Study Guide

Objectives

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

• Apply their knowledge of general health and medications in oral health care work.
• Explain the effects of oral health on general health.
• Explain the harmful health effects of alcohol, drugs, and nicotine products.
• Initiate discussions about nicotine product use and utilize evidence-based methods for cessation counseling.
• Apply their knowledge of chronic illnesses in oral health care work.
• Explain the prevalence, causes, and assessment of dental anxiety.
• Be familiar with methods for alleviating dental anxiety and apply them in oral health care work.
• Explain how to proactively handle challenging client situations.

Content

Content:
Adulthood as a Life Stage
General Illnesses and Oral Health
Pharmacological Knowledge Essential for Dental Hygienist Work and Medication Databases
Oral Health as an Infection Focus
Nicotine, Substance Abuse, and Alcohol Addiction and Their Impact on Health
Methods for Supporting Nicotine Cessation in Oral Health Care
Oral Health Care for Patients with Chronic Illnesses
Dental Anxiety
Dealing with Challenging Patients and Interaction in Care Situations

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

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

Explain the key factors related to general health and medication that must be considered in oral health care work.
Describe the most significant impacts of oral health on general health at a general level.
Discuss, at a general level, the harmful health effects of alcohol, substance abuse, and nicotine products.
Initiate discussions about nicotine product use and utilize evidence-based methods for cessation counseling using established models.
List the main aspects of chronic illnesses that should be considered in oral health care work.
Enumerate common causes of dental anxiety and be aware of methods for assessing dental anxiety.
Be familiar with methods for alleviating dental anxiety and utilize one method based on established models in oral health care work.
Explain how to proactively handle challenging client situations.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

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

Apply their knowledge of general health and medications in oral health care work.
Explain the effects of oral health on general health.
Describe the harmful health effects of alcohol, substance abuse, and nicotine products.
Initiate discussions about nicotine product use and utilize evidence-based methods for cessation counseling.
Apply their knowledge of chronic illnesses in oral health care work.
Explain the prevalence, causes, and assessment of dental anxiety.
Identify methods for alleviating dental anxiety and apply them in oral health care work.
Explain how to proactively handle challenging client situations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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

Analyze and evaluate the impact of general health and medications on oral health care work.
Explain extensively and justify the effects of oral health on general health.
Explain comprehensively and justify the harmful health effects of alcohol, substance abuse, and nicotine products.
Initiate discussions about nicotine product use and apply evidence-based methods for cessation counseling.
Analyze and evaluate how chronic illnesses should be considered in various ways in oral health care work.
Explain the prevalence of dental anxiety, provide comprehensive justifications for its causes, and elaborate on various methods for assessing anxiety.
Apply diverse methods for alleviating dental anxiety in oral health care work.
Evaluate how challenging situations may develop and provide comprehensive justifications for various ways to prevent situations through one's actions.