Oral Public Health, Preventive and Community Dentistry

Code:

MIMD030105

Acronym:

SPOMDPC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

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	58	Official Plan from the academic year 2020/2021	3	-	3	45	81
		NÃO INSCREVER - Plano exclusivo para uso administrativo	3	-	3	45	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the UC students will be able to understand the Health / Oral Disease binomial in the field of Oral Public Health through the identification of oral health problems and their determinants.

  They should acquire knowledge and develop skills and capacities within the field of Preventive and Community Oral Health in order to understand and recognize the risk factors and determinants of oral diseases and be able to incorporate a critical view of the importance of prevention, oral health education and oral health promotion.

 

 

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected at the end of the semester that students have acquired knowledge and developed skills and abilities that allow them to implement preventive measures in a clinical and community context.

In addition, students are expected to acquire skills and competencies to plan and develop Community Oral Health Promotion actions.

Working method

Presencial

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

Students must have knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the oral cavity to enable them to understand the binomial health / disease.

Students should have basic knowledge in Public Health and Epidemiology.

Program

Definition  Oral Public Health;

Historical perspective of Oral Public Health;

Patterns of oral disease occurrence in a population; Global burden of oral  diseases;

 Social, cultural, and economic determinants of health in populations;

Inequalities and Inequities in oral health;

Population approach vs. high-risk approach. To identify priorities and define evidence-based strategies in populations’ health;

  Oral Public Health surveillance;

 Plans (National Oral Health Plan) and Oral Health Plans;

Oral health professionals on the context of public health

Education for oral health.

Prevention and oral health promotion in a community context and clinical setting.

Strategies for prevention and control of oral diseases

• Methods to control dental plaque.
• Fundamentals and current concepts of preventive action and therapeutic use of fluoride.
•  Fissure sealants.
•  Diet, nutrition and oral health.
•  Oral cancer prevention 
• Innovation in Preventive dentistry

Prevention strategies and planning of oral health programs in target populations

Mandatory literature

Splieth, Christian; Innovations in Preventive Dentistry, Quintessence Publishing, 2021. ISBN: 978-1-78698-099-1
Norman O. Harris; Primary Preventive Dentistry. ISBN: 978-1-29204-061-5
Emili Cuenca Sala; Odontología preventiva y comunitaria. ISBN: 978-84-458-2203-6
Blánaid Daly; Essential dental public health. ISBN: 978-0-19-967937-9

Complementary Bibliography

Nutland W, Cragg L; Health Promotion Practice,, 2015

Comments from the literature

As a bibliography, students may be advised to read relevant current scientific papers.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical Classes, Seminars and Practical Theoretical Classes.
Theoretical classes with an expositive component , using iconographic material such as powerpoint or videos (in those themes where the use is justified). Despite the expository component students will be invited to participate with questions during class but also with, using the Moodlle platform to answer questions on the theme of the theoretical lesson. These questions are part of a purely formative evaluation context.
The seminars will aim to give the student an integrated view of the subjects taught.


The theoretical lessons will take place in a preclinical environment and in the community.
The students will be trained in primary prevention strategies and the resolution of clinical cases.
In the community the students will be responsible for the realization and coordination of an action of Oral Health Promotion.

keywords

Health sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	60,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	30,00
Estudo autónomo	50,00
Frequência das aulas	20,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Students obtain attendance if they are present in 75% of the theoretical-practical classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical evaluation (60% of the final evaluation):
Evaluation of discontinuous and terminal character, foresees the realization of a written test.
Minimum score of the theoretical evaluation 10.0 out of 20.

TP evaluation - 40% of the final evaluation):
This evaluation, of a continuous and procedural nature, contemplates the realization of worksheets, and the accomplishment of an action of promotion of Oral Health in the Community.

Obligation, regardless of the student's status, to carry out all the components of the TP evaluation.

Components of the theoretical-practical assessment (minimum score 10.0/20):
Worksheets - 20% of the theoretical-practical component
Oral health promotion" work 80 % of the theoretical-practical component.

Minimum grade of the theoretical-practical avliation 10.0 out of 20.

Calculation of the final grade:
Final rating = Theoretical rating (maximum 12 values) + theoretical-practical rating (maximum 8 values)

Examinations or Special Assignments

There are no special tests or assignments planned.

Internship work/project

Not required.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Implementation of the standards set by the FMDUP Pedagogical Board  for the academic year 2022/2023.

Classification improvement

The improvement of the classification can be done through a written test (min. 10.0 out of 20 values) and a practical exam that will cover the subjects taught in the TP classes (10.0 out of 20 values).