Transprofessionality in oral hygieneLaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

- is able to describe the public oral hygiene service system and to work in cooperation with various staff groups
- organises and carries out a health training event in a family and child health clinic environment
- is able to assess, plan and carry out oral hygiene work with people of different ages and with different cultural backgrounds
- is able to analyse oral hygiene work from a family perspective
- is familiar with the basic concepts of health economics, enabling the assessment of an activity and its economic sustainability in oral hygiene
- is able to take into account any special needs of a child patient, patient with fears, elderly patient or patient in poor general condition, and any other specific factors that may affect treatment

Content

Structures and characteristics of health care organisations
Cooperation between oral hygiene and child health clinics
Health counselling for families
Multiculturalism in oral hygiene work
Considering patient's special needs
Health economics and economic sustainability
Work placement:
Oral hygiene work placement in the health care and social services sector

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria: 0–5
Assessment framework, see the appendix.
Assessment criteria for advanced level are applied.