Advanced Oral Health Care of Adults in a Team (6 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate oral health care for patients coming from different cultures. S/he can treat patients with periodontitis. S/he is able to assess the propagation risk of periodontitis and individual treatment intervals. S/he is able to distinguish the different stages of caries and select caries prophylactic treatment methods for each patient. S/he is able to analyze the reciprocal connection between general health and oral health.

Content

Practice of oral health care of adults coming from different cultures at the oral health care teaching clinic
• Oral examination and detection of oral infective changes
• Periodontological health care
• Defining the propagation risk of periodontitis and referring for follow-up treatment
• Caries prevention, stopping initial caries and prophylactic filling
• Connection between general health and oral health, antibiotic prophylaxis
• Informing of aesthetic treatments
• Use of patient data systems
• Duties in administration and instrument maintenance

Teaching methods

Lectures
Demonstrations
Practical work at Dental Clinic
Evaluation conversations

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials given by a lecturer
Material in Moodle

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

Teamwork with the municipal Oral Healthcare of Helsinki

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

International connections

N/A

Student workload

6 ects

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information for students

Compulsory attendance

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The descriptions of evaluation (see appendix)