Learning objectives
<br />Student must acquire the knowledge of the purposes and methods of community medicine, of epidemiology of not infectious and infectious diseases in the field of dentistry, of the correct behaviors to prevent the development and/or the spread of these diseases.<br />
Prerequisites
<br />Definition and purposes of hygiene and Preventive Dentistry.<br />Prevention of diseases and promotion of health.<br />Promotion of oral health.<br />Health, disease: the risk factors.<br />General epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases.<br />Origin of infections; ways of diffusion and elimination of pathogenic microorganisms;<br /> ways of spreading ; notification, isolation, <br />Means and prevention strategies.<br />Tertiary, secondary, primary prevention. <br />General principles of epidemiology and prevention of non infectious diseases.<br />Epidemiology and prevention of the field of odontology: dental caries,paradental diseases, afunctionalocclusion, dental traumata, tumors of the oral cavity, beby bottle syndrome.<br />Prevention of oral and dental diseases in disabled patients<br /> <br /> <br />
Course unit content
<br />Definition and scopes of the hygiene and the Preventive Dentistry.<br />Prevention of the diseases and promotion of the health.<br />Promotion of the oral health.<br />Health, disease: the risk factors.<br />Epidemiology and prevention of the infectious diseases.<br />Infection sources; ways of income and elimination of the pathogenic microorganisms; propagation modality; notification, isolation, diagnostic assessment, disinfection, asepsis, antisepsis.<br />Immunologic prophylaxis; chemio-prophylaxis. Average and prevention strategies.<br />The tertiary, secondary, primary prevention. <br />General principles of epidemiology and prevention of the not infectious diseases.<br /> <br /> <br />
Full programme
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Bibliography
<br /><br />Barbuti S, Bellelli E, Fara GM, Giammanco G. Igiene. Monduzzi Editore 2002.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Odontoiatria di Comunità-L.Strohmenger e R.Ferro<br /><br />Igiene in Odontoiatria-M.T.Montagna,P.Castiglia,G.Liguori,M.Quarto<br />Edit.Monduzzi 2004<br /> <br />
Teaching methods
<br />Oral lesson<br /> <br />Oral exam
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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