COURSE SYLLABUS
Oral Health, Clinical Practice I, 7.5 credits
Oral hälsa, verksamhetsförlagd utbildning I, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Spring 2017
| Course Code: | HO1K11 |
| Confirmed by: | Utbildningsrådet Feb 28, 2011 |
| Revised by: | Department head Nov 17, 2014 |
| Valid From: | Jan 19, 2015 |
| Version: | 2 |
| Reg number: | 2014/3863 (122) Avdelningen för naturvetenskap och biomedicin |
| Education Cycle: | First-cycle level |
| Disciplinary domain: | Medicine
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| Subject group: | TO1
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| Specialised in: | G1F
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| Main field of study: | Oral Health Science |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
Upon completion of the course the student should have the;
Knowledge and understanding
- describe the basic examination methods within oral health
- explain and describe basic prevention and treatment methods within caries and periodontitis
- describe patient care in oral health.
Skills and abilities
- independently plan and perform basic examination methods within oral health
- communicate with and inform patients, relatives about prevention and treatment methods within caries and periodontitis
- assess and evaluate treatment and advised interventions.
Judgement and approach
- reflect over the personal values significance related to oral health
- perform patient care from the professionals fundamental values and patients needs.
Contents
- hygiene aspects at dental clinics
- examination of teeth and various tissues of the mouth
- analyzing, assessing and recording the need of oral health effort
- prevention of oral diseases; caries and periodontitis
- oral hygiene methods
- evaluating the advised interventions
- scaling
Type of instruction
The course is presented in the form of seminars, group activities and clinical practice combined with reflections at a local dental laboratory and in a student clinic.
The teaching is conducted in English.
Prerequisites
The student must have passed the equivalent of 30 higher education credits in the area of Oral health at the home university in order to qualify for admission to this course.
Examination and grades
The course is graded A, B, C, D, E, FX or F.
The assessment will be based on clinical examinations with seminars.
Examiner
A university lecturer serves as the course examiner.
Registration of examination:
| Name of the Test | Value | Grading |
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| Examination | 7.5 credits | A/B/C/D/E/FX/F |
Other information
Attendance requirements
Attendance is compulsory at clinical practice, seminars and group activities.
Course literature
Kidd, E.A.M. (2005). Essentials of Dental Caries. Oxford: University Press.
Lindhe, J. (2008). Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Munksgaard.
Nield-Gehrig, J.S. (2013). Fundamentals of periodontal instrumentation and advanced root instrumentation. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
The most recent editions of the course literature should be used.
Scientific articles approx. 30 pp.
