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Microbiology, Immunology, Virology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:06.06.2022 09:15:23
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | BUMK_053 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Microbiology and Virology | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Dagnija Rostoka | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Biology and Microbiology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Dzirciema street 16, bmk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061584 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 9 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 18 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Preliminary knowledge in biology, human anatomy and physiology, and chemistry in high school level is required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of this study course is to give knowledge about the role of microorganisms and viruses in oral hygiene and health, etiology of disease, environmental distribution and control of microorganisms. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to microbiology, its role in dental hygienist practice. Taxonomy of microorganisms. The structure of bacterial cell. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Microbiological smear preparation and microscopy techniques. Simple and complex methods of staining. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Groups of bacteria. Viruses. Fungi. Microbial metabolism, growth and reproduction. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Cultivation of bacteria. Media. Isolation and identification of pure culture. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Normal human microbiota and microbiota of an environment. Infection. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Examination methods of human and environmental microbiota. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 7 | Factors affecting microorganisms. Antibiotics. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 8 | Methods of microbial control. Disinfection and sterilization. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 9 | Innate immunity, its importance. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 10 | Adaptive immunity. Hypersensitivity. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 11 | Body defense mechanisms. Immune pathology. Infections caused by pathogenic cocci, principles of microbiological diagnosis. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 12 | Important bacterial infections in dental hygienist practice. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 13 | Infections caused by actinomyces, spirochetes, and candida, principles of microbiological diagnosis. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 14 | Important viral infections in dental hygienist practice (1). | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 15 | Important viral infections in dental hygienist practice (2). | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 16 | Microbiological diagnosis of diseases caused by respiratory viruses, HBV, and HIV. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Within the framework of the course students work in a laboratory – preparing, staining and microscoping slides, inoculating bacterial material on cultivation media, isolating pure cultures, and also determine bacterial properties and prepare for weekly theoretical tests. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The students will be evaluated by their participation in practical classes, the ability to work with a microscope and perform inoculation of bacterial material, weekly theoretical tests, and the ability to objectively interpret the results obtained and critically come to conclusions. The main part of evaluation consists of two colloquiums and the final exam. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon successful completion of the course students will acquire the knowledge about morphology and properties of bacteria, microscopic fungi and viruses, their role in disease etiology, human microflora, and oral hygiene and health. Students will be able to understand the role of environmental microflora as a source of contamination, the role of instrument disinfection and sterilization, also the basics of defense mechanisms in human body. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to apply appropriate microbiological control methods, use disinfection and sterilization. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon successful completion of the course students will know the importance of oral microflora in dental health, also will be competent to advise patients and recommend preventive measures to maintain optimal oral hygiene and health. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Microbiology & Immunology. 4th edition | ||||||||
| 2 | Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 17th edition, 2022 | ||||||||
| 3 | Lekciju konspekti e-studijās | ||||||||
| 4 | Videolekcijas e-studijās | ||||||||
| 5 | Metodiskās rekomendācijas "Vispārīgā mikrobioloģijā". Rīga, RSU, 2015 | ||||||||
| 6 | Metodiskās rekomendācijas "Infekcija un imunitāte". Rīga, RSU, 2018 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Jawetz, Melnick & Adelber`s Medical Microbiology. 28th edition. Mc Graw Hill, 2019 | ||||||||
