Preventive Dentistry
„Preventive Dentistry“ is taught in the following semesters: VI and VII.
Forms and methods of teaching: lectures, seminars, discussions, decision making in clinical cases, set up of preventive programs, problem-orientated education, self-training.
ANNOTATION:
The course of “Primary Preventive dentistry”/”Dental prevention” gives an opportunity for gaining of knowledge and competences, needed to carry out a primary prophylaxis/ primary preventive dentistry against development of caries, periodontal diseases, and malocclusions. This course has two aspects:
- Acquirement of preventive methods for normal development of teeth, periodontium, gingiva, and oral mucosa.
- Application of preventive methods to eliminate local pathogenic factors in the mouth to avoid development of diseases.
AIM OF THE SYLLABUS:
Acquirement of preventive methods and instruments for primary prophylaxis of caries, periodontal diseases and malocclusions. Knowledge and skills for application of all forms, methods and instruments to carry out a primary prophylaxis of dental diseases.
PROGRAM TASKS:
- To apply preventive methods for normally development of teeth, periodontium, gingiva, and oral mucosa.
- Endogenous fluoride prophylaxis.
- Topical fluoride prophylaxis.
- Dietary prophylaxis for a pregnant woman.
- Dietary prophylaxis for children in different ages.
- Application of preventive methods to eliminate local pathogenic factors in the mouth to avoid development of diseases.
- Oral hygiene.
- Fissure sealing.
- Remineralization therapy.
- Topical fluoride prophylaxis.
AUXILIARY REASOURSES FOR TEACHING:
Multimedia PowerPoint presentations, tests, cases report, personal, school and communally based preventive programs, educational films.
PRELIMINARILY REQUIREMENTS:
To begin the course of primary preventive dentistry the students should have basic knowledge of histogenesis, morphology and physiology of the oral structures.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course the students should:
- Be familiar with the common principles of primary preventive dentistry;
- Know and interpret the dental caries etiology, pathogenesis and histomorphology;
- Know and comment tooth demineralization end remineralization mechanisms during development of enamel and dentin caries lesions;
- Know and apply the methods, instruments, oral hygiene indices and motivation oral hygiene programs in children;
- Know and apply the methods, instruments, oral- hygiene indices and profession oral hygiene for prophylaxis of periodontal disease in children;
- Assess the risk for development of periodontal diseases;
- Have competences about (put into practice) endogen fluoride prophylaxis;
- Be able to define the individual optimum preventive doses of fluoride;
- Know and apply contemporary methods and fluoride supplements for exogenous fluoride prophylaxis in children;
- Know end apply contemporary methods for pit and fissure sealants and caries remineralization therapy;
- Have knowledge about the role of food compositions in development of teeth, periodontium, and mucosa to achieve prophylaxis of dental diseases in children through dietary control;
- Be able to set up and apply the programs for dietary control in children from different ages;
- Be able to construct a complex program for prophylaxis of dental diseases;
- Set up individual, group and community-based programs for dental prophylaxis.
FORM OF ASSESSMENT:
- Continuous assessment, participation in seminars, tests, set up of personal preventive programs
- Final exam – the course finishes with written exam that is hold in the regular exam session after VII-th semester. The written exam includes: test, written questions, work on a preventive task.
Evaluation of the knowledge: Forms by mean current score, score of the colloquium, score of the practical exam, and score of the final exam.
Aspects of assessment: participation in discussions, decision making in clinical cases, scores from practical and theoretical exams.
Thematic program:
- Endogenous fluoride prophylaxis. Water Fluoridation and other fluoride resources.
- Topical fluoride prophylaxis.
- Professional oral hygiene. Toothbrushes and tooth-brushing methods, dentifrices, mouthwashes, and chewing gums.
- Individual oral hygiene. Oral-health self-care supplemental measures to complement tooth-brushing
- Dietary prophylaxis. Sugar and Other sweeteners. Nutrition, diet and oral conditions.
- Fissure sealing. Pit and fissure sealants.
- Remineralization therapy. Oral biologic defenses in tooth demineralization and remineralization. Rationale, guidelines and procedures for prophylaxis of the plaque diseases.
- Development of individually based preventive programs. Understanding human motivation for behavior change.
- Development of group based preventive programs. Oral health promotion in schools.
- Development of community-based preventive programs. Dental public- health programs.
- Development of preventive programs for physically and mentally disabled children. Preventive oral-health care for handicapped individuals.
- Oral healthh promotion.
TITLES FOR SELF - DEPENDENT WORK
- Oral hygiene.
- Endogenous fluoride prophylaxis.
- Topical fluoride prophylaxis.
- Fissure sealing.
- Remineralization therapy.
- Dietary prophylaxis for children
- Caries and periodontal diseases risk assessment.
- Oral health promotion.