Clinical Microbiology and ImmunologyLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The oral hygienist student achieves competence in the basics of clinical microbiology and immunology because s/he treats patients who have infectious oral diseases. The student understands the meaning of microbes in the body's defence system as pathogens, and is able to maintain his/her own health. The student is aware of his/her own contribution to terminating the contamination pathways, and displays competence in bacteria cultivation samples and in microbiological sampling.

Content

Clinical microbiological and immunological research
Basic structures of microbes
Normal bacterial flora and its meaning
Ways of contamination and the most common microbial diseases
Defence mechanisms of the body
Hospital infections
Basics of microbiological sampling and laboratory diagnostics
Normal oral bacterial flora and immunological defence
Bacteria cultivation samples

Qualifications

Anatomy and physiology