Oral health of young people and adults (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Student
- understands the basics of the oral health of young people and adults
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate a health counselling event
- is able to take into account the effects of health behaviour on oral health
- provides oral hygiene counselling to young people and adults on social media
- applies the national programmes for oral hygiene and Current Care Guidelines in their work
- is familiar with various aesthetic teeth whitening methods
- understands the importance of documentation and knows how to use patient information systems

Content

Oral health of young people and adults
Health behaviour of young person and adult
National programmes for oral hygiene and Current Care Guidelines in health counselling
Health counselling event
Health promotion and communication online (eHealth)
Aesthetic oral hygiene
Using patient information systems

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture, learning assignment
Co-operative virtual learning Moodle, virtual classrooms, process writing in blog
Health coaching event
Practicing in the clinic

Location and time

Autumn 2025

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials in Moodle
Health communication materials
Material given by lecturer

Internship and working life connections

Working life co-operation with middle school or secondary school

Student workload

1 ECTS = 27 t of student work
The total load of the course is 135 hours, which is divided into five parts.

Content scheduling

Part 1. Oral health care assesment of adolescents and adults theory
Part 2. Health behavior of young people and adults
Part 3 Health coaching event
Part 4. Health promotion and online communication (eHealth)
Part 5. Esthetic oral health care
Part 6. Orthodontic for adults

Further information for students

The studies of the earlier periods have to be completely passed.
The theory of the esthetic studies has to approved before you undergo whitening treatments in oral care teaching clinic

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral health checks for young people and adults - theory:
approved/to be completed
Healt coaching event:
approved/ to be completed
A task in the Health communication online:
approved/to be completed
Aesthetic oral healthcare, assessment:
approved/to be completed
adult orthodontics, assessment:
approved/to be completed

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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