Dental hygiene | University of Parma

Professor: Paolo VESCOVI
Academic discipline: Scienze tecniche mediche applicate (MED/50)
Field: "scienze dell'igiene dentale"
Type of training activity: Characterising

21 hours
of face-to-face activities

3 credits

hub: -

course unit
in ENGLISH

lectures timetable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: Dental Hygiene Patient Assessment

Learning objectives

lead the student to know the correct functionality of the stomatognathic system and understand the paraphysiological and pathological variants

Prerequisites

knowledge of the anatomy of the stomatognathic system

Course unit content

Functions e
functional variations of the stomatognathic apparatus linked to paraphysiological and pathological conditions

Full programme

outline of the anatomy of the oral maxillofacial district
chewing physiology
swallowing physiology
physiology of the gustatory function.
functional variations of the stomatognathic apparatus linked to paraphysiological and pathological conditions

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

written test with thirty-one multiple choice questions. One point awarded for each right answer. 30/30 cum laude will be awarded to those who correctly answered all the questions. Time available to the student: two hours

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

FUNCTION OF THE STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM cod. 1010511