Health and safety management

Code:

EORTO 52

Acronym:

GSS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Safety and Hygiene Engineering

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Curso de Especialização
Course/CS Responsible:	Specialization in Orthodontics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EORTO	4	Study Plan 2017/2018	3	-	2	18	54

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide students of the specialization with the knowledge of the general and specific risks associated with the development of dental activity, the main occupational diseases related to the activity, as well as the best way to prevent them.
It is intended that students get the knowledge on what ergonomics is, how to apply it to dentistry, what are its goals and the consequences of the non-implementation in order to contribute to the development of a dental medical activity healthier and safer.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should develop knowledge, skills and abilities to understand and identify risks inherent to the development of dental activity and the best way to deal with them. They should also incorporate into their development a critical view of the importance of this knowledge in their daily clinical practice.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

Program

1. Ergonomics - Definition, history and objectives
2. Ergonomics in Dentistry
2.1 Risks in Dental Medicine
2.1.1 Physical
2.1.2 Chemical
2.1.3 Biological
2.1.4 Ergonomic or musculoskeletal
2.1.5 Social or psychological
2.2 Consequences of lack of Ergonomics
2.3 Occupational diseases in dentistry
2.3.1 Musculoskeletal disorders (hands - Syndrome of the Carpal tunnel, wrists, shoulders, back)
2.3.2 Eye injuries
2.3.3 Skin lesions
2.3.4 Hearing lesions
2.3.5 Vascular lesions
2.3.6 Infectious and contagious diseases
2.3.7 Psychological/psychiatric diseases
2.3.8 Other (respiratory, oncology...)
2.4 Prevention
2.5 Signs and Symptoms
2.6 Treatment
2.7 Relaxation exercises
3. Cross Infection control.
4. Security in clinical orthodontic procedures

Mandatory literature

Prashant Babaji, Firoza Samadi, JN Jaiswal, Anju Bansal; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AMONG DENTISTS: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE , Journal of International Dental and Medical Research , 2011. ISBN: ISSN 1309-100X ( Volume ∙ 4 ∙ Pages 87-93 Number ∙ 2 ∙ 2011)

Complementary Bibliography

Alina Puriene, Vilija Janulyte, Margarita Musteikyte, Ruta Bendinskaite; General health of dentists. Literature review , Stomatologija, Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal, 2007
H. L. Myers e L. B. Myers; ‘It's difficult being a dentist’: stress and health in the general dental practitioner , BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL, 2004
Nikolaos P, Brandi D.P., Vasilios P, Theodore E; Occupational hazards in orthodontics: A review of risks and associated pathology, Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop, 2007
MJ Hayes D Cockrell DR Smith; A systematic review of musculoskeletal disorders among dental professionals, Int J Dent Hygiene, 2009
James C Setcos, Alida Mahyuddin; Noise Levels Encountered in Dental Clinical and Laboratory Practic, Int J Prosthodont, 1998
Clacir Londero Zenkner; INFECÇÃO CRUZADA EM ODONTOLOGIA: RISCOS E DIRETRIZES, Revista de Endodontia Pesquisa e Ensino On Line, 2006

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes and workshops with theoretical presentation of the themes.

keywords

Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine > Stomatology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	80,00
Participação presencial	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of a minimum of 2/3 of the classes.
The lack of attendance doens´t allow participating in the final examination.

Calculation formula of final grade

Written avaliation (100%).
The minimum score to approve is 9.5 (nine point five) values in twenty.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Improvement written exam