Clinical oral health care II (5 cr)

Objective

-analyze and implement oral health care for patients of different ages at the Metropolia’s oral hygiene teaching clinic
- are able to take into account the psychological and social factors of the patient when planning a treatment, implementing treatment and planning maintenance care
- recognize the need for pain relief and is able to use topical and local anesthetics
- are able to document the course of patient care into the patient information system

Content

Practical training in working life:
Oral health care of different ages of patients at Metropolia’s oral hygiene teaching clinic

Location and time

In schedule

Materials

Material in Moodle-environment
Material given by lecturers
Current material and research reviews

Teaching methods

Practical training
Individual tutorials
Co-operative learning
Self-assessment and reflection

Employer connections

Earlier clinical studies in the Metropolia's Wellbeing and Health Village and Dentistry II must be accomplished.

To accelerate the studies, you need a grade H3 for the previous courses.

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

Working together with international exchange students

Completion alternatives

Clinical practice in public health care or privat sector can be accepted in RPL process.

Student workload

5 ects

Content scheduling

Orientation lecture
Clinical Practice
Learning Assignments

Further information

Approved course requires active presence and attendance in all parts of the course.
Students responsibility is to take care of her/his own accomplishments and replace the absence from the clinical training.

The student confirms his/her participation in the course by being present at the beginning of the first lesson or by agreeing on it with the teacher in other ways.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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

Assessment methods and criteria

Active attendance
Learning assignments
Continous assesment