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Environmental Occupational Health and Ergonomics in Dentistry
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:23.03.2023 15:14:48
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | AUVMK_055 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Sabīne Grīnberga | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, oralpatokat rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67060816 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Learn basic knowledge in environmental and occupational health, as well as ergonomics. To acquire practical skills on how to apply the principles of ergonomics in setting up a dental hygienist's workplace and how to apply the acquired knowledge in health maintenance and disease prevention, | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Environmental health, environmental diseases and environment-related diseases. The main types of effects of environmental pollution on the human body. Global environmental health issues. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Air pollution and its effects on health. Indoor air pollution problems, sick building syndrome. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Electromagnetic spectrum. Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Ultraviolet radiation, its effects on health. The effect of visible light on human performance and health. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Hygienic and epidemiological significance of water. Main types of water pollution. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Occupational health, occupational medicine. Occupational diseases and work-related diseases. Professional risk factors in dentistry. List of occupational diseases, rights of a patient who suffer from occupational disease. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Definition and basic principles of ergonomics. Laws and regulations governing the layout of the dental hygienist's workplace. Ergonomic hazards in the dental hygienist’s workplace. Equal access to dental care for disabled people. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Prevention of musculoskeletal diseases. Significance of appropriate dental chair and working posture in health maintenance. Correct hand positions while working with hand tools. Recommendations of the European Society of Dental Ergonomics (ESDE) for workplace layout. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | The importance of maintaining a work-life balance. Workplace health promotion. The importance of physical activity in health maintenance and improvement. Recommended exercises for dental hygienists. How to calculate aerobic training heart rate range. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Microclimatic parameters of premises and their evaluation. Carbon dioxide as an indicator of indoor air cleanliness. Solving situational tasks. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Assessment of drinking water quality. Solving situational tasks. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Analysis of ergonomic risks - situational tasks: analysis of work postures. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Ergonomic risk analysis - situation analysis: patient positioning, principles of dental hygienist and patient chair selection. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Ergonomic risk analysis - situation analysis (equipment, magnifying devices, instruments). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | The basic principles of patient transferring from wheelchair to dental chair and back. Strength, flexibility and endurance exercises in the workplace. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Presentation of students' independent work - assessment of risk factors in the workplace of a dental hygienist | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The student has to evaluate student-selected workplace in the dental clinic, and to make recommendations for improvements. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Completion of e-tests. Presentations of the workplace evaluation and recommendations for workplace improvements. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course, students will acquire basic knowledge: - about the influence of environmental factors on human health and the possibilities of reducing pollution; - about the physical, ergonomic, psycho-emotional, and other workplace risk factors and their impact on human health and their mitigation possibilities. - about occupational diseases caused by risk factors of the working environment, including the causes of musculoskeletal diseases and their prevention; - on how to properly arrange and organize the workplace of a dental hygienist. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of the study course, students will gain the skills: - to recognize the most common environmental factors that can cause environmental diseases; - to recognize the workplace risk factors that can affect the health of employees and patients, - to hold and operate the tools in the right manner, - adjust the light and the hygienist's chair, - as well as choosing the correct working posture. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After completing the course, students will gain the competence: - to participate in measures to reduce the impact of natural and work environment factors in their workplaces, - to apply the acquired knowledge in ergonomics at the workplace of a dental hygienist, - control and minimise the risk of musculoskeletal disorders, and - consider the principles of ergonomics in the design of the workplace. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Eglīte M. (sast). Vides veselība. Rīga, RSU, 2008. 696 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Ergonomika darbā. Rīga: Labklājības ministrija (tulkojums no spāņu valodas), 2010. (akceptējams izdevums) Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://osha.lv/lv/publications | ||||||||
| 3 | Handbook of Occupational Hazards and Controls for Dental Workers. Government of Alberta. 2011. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | MK Noteikumu Nr.660 1. pielikums ‘’Darba vietas vai darba veida pārbaude un tajā esošo darba vides faktoru noteikšana un to novērtēšana’’ no 2007.gada 1. jūnija (Pielikums grozīts ar MK 07.04.2015. noteikumiem Nr.165) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Cabinet Regulation. No. 660, Annex 1 of 2, October 2007 | ||||||||
| 2 | Eglīte M. „Darba medicīna”, Rīga, 2012, - 834 lpp | ||||||||
| 3 | Psihosociālā darba vide. Rīga: Labklājības ministrija (tulkojums no spāņu valodas), 2010. | ||||||||
| 4 | Darba drošība – Rīga: LR Labklājības ministrija, 2010. 278 lpp | ||||||||
| 5 | Hokwerda O, Rolf de Ruijter, Zijlstra-Shaw S. Adopting a healthy sitting working posture during patient treatment. 2009 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://stradavesels.lv/materiali/?q=darba+medic%C4%ABna | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.who.int | ||||||||
| 3 | http://www.epa.gov | ||||||||
