Learning objectives
By the end of the course, students should have gained competence in the following areas related to endodontics:
- Collecting a patient's medical history and performing a thorough physical examination to diagnose endodontic issues
- Accurately diagnosing dental pain
- performing local anaesthesia
- Isolating the operative field with rubber dam
- preparing endodontic instruments
- performing some of the phases of the root canal treatment under the supervision of the tutor
- discharging the patient by providing post-treatment instructions
- filling out the clinical record
- re-setting the clinical area
Prerequisites
To access the course, the student must have attended the Endodontics course at the fifth year and must have passed the related exam
Course unit content
Attending the clinical area of the Centro Universitario di Odontoiatria
Full programme
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Bibliography
Endodontics Vol 1-2-3
A. Castellucci
Ed. Il Tridente
Endodonzia Vol 1-2-3
A.Castellucci
Ed. EDRA
Ingle’s Endodontics 7th ed. Rotstein & Ingle. PMPH USA, Raleigh, North Carolina. 2019
Teaching methods
Clinical training under the supervision of a tutor
Assessment methods and criteria
Formative assessment by direct observation during the clinical training followed by structured quality feedback on performance
Other information
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