Pain relief in oral health care (5 ECTS)

Objective

-explain the neuroanatomy, physiology and vascular system of the head
-master the methods of pain relief
-use safely topical and local anesthetics for pain relief
- are able to function appropriately in life-threatening situations of a patient and master the basics of emergency first aid

Content

Pain relief in oral health care
Prevention and care of general complications

Location and time

See schedule

Materials

Material in Moodle-environment, password: kivuton
Material given by lecturers
Current material and researchreviews
Phantom equipment in Skills Lab
First Aid equipment
Introduction to Dental Local Anesthesia

It is not allowed to use or distribute any tasks, assignments or MATERIALS in any other way than in the student's own studies. Distributing ONLY with the teacher's personal permission.

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Learning assigments
Laboratory instruction
Simulation learning
Small group instruction
Individual tutorials
E-learning
Co-operative learning
Skills demonstrations

Employer connections

Productspecialist of Haleo

Exam schedules

Will be announced at the beginning of the course, can be found in the schedule
In simulation environment written exam and skills demonstration in the teaching clinic
Skills demonstration 3 parts.

International connections

Working together with international exchange students

Completion alternatives

No RPL (Recognition of prior learning)

Student workload

5 ects

Content scheduling

PART 1. Pain relief in oral health care
PART 2. Prevention and care of general complications

Further information

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.

Project includes:
PART 1. Pain relief in oral health care
PART 2. Prevention and care of general complications

Earlier clinical studies in teaching clinic and in skills lab must be accomplished.

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

If the student has individualized educational support / study arrangements, shall this student contact the teacher of the course immediately after the end of the registration period (or latest before the start of the course).

Students should familiarise themselves with Metropolia's AI guidelines and follow them in their study attainments. AI instructions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cIicUnUxm2EX-dywE2jHhaVl3GMbGOKt/view

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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

Assessment methods and criteria

Project evaluation
Active attendance
Continuous assessment
Learning assignments passed
Written assignments
Skills demonstrations