Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry and Preventive and Community Dental Medicine

Code:

MIMD040205

Acronym:

OOMDPC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2024/2025 - 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	62	Official Plan from the academic year 2020/2021	4	-	6	117	162
		NÃO INSCREVER - Plano exclusivo para uso administrativo	4	-	6	117	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To develop autonomy in the approach of pediatric patients and with special needs, regardless of their systemic condition. Competence in :patient's motivation and education, diagnosing, treatment plan design, evaluation of treatment results; also need's identification for advanced and / or multidisciplinary approach, as well as the ability to perform  pediatric dentistry treatment.

To promote and develop competence in the area of primary prevention in Oral Health, considering preventive needs throughout the life course, in a clinical context.


Promote and develop skills in epidemiological surveillance by collecting data on oral health and its determinants.

Know the anomalies of occlusion and most types of orthodontic appliances. Train for the diagnosis of malocclusion, including cephalometric and aesthetic facial analysis. Integrate this knowledge with the study of clinical cases and be able to propose the appropriate type of orthodontic appliance.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student at the end of the semester will have to demonstrate:

Competence in motivating and educating the patient in a primary prevention context, elaboration of the diagnosis, establishment of the treatment plan, evaluation of the treatment results.

Be competente in the identification of the need for advanced and/or multidisciplinary treatment, as well as aptitude in the execution of the odontopediatric treatment in a primary, secondary and tertiary promotion field.

Have skills in the diagnosis of malocclusion, including cephalometric analysis and aesthetic analysis of the face. Integrate this knowledge with the study of clinical cases and be able to propose the type of orthodontic appliance

Having acquired skills to participate and develop preventive strategies in community oral health and programmes.

Working method

Presencial

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

Previous knowledge of the programmatic contents of the curricular units of Oral Public Health and Preventive and Community Medicine; Pediatric Orthodontics and Preventive Dentistry I and Pediatric Orthodontics and Preventive Dentistry II

Program

Malocclusion syndromes - etiology, diagnosis and treatment plan of the various syndromes: compression, cross bite, progeny, deep bite, open bite, premature loss of teeth, deviation of eruptive paths.

Types of orthodontic appliances, removable, fixed, functional and extra-oral.

Clinical cases: discussion of treatment plans

Supervised clinical practice in children, adolescents and young adulyts. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.

 

Implementation of oral health promotion actions in the context of community oral health programs.

Mandatory literature

David José Casimiro de Andrade; Textos escolhidos de odontopediatria. ISBN: 978-989-746-137-8
William R. Proffit; Contemporary Orthodontics. ISBN: 978-0-323-54387-3
James A., McNamara,; Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. ISBN: 0-9635022-3-9
Christopher A et al ; Health Behaviour change in the Dental Practice . ISBN: 13:978-0-81-2106-1/2010
Walter, LF, Lemos, LM, Myaki, SI, Zuanon, ÂC; Manual de Odontologia para Bebês. ISBN: 9788536702254
Norman O. Harris; Primary Preventive Dentistry. ISBN: 978-1-29204-061-5

Complementary Bibliography

José Antonio Canut Brusola; Ortodoncia clinica. ISBN: 84-345-2847-9
Thomas M. Graber; Dentofacial orthopedics with functional appliances. ISBN: 0-8151-3558-0
Docentes das Unidades Curriculares de Ortodontia ; Cadernos do Serviço de Ortodontia da FMDUP.

Comments from the literature

Current and relevant scientific articles may be made available to students as part of the learning objectives.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical (TP) classes and Seminars

Clinical activitie in children and adolescent patients.Participation in  fieldwork in a community context. 


The  TP classes and seminars aim to increase knowledge and competence in the recognition of pathologies, diagnosis and the delineation of adequate therapeutic strategies. The clinical pactice allow students to be able to apply that knowledge, skills in diagnosis, preventive treatments and to participate in a community oral health programs, in a survey of oral health treatment needs.

The clinical procedures will be assessed using the OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) methodology.

Self-assessment, which students will be asked to do, and feedback given to students after each clinical procedure will favour critical reflection on the clinical acts carried out and on the importance of oral health promotion. 


Individually, students will have to prepare a written assignment with the aim of ‘Creating a healthy oral health environment’ in various contexts.

This assignment will enable students to apply the knowledge and skills they have previously acquired in the field of community oral health. This work must be submitted on Moodle.

As part of the community activity, students will be asked to produce a report on one of the cases assessed as part of the screenings.

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Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	30,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	10,00
Trabalho de campo	20,00
Frequência das aulas	70,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Students will obtain attendance at the UC if they attend 75% of the classes - 75% in the total TP teaching and 75% in the practical clinical teaching / fieldwork.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification will be obtained as follows :
TP Assessment 25% + Practical Assessment 75%.


The students will have to obtain the minimum score of 10.0 values (10.0 in 20 values) in each of the evaluation components.

All the evaluation components will be compulsory regardless of the student's status.

Examinations or Special Assignments

No special work or tests are planned.

Internship work/project

Not included Internship or Project work.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Rules of the Pedagogic Council in the school year 2023/2024.

Classification improvement

The improvement in classification may be carried out at the time of appeal with a written test.

Observations

Pre-requisites will be the previous knowledge and  skills obtained during the academic programme that are necessary for understanding new content and applying competences in clinical and community terms.