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Therapeutic Dentistry
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:14.03.2022 16:56:48
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ZTMVK_007 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Oral Medicine | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inguna Rence-Bambīte | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, tsk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67455560 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 64 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 64 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 64 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 64 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy and Physiology of Oral Cavity; Biology; Histology, Pathological Histology; Microbiology; Chemistry, Physics; Pharmacology; Internal Diseases; Dental Materials; Preclinical Course; Oral Radiology; Cariology and Other Dental Hard Tissue Disorders; Periodontology; Endodontics; Immunology; Basic of Ethics and Social Science. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop students’ theoretical and practical skills in therapeutic dentistry in order to recognise dental hard tissue, pulp and periodontal tissue disorders and make decisions about their treatment, prevention and management at individual and population levels. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Patient clinical treatment. | Classes | 15.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 2 | Patient examination and diagnostics (check-up). Patient grouping according to their treatment needs. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 3 | Patient clinical treatment. | Classes | 13.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Colloquium –Pathologies of hard dental tissues, Periodontal diseases and Endodontics. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Patient examination and diagnostics (check-up). Patient grouping according to their treatment needs. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Patient clinical treatment. Report about clinical practice and presentation of patient treatment plans. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual work – preparing a presentation on the topic of the course, analysis of different clinical cases, a research project – literature review, clinical study according to the research project principles. At the end of the study course, fill in the study course evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Colloquiums in 8th semester. In order to successfully complete the colloquium, at least 55% of the total points must be obtained. The rating table will be added to the colloquium version. Colloquium assessment for students is announced in e-studies. In the case of unsuccessful evaluation, the colloquium must be re-taken within 2 weeks. Evaluation of clinical skills and ethics in practical classes during 7th and 8th semester. System and criteria of evaluation available on e-studies. Report about clinical practice at the end of 8th semester. Cummulative examination. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: • describe structure, functions and pathologies of dental hard tissues; • define local and general factors – microorganisms, carbohydrates, saliva, fluoride intake, dietary factors, socio-economic factors – in development of caries and other dental hard tissue disorders; • collect and recognise clinical manifestation of caries and other dental hard tissue disorders; • define aetiology and pathogenesis of periodontal disease; • describe classification of periodontal disease and recognise different types of periodontal disease; • memorize steps and sequence of diagnostic and treatment methods of periodontal diseases; • describe pathologies of pulp and periodontal tissue; • diagnose pulpal and periapical disease, perform satisfactory non-surgical primary root canal treatment; • make evaluation of the outcome and prognosis of the root canal treatment, restore endodontically treated tooth; • formulate the indications for endodontic retreatment. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: • select and apply appropriate method of caries and other dental hard tissue treatment, considering its limitations; • interpret data on the presence of different stages of the caries process and symptoms related to dental caries; • perform patient examination to diagnose periodontal disease; • assess prognosis for single tooth and for dentition; • diagnose and treat acute forms of periodontal diseases; • perform nonsurgical (conventional) methods of treatment, plan corrective and maintaining phases of treatment and assess results of treatment; • use different diagnostic tests. Practice of dental radiology in respect to endodontic treatment; • perform satisfactory non-surgical primary root canal treatment of single rooted and uncomplicated multi-rooted teeth, and emergency treatment; • perform emergency treatment; • prepare a treatment plan, accompanied by continuing general oral health preventive care; • evaluate results and prognosis of the treatment, anticipated complications and their prevention, modify the plan of treatment. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful completion of the course, the students will be able: to evaluate, prevent and control caries and other dental hard tissue disorders, pulpal pathologies and periodontal disease, to explain their integration in oral health system and interaction with other oral disorders and general health. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ole Fejerskov, Edvina Kidd. “Dental Caries. The Disease and its Clinical Management“. Blackwell Munksgaard, Blackwell Publishing CO. 2015 | ||||||||
| 2 | Cohen S, Burns R. C. Pathways of the Pulp, 9. izd. | ||||||||
| 3 | Walton R. E., Torabinejad M. Principles and Practice of Endodontics. 3. izd. | ||||||||
| 4 | Walton R. E., Torabinejad M. Principles and Practice of Endodontics. 4. izd. | ||||||||
| 5 | Orstavik D., Ford P. T. Essential Endodontology: Prevention and Treatment of Apical Periodontitis. 1., 2. izd. | ||||||||
| 6 | Lindhe J., Karring T., Lang N. P. Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. 4th edition, 2003. | ||||||||
| 7 | Newman M. G., Takei H., Klokkevold P. R., Carranza F. A. Carranza`s Clinical Periodontology. 11th edition, 2006. | ||||||||
| 8 | Pattison A., Pattison L. G. Periodontal Instrumentation. 2nd edition, 1991. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | J. F. Roulett, N. H. F. Wilson, M. Fuzzi Advances in Operative Dentistry. Vol. 1, Vol. 2 Quintessence Publ. Co, 2001 | ||||||||
| 2 | International Journal of Endodontics | ||||||||
| 3 | Journal of Endodontics | ||||||||
| 4 | Endodontic Topics | ||||||||
| 5 | Sato N. Periodontal Surgery. A Clinical Atlas. 2000 | ||||||||
| 6 | Wilson Jr.T.G. Komman K.S. Fundamentals of Periodontics. 2nd edition, 2003. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.cochrane.org/ | ||||||||
| 3 | Lekciju un praktisko nodarbību mācību materiāli. Zobārstniecības profesionālo asociāciju vadlīnijas | ||||||||
| 4 | Periodontology 2000 | ||||||||
| 5 | Journal of Clinical Periodontology | ||||||||
| 6 | Clinical Periodontology | ||||||||
| 7 | www.perio.org | ||||||||
| 8 | www.dent.ucla.edu/pic | ||||||||
