Preventive Medicine and Community Oral Health I

Code:

MD3505

Acronym:

MDPC I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - 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	51	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	3	-	3	45	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning and applying the concepts of Preventive Dentistry.

Capacity to develop activities to promote community oral health.

Learning outcomes and competences

The syllabus enables compliance with the objectives and assessment of learning outcomes, since it allows a review of basic concepts of preventive dentistry and oral health community, allowing students to acquire skills that enable them to implement preventive measures under clinical and community context.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Introduction to the concepts of Public Health; Definition of health and oral health; Determinants of health and oral health;
Community prevention and oral health; Trends in Oral Health
Measuring Oral Health and Disease in a community context
Education for oral health
Prevention and oral health promotion in a community context and clinical setting. 
Strategies for prevention and control of oral diseases
Saliva and dental plaque
Methods to control dental plaque
Fundamentals and current concepts of preventive action and therapeutic use of fluoride
Fissure sealants
Diet, nutrition and oral health

Prevention strategies and planning of oral health programs in target populations:
   Pregnant and childhood   
   Senior citizens
   Medically compromised population
   Population with special needs

Mandatory literature

Harris, Norman O.; Primary preventive dentistry. ISBN: 0-8385-8129-3
Cuenca Sala Emili; Odontología preventiva y comunitária. ISBN: 84-458-0818-4
Rugg-Gunn, Andrew J.; Nutrition, Diet, and oral health

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and theoretical-practical where students are invited to participate in activities related to various practical aspects of various methods or epidemiological research (eg. Survey and data collection) and clinical application of Preventive Dentistry (eg . fissure sealants; determination of salivary ph). 

Software

EGOHID Software

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Participação presencial		10,00
	Teste		45,00
	Trabalho escrito		45,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attain at least to 75% of all teorical-practical lectures.
Minimal classification - 9 in 20.

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical assessment (45% of final evaluation): 
Evaluation of discontinuous nature and terminal, provides for two tests with a maximum of 40 minutes each. Minimum grade 9 / 20 values 

Written and practical evaluation (45% of final evaluation): 
This assessment, of an ongoing nature and procedure, includes carrying out work sheets (maximum 4), presentation of a paper (oral and written) to be held in groups of 2 elements. 

Components of evaluation theory and practice (Minimum grade 9 / 20 values): 
Worksheets - 40% of theoretical and practical 
Work on Promotion of oral health (oral and written) - 60% of the theoretical and practical component. 

Final classification: 

Final standings = Theoretical assessment (maximum 9 values) + evaluation theory and practice (maximum 9 values) + attendance (maximum of 2 values)

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Rules established by Pedagogic Council of FMDUP

Classification improvement

Application of the standards established by the Pedagogical Council of FMDUP for the academic year 2014/2015.