Study Guide

Objectives

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:
• Explain the effects of pregnancy on oral health and apply this knowledge in oral health care work.
• Apply knowledge in promoting oral health for expecting families.
• Understand the significance of multiculturalism and the influence of diverse cultural backgrounds in oral health care work.
• Explain the stages of dental development.
• Apply their knowledge of normal and abnormal occlusion when identifying the need for further referral.
• Apply their knowledge of dental trauma to choose appropriate actions and provide home care instructions.
• Explain the unique features of oral diseases in children and adolescents and apply this knowledge in oral health care work.
• Understand how common childhood illnesses, developmental disorders, and syndromes affect oral health.
• Describe the regulations regarding periodic oral examinations.
• Know how to document treatment and inform minors about entries made in patient records and in the personal health record system.
• Explain how to recognize child maltreatment in oral health care and act responsibly.
• Explain when solving children's and adolescents' oral health problems requires multidisciplinary collaboration.

Content

Pregnant Women's Oral Health
Oral Health Care in Maternity Clinics
Multicultural Families
Dental Development and Occlusion
Dental Trauma
Children's and Adolescents' Oral Diseases and Prevention
Development from Childhood to Adolescence
General Health of Children and Adolescents and Its Impact on Oral Health and Treatment Measures
Periodic Check-ups and Screenings
Identifying Abuse in Dental Care and Collaboration with Child Protection Services
Dental Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
Dental Anesthesia
Multidisciplinary Networking

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:
• Explain the main factors affecting the relationship between pregnancy and oral health and outline the key considerations in oral health care work.
• Define the aspects involved in promoting oral health for expecting families.
• Define some of the significance of multiculturalism and the influence of different cultural backgrounds on oral health care work.
• Describe the key aspects of dental development stages.
• Define when consultation should be sought or referral made for malocclusions.
• Know the first aid measures and home care instructions for the most common dental traumas.
• Explain the main characteristics of oral diseases in children and adolescents and how they should be addressed in oral health care work.
• Identify the most important aspects of common childhood illnesses, developmental disorders, and syndromes that must be considered in oral health care work.
• Describe the regulations regarding periodic oral examinations.
• Understand how to document treatment and inform minors about entries made in patient records and in the personal health record system.
• Define the clearest signs of abuse in dental care and act responsibly.
• Define the clearest signs indicating the need for multidisciplinary collaboration in solving children's and adolescents' oral health problems.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Explain the effects of pregnancy on oral health and apply this knowledge to oral health care work.
• Apply knowledge in promoting oral health for expecting families.
• Understand the significance of multiculturalism and the impact of various cultural backgrounds on oral health care work.
• Explain the stages of dental development.
• Apply their knowledge of normal and abnormal occlusion when determining the need for consultation and referral for further treatment.
• Apply their knowledge of dental trauma to choose appropriate actions and provide home care instructions.
• Explain the specific characteristics of oral diseases in children and adolescents and apply this knowledge in oral health care work.
• Understand how common childhood illnesses, developmental disorders, and syndromes affect oral health.
• Describe the regulations regarding periodic oral examinations.
• Know how to document treatment and inform minors about entries made in patient records and in the personal health record system.
• Explain how to recognize abuse in dental care and act responsibly.
• Explain when solving children's and adolescents' oral health problems requires multidisciplinary collaboration.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Explain extensively and justify the broad effects of pregnancy on oral health, and apply and analyze information in oral health care work.
• In promoting oral health for expecting families, not only achieve a good level but also justify information with research evidence and use evidence-based research.
• Understand comprehensively the significance of multiculturalism and the impact of various cultural backgrounds on oral health care work.
• Understand extensively the stages of dental development and the development of occlusion and malocclusion, and analyze the need for consultation and referral for further treatment.
• Apply their knowledge of dental trauma to choose appropriate actions and provide home care instructions.
• Explain extensively and justify the specific characteristics of oral diseases in children and adolescents, and apply this knowledge in oral health care work.
• Justify extensively how common childhood illnesses, developmental disorders, and syndromes affect oral health.
• Describe the regulations regarding periodic oral examinations.
• Know how to document treatment and inform minors about entries made in patient records and in the personal health record system.
• Explain extensively and justify how to recognize abuse in dental care and act responsibly.
• Explain extensively and justify when solving children's and adolescents' oral health problems requires multidisciplinary collaboration.