evaluation of bleeding gums, diagnostic of tartar, diagnostic of periodontal pockets, diagnostic of BPE index, selection of D/C instruments, application, sharpening, selection of planned manipulation according to the situation, recessions, anatomy); • to perform evaluation of caries and other hard tissue pathologies (caries detection-hypodiagnostics, hyperdiagnostics, hard tissue pathologies, diagnostic localization of fillings, application of KPE index); • recommend and show appropriate oral care products to improve oral health for a particular patient (Tooth brushing techniques, toothbrushes, interdental care products, toothpastes, visit intervals, additional oral care products). | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of successfully passing the theoretical and practical final exam in Prevention of dental diseases and Periodontology, students are able to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of patients' oral cavity diseases, are able to apply evidence-based methods and acquired knowledge in the both individually and at the population level in accordance with the assigned qualification level and professional standard. | ||||||||
| 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 | Chestnutt, Ivor G. Dental Public Health at a Glance. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central. | ||||||||
| 3 | Clinical overview. Dental cariess. Elsevier Point of Care. 2022. | ||||||||
| 4 | Jill S. Gehrig, Daniel E. Shin, Donald E. Willmann. Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist, Enhanced. Vol Enhanced. 5th edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2020. | ||||||||
| 5 | Maldupa I., Uribe S., Brinkmane A., Senakola E., Krūmiņa K. Fluorīdu lietošanas vadlīnijas. 2014. | ||||||||
| 6 | Newman and Carranza. Clinical Periodontology. 13th edition. 2019 by Elsevier | ||||||||
| 7 | Norādījumi periodonta un periimplanta audu slimību jaunās klasifikācijas pielietošanai klīniskajā praksē. Rīga: RSU, 2021. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Fink, Johannes Karl. Materials, Chemicals and Methods for Dental Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central. | ||||||||
| 2 | Gehrig, Jill S., et al. Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation and Advanced Root Instrumentation. Enhanced. Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, 2020. ProQuest Ebook Central. | ||||||||
| 3 | Handbook of Clinical Techniques in Pediatric Dentistry. edited by Jane A. Soxman, and Jane A Soxman. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central, Chapter 9 Sealants pp 77-82; 6 pages | ||||||||
| 4 | Koch, Goran. Pediatric Dentistry : A Clinical Approach. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central. | ||||||||
| 5 | Niklaus P. Lang. Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. 2 Volume Set, edited by, Incorporated. John Wiley & Sons 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | „Journal of Clinical Periodontology” | ||||||||
| 2 | American academy of periodontology. AAP | ||||||||
| 3 | Lekciju materiāli kursā" Periodontoloģija-preklīnika un klīnika", "Periodontoloģija", "Stomatoloģisko slimību profilakse". | ||||||||
