Cariology (ZTMVK_022)
About Study Course
Objective
To develop students’ theoretical and practical skills in order to recognize dental hard tissue disorders and make decisions about their prevention and management at individual and population levels.
Prerequisites
1. Anatomy, Physiology of Oral Cavity;
2. Biology;
3. Histology, Pathological Histology;
4. Microbiology;
5. Chemistry, Physics;
6. Pharmacology;
7. Common diseases;
8. Dental materials;
9. Preclinical course;
10. Basics of ethics and social science.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
• describe the structure, functions and pathologies of dental hard tissues;
• define local and general factors, microorganisms, carbohydrates, saliva, fluoride intake, dietary factors, and socio-economic factors in development of caries and other dental hard tissue disorders;
• collect and recognize clinical manifestation of caries and other dental hard tissue disorders.
On successful completion of the course the 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;
• 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.
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to evaluate, prevent and control caries and other dental hard tissue disorders, to explain their integration in oral health system and interaction with other oral disorders and general health.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry, SSNSFz | 5 | Master’s | Required | Inguna Rence-Bambīte, Karīna Krūmiņa | |
| Dentistry, SSNSF | 4 | Master’s | Required | Inguna Rence-Bambīte | |
| Dentistry, ZF | 4 | Master’s | Required | Inguna Rence-Bambīte | |
| Dentistry, SSNSF | 6 | Master’s | Required | Inguna Rence-Bambīte, Karīna Krūmiņa, Iveta Ābola | |
| Dentistry, ZF | 6 | Master’s | Required | Elizabete Gžibovska, Simona Skrīvele, Oksana Vasiļjeva-Ahmeda, Ksenija Siliņa, Inguna Rence-Bambīte, Anastasija Ribkina, Auguste Alekse, Karīna Krūmiņa |
