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About Study Course

ECTS:16
Course supervisor:Ģirts Šalms
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Dentistry; Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Anatomy; Clinical medicine

Objective

Acquiring the knowledge and skills of the odontogenic and nonodontogenic inflammatory processes.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Knows anatomy:
• structure of the facial skeleton;
• structure of the orbits, nasal cavity, Highmore's cavity, oral cavity; topographical anatomy;
• mimic and biting muscles;
• I - XII cranial nerves (especially n. trigeminus, n. facialis);
• topographical anatomy of salivary glands;
• topographical anatomy of the head and neck branches.

Skills

1.Anesthesia (must be able to make the infiltration anesthesia, anesthesia – i/o, tuberal, palatinal, c. incisivus, mandibular (in many forms); the technique of anaesthesia at trismus);
• drainage of the purulent foci (incision with e/o or i/o access depending on the process of inflammation);
• purulent drainage from inside.

Competence

1.Be able to use knowledge and perform diagnosis and treatment for osteomyelitis, lymphadenitis, and other types of odontogenic and nonodontogenic inflammation.