Aim and Content

Students learn the procedures surrounding patient treatment, with particular emphasis on: how to document clinical findings in the patient record, medical history, health forms, intraoral examinations, dental diagnoses, X-ray recording and investigation. The course also includes interdisciplinary theoretical approaches to professional ethics, the role of the patient, treatment requirements and regulations for patient records. An introduction to the OPUS-journal (electronic medical records program) is given as a separate course. This introductory clinical course aims to qualify the student for basic patient treatment.

Learning Outcomes

KnowledgeStudents will be able to explain

• criteria for the different patient categories in the student clinic
• the conditions that must be documented in a patient
• criteria for the most common dental diseases (gingivitis, periodontitis, caries)
• relate to the patient in a professional manner and provide information about oral diseases and individual measures to improve the patient's oral health

SkillsStudents will be able to:

• apply the correct procedures for clinical dental hygienists¿ activities (see "Procedure pamphlet")
• use the OPUS patient record system
• record the patients¿ medical history, information on oral health behaviour (diet/eating habits/oral hygiene/smoking, etc.)
• conduct clinical and radiological examination of mucous membranes, teeth and bone
• diagnose defective and intact tooth restorations
• conduct clinical tests such as saliva testing and tooth vitality testing
• take clinical photos, make impressions for and manufacture study models

General competenceThe student will be able to

• relate to the patient in a professional manner, provide information about oral diseases and individual measures to improve the patient's oral health
• recognize that diseases of the oral cavity can often be prevented
• recognize the importance accurate patient records

Course offered (semester)

1. Semester

Department

Department of clinical dentistry

Teaching Methods

Teaching takes place in the 1st and 2nd semester, in the form of seminars, laboratory exercises and clinical practice on fellow students, under the guidance of a dental hygienist instructor and a dentist instructor.

Assessment methods

Two written tests must be passed in order to continue the program.

Grading Scale

Pass/Fail

Course Unit Evaluation

Written evaluation on My Space/Mi side.