Preventive Dentistry III

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:2.00

Study Course Accepted:23.01.2023 12:09:44

Study Course Information
Course Code:		ZTMVK_048		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		1.00		ECTS:		1.50
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Oral Medicine		Target Audience:		Nursing Science; Dentistry; Public Health; Medicine; Medical Technologies; Medical Services; Biology; Health Management
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Anda Brinkmane
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, Dzirciema street 20, tskrsu[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)		7	Class Length (academic hours)		3	Total Contact Hours of Classes		21
Total Contact Hours								21
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Biology, microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy, histology, embryology, dental anatomy, preventive dentistry I, preventive dentistry II, dental public health.
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.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Anamnesis and examination card, record of caries development stages, progression and activity, instructions for the patient.			Classes		1.00	clinical base
2	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).			Classes		2.00	clinical base
3	Presentation of the treatment plan to a patient, preventive and non-invasive caries treatment procedures (polishing, fluoride applications, sealants).			Classes		2.00	clinical base
4	Student patients' presentations.			Classes		2.00	clinical base
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Preparation of at least 2 patient cases as presentations.
Assessment Criteria:
70% presentations of clinical cases of two patients + 30% evaluation of the report (description of a theoretical clinical case).
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Test
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		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:		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.
Competencies:		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.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
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)
2	https://www.icdas.org/
3	https://www.mah.se/fakulteter-och-omraden/Odontologiska-fak…
4	http://www.ada.org/en/
5	http://www.aapd.org/
6	http://www.cdafoundation.org/education/cambra