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Special Pharmacology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:02.03.2021 14:35:51
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | FLK_022 | 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: | Dmitrijs Kustovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Pharmacology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Konsula street 21, 1st floor; Dmitrijs[pnkts]Kustovs rsu[pnkts]lv; Indra[pnkts]Dumbergarsu[pnkts]lv; +371 67613517 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 33 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 33 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology and dental profile in clinical practice. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide knowledge on dental medication, focusing on its effects and side effects as well as its interaction. Emphasize information about preparations used in dental hygienists' practice and about treatment of urgent general medical complications. To teach the skill to correctly choose and use dental and oral soft tissue hygiene products. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Organization of study process. Pharmacological terminology. General pharmacology. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Anti-infective agents. Antimicrobial agents. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Antiprotozoal, antifungal and antiviral agents. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Antiseptic agents. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Colloquium. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Infiltration and regional anesthetics. Astrigents. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Analgesics. Anti-inflammatory drugs. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Haemostatic and antithrombotic agents. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Oral side effects of drugs. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Colloquium. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Exam. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The independent work includes preparation for the topic of the lesson by conducting individual research on the topic, using e-websites and specialized literature. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes, quality of oral answers. During classes students take regular tests that test their knowledge on topics acquired within the course, a test passed or a presentation prepared. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course the students will have acquired basic knowledge of pharmacological groups, medication, their mechanisms of action, side effects, contraindications, characteristics of use, indications in dentistry. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course the students will be able to choose the most appropriate means for pharmacotherapy. Students will be able to explain the mechanism of action of certain drugs. Students will be able to evaluate the side effects of the oral cavity caused by medications. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful completion of the study course students will be able to briefly describe the preparations of pharmacological groups, will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in pharmacotherapy, to characterize the pharmacotherapeutic groups of medications, to demonstrate scientific approach to solving topical issues. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Singh, Surender. Pharmacology for Dentistry, New Age International Ltd, 2007. ProQuest Ebook Central (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | I.Purviņš, S. Purviņa "Praktiskā farmakoloģija" Ceturtais izdevums, 2011 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | e-studiju materiāls | ||||||||
| 4 | Pankhurst, Caroline L., and Wilson A. Coulter. Basic Guide to Infection Prevention and Control in Dentistry, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 5 | Baart, J. A., and H. S. Brand. Local Anaesthesia in Dentistry, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2008. ProQuest Ebook Central, (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Clinical Dentistry, edited by Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina, Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central. | ||||||||
| 2 | Zāļu apraksti. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Farmaceitisko firmu reklāmas materiāli. | ||||||||
