Oral health of preschool children (4 ECTS)

Objective

Student
- is able to describe stages of psychological development of a child
- knows the special characteristics of the oral health of a child and learns to encounter children as equals
- understands the importance of cooperation with the child health clinic staff
- is familiar with methods to promote the health of a preschool child
- understands language development and is able to give advice on nursing in terms of oral hygiene promotion
- identifies signs of abuse and knows how to report child abuse
- organises and carries out a health promotion project for children in line with sustainable development

Content

Development psychology
Paedodontics
Basics of oral hygiene in child health clinic
Cooperating with early childhood education and care workers
Use, development, creation and assessment of health-promoting material in oral hygiene of preschool children
Planning, implementation and assessment of health promotion project

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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

Qualifications

All previous courses must have been satisfactorily completed.