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Oral Microbiology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:04.03.2024 15:54:34
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | BUMK_022 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Dagnija Rostoka | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Biology and Microbiology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Dzirciema street 16, bmk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061584 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of biology, anatomy, histology, physiology, immunology, virology and general microbiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Organised knowledge of the normal microflora in the oral cavity. Knowledge of oral bacteria classification and reclassification principles, morphology, properties, cultivation and identification methods. The oral cavity and the external environment; the normal microflora and its positive and negative effects; cariogenic bacteria and periodontal pathogens, interaction with macroorganism. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Ecology of Oral Flora. Bacterial complexes, formation of biofilm, coaggregation, attachment to oral surfaces. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Bacterial interaction in dental plaque. Coagulation. Bacterial adherence to the tooth surface. Bacteria colonizing the tooth surface. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Biofilm or biofilm formation. Species interactions in biofilm. Interspecies binding, receptors. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Periodontal diseases. Candida spp. in Oral Microflora. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Oral cavity - an ecologically diverse system. Normal oral microflora. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Gram positive and negative oral bacteria. Qualitative examination of salivary microflora. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Gram negative oral bacteria. Qualitative examination of salivary microflora. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Oral fungi, their diagnosis, association with oral epithelium. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students will independently prepare presentations for seminars on cariogenic and periodontal microorganisms, their latest genotypes. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Regular attendance and active participation in practical classes, successful completion of weekly tests. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Obtain basic knowledge of the role of normal microflora in oral ecology, aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms, their role in etiology of hard and soft tissues in oral cavity, create competence in evaluation of pathogenesis of oral diseases. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to: - collect and to examine clinical material from different sites in oral cavity; - isolate and analyse pure cultures of pathogenic microorganisms. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Combining theoretical knowledge with practical skills, students will be able to realise these skills in unitary integrative understanding about the importance of bacterial pathogenicity factors in the aetiology of oral diseases. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Philip D. Marsh & Michael A. O. Lewis & Helen Rogers, et.al. Oral Microbiology. 6th Edition. Date of Publication: 07/2016 | ||||||||
| 2 | Richard J. Lamont (Editor), George N. Hajishengallis (Editor), et.al. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 3rd Edition. March 2014 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lakshman Samaranayake. Essential Microbiology for Dentistry. 5th Edition. Elsevier, 04/2018 | ||||||||
| 2 | Aija Žileviča, Ivars Mazjānis. Medicīnas mikrobioloģija. Vispārīgā mikrobioloģija un infekcijas imunoloģija. Latvijas Universitātes akadēmiskais apgāds, 2014 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 4 | Lakshman Samaranayake. Essential Microbiology for Dentistry. 5th Edition. Elsevier, 04/2018 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Oral Microbiology and Immunology | ||||||||
| 2 | Molecular Oral Microbiology | ||||||||
