Learning objectives
Dentistry’s English course aims to provide students with a specialized medical and dental language, by achieving skills in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.
Students are expected to reach a B2
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Dentistry’s English course is entirely taught in English and aims to provide students with a specialized medical and dental language, by achieving skills in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.
Students are expected to reach a B2 level at the end of the course.
Full programme
the following texts/diseases will be studied:
Bad breath
Broken or knocked out tooth
Cavities
Cosmetic dentistry
Crowns
Dental abscess
Dentures
Gum disease
Impacted tooth
Implants
Mouth cancer
Mouth ulcers
Oral hygiene
Root canal treatment
Teeth grinding
TMJ disorders
Toothache
Tooth decay
Tooth erosion
Tooth sensitivity
Veneers
Whitening
Whitening safety
Wisdom tooth removal +
The Dental Suite + cosmetic dentistry
Tooth pain
+Teaching materials:
For the listening session, the following tracks/videos will be proposed:
Kidshealth.org
- Your teeth – how you can keep your teeth healthy
- Going to the dentist
- What is a cavity?
- Bad breath
- How fluoride works
- What’s an Orthodontist?
- Taking the bite out of bruxism
- Save a knocked out tooth
NHS choices A-Z
- Wisdom teeth removal
- Mouth cancer
DEARDOCTORMAGAZINE:
- How to brush your teeth
- How to floss your teeth
- Top 5 symptoms of gum disease
- Top 5 advantages of in-office teeth whitening
- Top 5 ways to prevent bad breath
- Consequences of missing teeth
- Teeth whitening
Additional videos:
1. Tips for good dental health - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv-EGsNvNzc
2. 10 Mistakes You Make While Taking Care of Your Teeth - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMp1l3E0h0g
3.What is Cosmetic Dentistry? - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsfngHTkhP4
4.Aging and Cosmetic Dentistry - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=631_a_Oxg3A
5.Educational Dental Videos - Toothbrushing - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMfe4VOPsx4
6.What Causes Bad Breath? - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWhF0WYG7P4
7.Educational Dental Videos - Toothbrushing - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMfe4VOPsx4
8.How to Prevent Bad Breath - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLb4SBo6N5E
9.Top 10 Dental Health Tips: Oral Hygiene - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ5m4y8ael0
10.Tooth Decay / Cavities / Dental Caries - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oIlv59bTL4
11. How to Cure Gum Disease
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjvWh5Z-qzs
12. Periodontal Disease & Treatment - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI4AFEeHA8
13. How To Deal With Sensitive Teeth - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7sy3eCrea4
14. What are the Stages of Gum Disease? | Western Dental - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8aqBbEtsz0
Bibliography
For the Listening session, the following tracks/videos will be proposed:
Kidshealth.org
- Your teeth – how you can keep your teeth healthy
- Going to the dentist
- What is a cavity?
- Bad breath
- How fluoride works
- What’s an Orthodontist?
- Taking the bite out of bruxism
- Save a knocked out tooth
NHS choices A-Z
- Wisdom teeth removal
- Mouth cancer
DEARDOCTORMAGAZINE:
- How to brush your teeth
- How to floss your teeth
- Top 5 symptoms of gum disease
- Top 5 advantages of in-office teeth whitening
- Top 5 ways to prevent bad breath
- Consequences of missing teeth
- Teeth whitening
Additional videos:
1. Tips for good dental health - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv-EGsNvNzc
2. 10 Mistakes You Make While Taking Care of Your Teeth - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMp1l3E0h0g
3.What is Cosmetic Dentistry? - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsfngHTkhP4
4.Aging and Cosmetic Dentistry - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=631_a_Oxg3A
5.Educational Dental Videos - Toothbrushing - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMfe4VOPsx4
6.What Causes Bad Breath? - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWhF0WYG7P4
7.Educational Dental Videos - Toothbrushing - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMfe4VOPsx4
8.How to Prevent Bad Breath - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLb4SBo6N5E
9.Top 10 Dental Health Tips: Oral Hygiene - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ5m4y8ael0
10.Tooth Decay / Cavities / Dental Caries - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oIlv59bTL4
11. How to Cure Gum Disease
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjvWh5Z-qzs
12. Periodontal Disease & Treatment - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI4AFEeHA8
13. How To Deal With Sensitive Teeth - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7sy3eCrea4
14. What are the Stages of Gum Disease? | Western Dental - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8aqBbEtsz0
Teaching methods
Class lessons: the program themes will be discussed with the aid of LISTENING/VIDEO and reading passages / pathologies. The proposed topics will be the subject of collective discussion and study on the basis of ideas and any questions raised during the lessons themselves.
Assessment methods and criteria
The final exam is worth 7 credits.
It includes:
a) a written test: students will be required to create a dialogue between a dentist and a patient based on the situation described in a case study / a translation from Italian to English and questions to be answered in English about the diseases and topics studied / a test on scientific and dental language with translation from Italian to English;
b) an oral exam: students will be required to answer questions about the whole study program.
Other information
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