Introduction to Dental Medicine and Clinical Practice

Code:

MIMD010205

Acronym:

INTMDC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mestrado Integrado
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	80	Official Plan from the academic year 2020/2021	1	-	5	72	135
		NÃO INSCREVER - Plano exclusivo para uso administrativo	1	-	5	72	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To promote the integration of students in the  Dentistry's points of interest.

To present its different dimensions and possible scenarios of professional performance: clinic and its specialties, research, teaching, industry, administration, politics.

Understand the evolution of medical thinking in general, and dental medicine in particular, from ancient times to contemporary dentistry.

Let  know the creation and the current context of the practice of Dental Medicine in Portugal, in the European Union and in the world.

Prepare for integration in the clinic and make a first approach to the clinical environment.

Motivate for the importance of behavior in a clinical environment, and initiation to clinical team work.

To raise awareness of the responsibilities of citizenship  and of the communication and relationships between dentist / patient, dentist / society and peers.

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowledge about the history of medicine and dentistry - will allow the students to understand the evolution of medical and dentistry thinking.

The study of the areas and models of dental medicine practice in the portuguese and international contexts, provides knowledge for jobs opportunities.

The contents on the way of being and doing in clinical context,  the contact with dental equipments, as well as the observation of the main areas of clinical activity, prepars for the integration in the future clinical disciplines and motivates to the importance of the behavior in the clinical environment, to the clinical teamwork .

The approach to ethics, clinical communication and professional and scientific societies themes aims to raise awareness for the humanization and responsibility of health professional activities and relationships and, in particular, for the relevance of communication and responsibility of the dentist towards his peers , the patients and with society.

Working method

Presencial

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

Not applicable

Program

Brief history of medicine and medical thought.
Dental medicine - from ancient times to the present.
Dental medicine in Portugal, Europe and the World.
Professional opportunities for the dentist.
Specialties in dental medicine.
Research in dental medicine.
Professional organizations and national and international scientific societies.
Ethical basis and principles in health; the confidentiality of clinical information
Basis of clinical communication skills for  doctor - patient relationship.
Notions of disinfection, sterilization, the problem of contamination and good practices in a clinical environment.
Dental medicine equipment; operation, main elements and accessories; handling and maintenance care.
Introduction to the main areas of clinical practice: surgery and oral medicine, operative dentistry and endodontics, fixed and removable prostheses, periodontology, occlusion, pediatric dentistry and orthodontics.

Mandatory literature

Antonio Castano Séiquer; Manual de introducción a la odontología. ISBN: 84-609-5515-X
Christophe Lefébure,; Une histoire de l.art dentaire. ISBN: 2-7089-0468-X

Complementary Bibliography

Tubiana, Maurice; História da Medicina e do Pensamento Médico, Teorema, 1995. ISBN: 972-695-423-1

Comments from the literature

As suplementary bibliography some documents  (provided to the students)will be included :

Portuguese Dental Council 

• Statute of the Portuguese Dental Association

• Deontological Code

Council of European Dentists; EU Manual of Dental Practice 2015 Edition 5.1

Other publications with subjects considered relevant and in particular with "Guidelines" concerning the exercise of the profession.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical and integrated practices.

Theoretical-practical classes will mainly be based on syllabus' thematic seminars, in an interactive environment.

The practical classes will mostly be held in a clinical context, observing clinical acts and handling materials and equipment.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	15,00
Teste	55,00
Trabalho escrito	15,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	30,00
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	48,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	168,00

Eligibility for exams

See academic regulation; a minimum of 75% contact hours is required for approval

Calculation formula of final grade

For approval:

1. ALL components of the assessment must be fulfilled.


2. Obtain a minimum mark of 45% of the total mark in the test (9 points minimum)

Normal Season
Regular Students:
Final grade = (average of tests)55% + (average of works+ attendance)45%

Students with valid frequency from the previous year, but who fulfill all the moments of evaluation in the present school year:
Final grade = (average of T+TP tests)55% + (average of papers)45%

Supplementary or special season. 

Final grade = (test)55% + (average work + attendance)45%
Students with valid frequency from the previous year:
Final grade = (average of T+TP tests)55% + (average of papers)45%

For students whose STATUTE excludes attendance from the grade calculation, the final grade will be calculated as follows, at any time:

Final grade = (average of tests) 0.55% + (average of works)% 0.45

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students whith special status  will have additional assessment tests , to be carried out during "normal evaluation schedulle."
The type and number of tests will be determined individually depending on the work missing and will be carried out corresponding to the regular student.

Students whith special status that enrole all the evaluation moments of ordinary students are exempt from extra trials and special works .

We recommend that students who wish to make use of statutes to INFORM  teachers at the BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER in order to schedeulle those special works in good time.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Those students whose statute allow them a special evaluation regime may be evaluated apart from the ordinary calendar, but must fulfill all assessement elements.

Classification improvement

Final grade = (test)60% + (average work + attendance)40%
 
Students with valid frequency from the previous year:
Final grade = (average of T+TP tests)60% + (average of papers)40%