Module Details

Clinical Practice

MS0307

Course
Clinical Practice
Code
MS0307
Academic Year
2023/2024
Curriculum Year
2021/2022
Degree Programme
DENTAL HYGIENE
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
3
Lecture Hours
30
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/28 - Odonto-Stomalogical Diseases
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
3
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
Oral manifestations of hematologic diseases.
Pathophysiology and classification of hematological diseases: neutropenia, anemia, pyatrinopenia.
Oral manifestations of hematological diseases.
Role of the dentist and dental hygienist. Local therapeutic protocols.
Oral manifestations of dermatological diseases.
Lichen, pemphigus, pemphigoid of mucous membranes, aphthosis, erythema multiforme: Etiology, classification, diagnosis, local therapeutic protocol and interception.
Precancerous lesions of the oral cavity.
Homogeneous and inhomogeneous leukoplakia, erythroplachia: Etiology, classification, oral manifestations, diagnosis, local therapeutic protocol and interception.
Oral cancer.: epidemiology, Etiology.ì and Clinical aspects. Principles of diagnosis and therapy. Prevention: primary, secondary and tertiary:Local therapeutic protocols.
Glossopathies: Intrinsic and extrinsic: Epidemiology, Etiology. Clinical aspects, Principles of diagnosis and local therapy.
Oral cavity care in the oncological and terminal patient.
Oral mucositis. Treatment of the radio- and chemo-treated patient. Salivation Physiology and Hyposalivation: Local therapeutic protocols.
Reference Texts
Atlante delle malattie della mucosa orale. J.J. Pindborg. Ed. Masson
Patologia e Medicina del cavo orale. S. Gandolfo. Ed. UTET
Learning Outcomes
The objective is to provide the student with the basic knowledge for the study of the most frequent non-dontogenic diseases of the stomatognathic apparatus. Particular emphasis will be given to learning the methodologies of early interception and prevention, primary and secondary, of these diseases. The module also aims to correlate these diseases with other branches of medicine by providing the pathophysiological basis of the main diagnostic procedures used in medical practice and then a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to the patient.
Prerequisites
Pass all prerequisite courses
Teaching Methods
Frontal teaching in presence
Additional Information
The course is part of the Integrated Course in Technical Sciences of Dental Hygiene III
Assessment Methods
Written exam with open questions
Detailed Syllabus
Oral manifestations of hematologic diseases.
Pathophysiology and classification of hematological diseases. Neutropenia, anemia, pyatrinopenia. Oral manifestations of hematologic diseases. Diagnosis. Role of the dentist and dental hygienist. Local therapeutic protocols.
Oral manifestations of dermatological diseases.
Lichen, pemphigus, pemphigoid of mucous membranes, aphthosis, erythema multiforme. Etiology, classification, diagnosis, local therapeutic protocol and interception.
Precancerous lesions of the oral cavity.
Homogeneous and inhomogeneous leukoplakia, erythroplachia. Etiology, classification, oral manifestations, diagnosis, local therapeutic protocol and interception.
Oral cancer.
Epidemiology. Etiology. Clinical aspects. Principles of diagnosis and therapy. Prevention: primary, secondary and tertiary. Local therapeutic protocols.
Glossopathies.
Intrinsic and extrinsic. Epidemiology. Etiology. Clinical aspects. Principles of diagnosis and local therapy.
Oral cavity care in the oncological and terminal patient.
Oral mucositis. Treatment of the radio- and chemo-treated patient. Salivation physiology. Hyposalivation. Local therapeutic protocols
Expected Learning Outcomes
The learner at the end of the course should be able to recognize the main pathologies of the oral cavity
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