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Oral Microbiology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:06.06.2022 09:25:39
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | BUMK_023 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| 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) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | In biology, anatomy, histology, biochemistry, general microbiology, immunology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote understanding of the way microbes influence oral health and oral health-care delivery. If you have an interest in this area its graduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral students have the expertise, equipment and resources to help you explore it. Active research in the section includes studies on oral biofilms, host/microbe interactions, endodontic microbiology, infection control and periodontal pathogens. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Oral ecology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Formation of dental biofilms | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Caries microbiology. Caries complications - endodontic and periapical diseases, their microbiological features. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | The role of microorganisms in different oral location | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Bacteroidacae | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | The role of microorganisms in the origin of periodontal diseases. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Oral mushrooms. Candida spp. diagnostic options. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Normal oral microflora. Gram-positive oral bacteria. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria - late plaque builders. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Moving bacteria in oral biofilms. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Bacterial complexes of oral biofilms. Biofilm formation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Diagnosis of cariogenic microorganisms. Quantitative examination of salivary microflora. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Periodontal pathogens, their diagnostic possibilities. Bacteroidacae family. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Microbiological features of periodontal diseases, diagnostics of periobiophilic bacteria. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Oral mushrooms, their diagnostics. General characteristics. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Oral protozoa. Viral infections in the oral cavity. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students will independently prepare presentations for seminars on the latest genotypes of cariogenic and periodontal microorganisms. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Regular attendance 50% and active participation in practical classes, permanent work 50%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After completing the study course, students develop basic knowledge of the oral microflora, various ecological niches in the oral cavity. Improves skills in the evaluation of the pathogenesis of oral solid and soft tissue diseases. Competence on the role of various microorganisms in the pathogenesis of oral diseases and the role of normal microflora in the whole oral cavity will be supplemented. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of the study course, the student will be able to collect and examine the clinical oral cavity, will be able to isolate a pure culture, determine and analyze changes in the number of microorganisms in the oral cavity. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Combining theoretical knowledge with practical skills, students will be able to implement them in a unified integrative understanding of the role of bacterial and viral pathogenicity factors in the etiology of the disease, will be able to apply them to the mechanisms of pathogenesis and interaction with the host. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Philip Marsh, Michael Lewis, Helen Rogers, et.al. Oral Microbiology. 6th Edition, 2016 | ||||||||
| 2 | Richard J. Lamont (Editor), George N. Hajishengallis (Editor), et.al. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 3rd Edition. 2014. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lakshman Samaranayake. Essential Microbiology for Dentistry. 5th Edition. Elsevier, 2018 | ||||||||
| 2 | Aija Žileviča, Ivars Mazjānis. Medicīnas mikrobioloģija. Vispārīgā mikrobioloģija un infekcijas imunoloģija. Latvijas Universitātes akadēmiskais apgāds, 2014 | ||||||||
