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Study Course Description

Preventive Dentistry III

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
ZTMVK_048
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Dentistry
ECTS
1.50
Target Audience
Biology; Dentistry; Health Management; Medical Services; Medical Technologies; Medicine; Nursing Science; Public Health
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
Contacts

Riga, Dzirciema street 20, tsk@rsu.lv, +371 67455560

About Study Course

Objective

To develop skills and competences for assessing the risk of a patient's oral health and disease, practice evidence-based non-invasive and minimally invasive caries treatment and control techniques.

Preliminary Knowledge

Biology, microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy, histology, embryology, dental anatomy, preventive dentistry I, preventive dentistry II, dental public health.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Will name the caries risk factors, indicators; will explain these terms. Will describe the caries risk assessment procedure. Will characterise and compare caries diagnostic methods. Will explain prevention and early treatment methods of oral diseases. Will classify and describe noninvasive and minimally invasive caries treatment methods.

Skills

1.Will diagnose caries with different methods, by combining them and synthesising the results; will be able to diagnose, assessing the stages and activity of carious lesions. Will interview the patient and apply diagnostic methods to determine the risk factors for the disease. Will assess caries risk with different methods. Will differentiate caries, erosion, abrasion, atritium, abfraction, congenital and acquired dental hard tissue pathologies. Will develop prevention and treatment plan of caries and other oral diseases. Will communicate the findings of the examination and treatment plan with the patient. Will apply caries preventive, non-invasive and minimally invasive treatment methods.

Competences

1.Will be able to independently assess the need for different caries diagnostic, detection, prevention and treatment methods, taking into consideration the needs of each patient; will be able to follow the scientific literature about new diagnostic and treatment tools and rational use of existing methods.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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Preparation of at least 2 patient cases as presentations.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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2.

Examination

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70% presentations of clinical cases of two patients + 30% evaluation of the report (description of a theoretical clinical case).

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Anamnesis and examination card, record of caries development stages, progression and activity, instructions for the patient.
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Diagnosis of caries in the clinic, determination of the risk of caries and periodontal diseases, drawing up a treatment plan (for at least one adult patient and one child).
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Diagnosis of caries in the clinic, determination of the risk of caries and periodontal diseases, drawing up a treatment plan (for at least one adult patient and one child).
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Presentation of the treatment plan to a patient, preventive and non-invasive caries treatment procedures (polishing, fluoride applications, sealants).
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Presentation of the treatment plan to a patient, preventive and non-invasive caries treatment procedures (polishing, fluoride applications, sealants).
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Student patients' presentations.
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Student patients' presentations.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.50
Contact hours:
21 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Fejerskov O, Nyvad B, Kidd E. Dental Caries: The Disease and its Clinical Management, 3rd Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.

2.

Pitts N. “Detection, Assessment, Diagnosis and Monitoring of Caries”. Karger, 2009 (akceptējams izdevums)

Additional Reading

1.

Sheiham A, James WP. Diet and Dental Caries: The Pivotal Role of Free Sugars Reemphasized. J Dent Res. 2015 Oct;94(10):1341-7.

2.

Simón-Soro A, Mira A. Solving the etiology of dental caries. Trends Microbiol. 2015 Feb;23(2):76-82.

3.

Senneby A, Mejàre I, Sahlin NE, Svensäter G, Rohlin M. Diagnostic accuracy of different caries risk assessment methods. A systematic review. J Dent. 2015 Dec;43(12):1385-93.

4.

Guerrieri A, Gaucher C, Bonte E, Lasfargues JJ. Minimal intervention dentistry: part 4. Detection and diagnosis of initial caries lesions. BDJ 2012;213(11):551–7.

5.

Gimenez T, Piovesan C, Braga MM, Raggio DP, Deery C, Ricketts DN, et al. Visual Inspection for Caries Detection A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Dent Res. 2015 Jul;94(7):895-904.

6.

Rugg-Gunn A. Dental caries: Strategies to control this preventable disease. Acta Med Acad. 2013 Nov;42(2):117-30.

7.

Silva N, Abusleme L, Bravo D, Dutzan N, Garcia-Sesnich J, Vernal R, Hernández M, Gamonal J. Host response mechanisms in periodontal diseases. J Appl Oral Sci. 2015 May-Jun;23(3):329-55.

8.

Fontana M, Young DA, Wolff MS, Pitts NB, Longbottom C. Defining dental caries for 2010 and beyond. Dent Clin North Am. 2010 Jul;54(3):423-40.

9.

Goldberg M. Understanding Dental Caries – from Pathogenesis to Prevention and Therapy. Springer, 2016.

10.

Kay E.J., Levine R. S., Stillman-Lowe C. A guide to Prevention in Dentistry: Including the Scientific Basis of Oral Health Education. British Dental Journal, 2004

11.

Edwina A. M. Kidd. Essentials of Dental Caries: The Disease and its Management (Kidd, Essentials of Dental Caries). Oxford University Press, 2016.

Other Information Sources

1.

RSU bibliotēkas abonētās datu bāzes (Cochrane Library, Science Direct, SAGE, ProQuest, OVID, Wiley Online Library, EBSCO, Dyna Med)