In the event that the health authorities announce a new period of confinement due to the evolution of
the health crisis caused by COVID-19, the teaching staff will promptly communicate how this may effect
the teaching methodologies and activities as well as the assessment.
Knowledge in preventive and community dentistry is increasingly necessary for the practice of dentistry at a care level.
Preventive dentistry studies the different methods for promoting oral health and preventing bucodental diseases, both at the individual and collective levels.
The field of community dentistry is concerned with the prevention and treatment of oral health problems in the community, not only aimed at preventing disease but also at restoring a state of health, and is related to general services in sanitary planning and administration
Pre-course requirements
There are no prerequisites.
Objectives
1. Objectives regarding the content
1.1 Demonstrate the principles on which the study and application of Preventive and Community Dentistry is based.
1.2 Understand and analyze the problems of oral health.
1.3 Describe the different stages of the scientific method.
1.4 Apply the scientific method to a problematic issue of Preventive and Community Dentistry.
1.5 Identify and use appropriate terminology regarding Preventive and Community Dentistry.
1.6 Understand simple articles published in journals in Preventive and Community Dentistry, interpreting them with critical attitude and apply the understanding of them to new situations.
Competencies
20 - Obtaining and creating a medical record containing all the relevant information.
21 - Knowing how to undertake a full dental exam, including the necessary X-ray and complementary exploratory tests, as well as obtaining suitable clinical references.
22 - Having the ability to make an initial diagnostic judgement and establish a reasonable diagnostic strategy, as well as being competent in recognising situations that require urgent dental treatment.
23 - Establishing a diagnosis, prognosis and suitable treatment planning for all the different clinical areas of Dentistry, being competent in terms of the diagnosis, prognosis and writing up the dental care plan for patients who require special care, including medically compromised patients (such as diabetics, those with hypertension, a depressed immune system or are anticoagulated, etc) and patients with disabilities.
26 - Knowing how to plan and undertake multidisciplinary, sequential and comprehensive dental treatment of limited complexity for patients of all ages and conditions and for patients who require special care.
27 - Outlining and proposing suitable preventative measures for each clinical situation.
28 - Acquiring clinical experience under suitable supervision.
29 - Recognising the underlying causes of dental health in the population, whether genetic, lifestyle, demographic, environmental, social, economic, psychological or cultural.
30 - Recognising the role of the dentist in actions to prevent and protect against oral diseases, as well as the maintenance and promotion of good health, both at an individual level and a community level.
31 - Knowing about the National Healthcare System, as well as the basic aspects of healthcare legislation, clinical management and the correct use of healthcare resources, and understanding the importance of the role of the dentist in the field of Primary Healthcare
35 - Knowing the scientific principles of sterilisation, disinfection and the antiseptics necessary to prevent cross-infection in dental practice
36 - Knowing the danger of ionising radiation and its impact on biological tissue, as well as the legislation that regulates its use. Knowing how to manage dental radiodiagnostic facilities
37 - Undertaking the x-rays that are necessary in dental practice, interpreting the images obtained and learning about other important image-based diagnosis techniques
38 - Being aware of clinical and laboratory-based procedures and diagnostic tests, knowing their reliability and diagnostic viability and being competent in interpreting the results
40 - Identifying the main reason for the consultation and the history of the current disease. Creating a general medical record and a clinical record which accurately reflect the patient's notes
44 - Knowing about and being able to use the basic tools and equipment for dental practice
45 - Applying the principles of ergonomics to dentistry work, both at an individual level and a work-group level where appropriate, also in terms of the principles of the prevention of work-related accidents in dental practice
46 - Providing a comprehensive approach to oral care and applying principles to promote good oral health and the prevention of oral and dental diseases
47 - Educating and motivating patients in the area of oral and dental diseases, controlling pathogenic oral habits,
48 - Being aware of the effects of tobacco on oral health and participating in measures which help patients who want to give up their smoking habit. Also, knowing about the complex interaction between the environmental, social and behavioural factors related to oral and general health
49 - Knowing the procedures to carry out an oral healthcare diagnosis in the community and how to interpret the results
50 - Knowing the repercussions demographic and epidemiological trends have in terms of dental practice
51 - Knowing about the organisation and provision of oral healthcare in the community, both private and public, as well as general healthcare and the role of the dentist in these fields
52 - Creating and carrying out oral healthcare programmes and knowing about the inter-institutional and inter-professional coordination that is required to do so
55 - Recognising that the patient is the centre of attention and that all the interaction, including the prevention, diagnosis, planning and carrying out of the treatment and maintenance, and must support their best interests, always avoiding any type of discrimination and respecting confidentiality
63 - Having knowledge of human nutrition, particularly the connection between nutritional habits or diet with the maintenance of good health and the prevention of oral and dental diseases
66 - Taking and interpreting x-rays and other image-based procedures that are important in dental practice
81 - Evaluating and treating patients with caries or other dental non-carious pathologies and being able to use all the material required for restoring the shape, function and aesthetics of the tooth in patients of all ages
17 - Understanding and recognising the principles of ergonomics and safety at work (including the control of cross infection, radiation protection and occupational and biological diseases).
Syllabus
Topic 1: Ergonomics
Item 2 transmitted diseases, AIDS, hepatitis B and C
Item 3: Control and prevention of cross infection
Item 4: Gerontology: Sensitivity and parafunctions
Item 5: Prevention in TMJ
Item 6: Prevention in dentistry
Item 7: Orthodontics: Prevention of malocclusion
Item 8: Oral Cancer
Item 9: brachytherapy
Chapter Consultar la asignatura en la plataforma Moodle, donde se colgará la bibliografía y las lecturas recomendadas.
Teaching and learning activities
Evaluation systems and criteria
Bibliography and resources
CUENCA, E., MANAU,C., SERRA LL.: Manual de Odontología Preventiva y Comunitaria. Masson 1991, Barcelona.
JENICEK M., CLEROUX R.: Epidemiología, principios técnicas y aplicaciones. Salvat 1988.
RIOBOO, R,: Higiene y prevención en Odontología, individual y comunitaria. Avances medico-dentales 1994, Madrid