The student must demonstrate that he has sufficiently studied the theoretical program and that he has understood and assimilated the information that was reported to him during the lectures and the professional traineeships, both by consulting the textbooks where necessary, or using their own notes from the lessons.
The student must demonstrate the ability to make a first visit including the history, using properly probe, evaluate opt, detect the presence of caries, periodontitis, flawed habits and malocclusion.
lectures + clinical internship in the department. Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the School/Department before class begins, in order to arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning outcomes.
PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY
Outline of the structure of the oral cavity: hard and soft tissues.
Development of the bone structure of the maxillary.
Formation and eruption of deciduous teeth and permanent teeth.
Alterations of the eruption.
Relationship between integrity of hard structures of the oral cavity and nutrition.
The importance of saliva.
The tooth decay.
The malocclusions.
Prevention and oral health education in pediatrics.
O.M.S. targets for the year 2020.
The role of the pediatrician in the prevention of oral pathologies.
The importance of caries prevention in early childhood.
Strengthening of protective factors against caries and periodontitis.
Oral preventive interventions.
Protocol of child oral education.
Protocol of oral health in the expectant mother.
Information and education of parents and children.
Oral Prevention Guide for Practitioners.
Educational protocol for children and parents: how to get and keep a healthy mouth.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY
Oral health in changing society.
Dental epidemiology and detection procedures.
Diet and dental caries in the era of fluoride.
It’s the fluoroprophylaxis.
Instruments of oral hygiene.
It’s the occlusal sealants.
The baby bottle syndrome.
It’s the dental trauma.
Oral cancer.
Healthcare services and dental care models in the European Union.
Oral health promotion experiences in community dentistry.
Maintaining oral health in the community.
The disabled and their dental needs.
PREVENTIVE AND COMMUNITY DENTISTRY
Significance of dental and community prevention
Community definition and classification
Community of healthy persons
Community of persons with internal diseases
Persons with an invalidity of more than 74 %
Public health services
PREVENZIONE E PROMOZIONE DELLA SALUTE ORALE IN ETA’ PEDIATRICA.
Autori: Miriam Madau, Laura Strohmenger. Quintessenza Edizioni.
ODONTOIATRIA DI COMUNITA’. Autori: Laura Strohmenger, Roberto Ferro. Editore: Masson.
Ricevimento: By appointment. Contact: baldi.domenico@unige.it
MARCO MIGLIORATI (President)
ENRICO CALCAGNO
PAOLA GAVOGLIO
ALESSANDRO GIANNATTASIO
PAOLA ZUNINO
DOMENICO BALDI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
October/March
Oral/ Written exam
The details on how to prepare for the exam and the degree of deepening of each topic will be given during the course of teaching activities.