PREPARATORY CLINIC
cod. 1002752

Academic year 2021/22
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
- Marco MELETI
Academic discipline
Malattie odontostomatologiche (MED/28)
Field
Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
50 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub: -
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: PRINCIPLES OF ODONTOIATRICS

Learning objectives

To provide the basis of dental professional activity. Provide knowledge of professional organization for private dental practice and public health

Prerequisites

Knowledge of biology, anatomy, phisiology, general pathology

Course unit content

Dental data acquisition and storage - Principles of dental ergonomics - Preliminary concepts for the dental practice

Full programme

Dental data acquistion and storage

- Basics of oral anatomy and histology.
- First oral and dental examination: anamnesis and clinical
evaluation.
- Impressions and casts (traditional and digital techniques)
- PSR
- Dental photography
- Saliva - Techniques of collection and analysis
- Basics of dental radiology
- Clinical chart in dentistry

Principles of dental ergonomics

- Different practitioners within the dental team
- Counselling in dentistry
- Dental istruments and tools
- Dental chair
- Aspiration and compression systems in Dentistry
- Evidence-based dentistry e Systematic Review.
- Work postures and positions of dentist and assistants; ergonomic positoning of dental intruments
- Stress and burn-out of medical and dental practitioners
- Principles of Lab work

Preliminary concepts for the dental practice

- History of Dentistry
- Post-graduated specialties in dentistry
- Informed consent and handling of sensitive data
- Laws and legal rules of the dental practice
- Dental insuarances

Bibliography

lessons and scientific papers

Teaching methods

Lectures will be held on-site in compliance with safety standards, provided that further instructions on the ongoing health emergency are not implemented. Supporting material will be available on the specific, student-reserved platform (Elly) and will include slide presentations, audio-video aids or video-recording of the lectures.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam, multiple-choice quiz

Other information

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