Dental hygiene | University of Parma

Professor: Paolo VESCOVI
Academic discipline: Malattie odontostomatologiche (MED/28)
Field: Scienze interdisciplinari cliniche
Type of training activity: Characterising

14 hours
of face-to-face activities

2 credits

hub: -

course unit
in ENGLISH

lectures timetable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: Gerodontology and Special Needs Patients

Learning objectives

Bring the student to know the clinical bases to know how to manage the patient suffering from systemic pathologies and modify their clinical action accordingly.

Prerequisites

knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the stomatognathic system, mouth and jaw bones

Course unit content

diseases of the oral cavity and jaw bones in aging and in patients suffering from systemic diseases

Full programme

Changes in the oral cavity, with particular reference to periodontal tissues during aging, pregnancy, hematological pathologies, infectious diseases, immune pathologies, oncological diseases

Bibliography

- Ibsen OAC, Phelan JA: Oral Pathology. CIC International Editions
- Updated articles from international literature on specific topics

Teaching methods

lectures and discussion of clinical cases

Assessment methods and criteria

oral exam on the topics covered in the course

Other information

Lessons can be conducted in the classroom or in clinical operating units

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

This course contributes to the realization of the ONU objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

GERODONTOLOGY AND SPECIAL NEEDS PATIENT cod. 1010536