Oral Health Care of Families, Children and Adolescents (6 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

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, children and adolescents.
• 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.
• Understand the findings of oral health examinations for children and adolescents, and make timely decisions for consultation and referral to appropriate follow-up care.
• Know how to document oral health care 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 (course unit)

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
Oral health examinations and related recommendations and legislation.
Identifying Abuse in Dental Care and Collaboration with Child Protection Services
Dental Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
Dental Anesthesia
Multidisciplinary Networking

Prerequisites (course unit)

Opiskelija on osallistunut opetukseen opintojaksoilla:
Hammaslääketieteen perusteet suuhygienistin työssä
Suun terveydenhoitotyön perusteet
Terveyden edistämisen perusteet
Hammaslääketiedettä suuhygienisteille 1

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

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.
• Know the content of an oral health examination and be able to list the changes that require follow-up care, consultation, or other further treatment.
• 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) (course unit)

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.
• Understand the findings of oral health examinations for children and adolescents, and make timely decisions for consultation and referral to appropriate follow-up care.
• 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) (course unit)

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.
• Apply the knowledge gained from children's and adolescents' oral health examinations comprehensively, and be able to analyze the significance of the findings to make timely consultation decisions and guide appropriate follow-up care.
• 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.

Location and time

Syyslukukausi 2025 lisätiedot lukujärjestyksessä.
Ensinnäinen opetuskerta 21.8.2025 klo 08.30 etäopetuksena. Linkki etäopetukseen tulee Moodle-oppimisympäristöön.

Exam schedules

Ei tenttiä.

Assessment methods and criteria

Arviointi perustuu ryhmätyöhön.
Suoritusmerkinnän saaminen edellyttää oppimiskirjan täyttämisen ohjeistuksen mukaisesti.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Opetus toteutuu etä-ja lähiopetuksena ja opetus sisältää itsenäistä- ja ryhmätyöskentelyä.

Learning materials

Tarkemmat lisätiedot opintojakson verkko-oppimisympäristössä

Student workload

6op on opiskelijan työtä 126h

Completion alternatives

Ei valinnaisia suoritustapoja.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Tarkentuu lähempänä.

Further information

Opetus on läsnäolopakollista.
Opetuksesta voi olla oman tai lapsen sairauden vuoksi poissa 2 kertaa.
Poissaolot korvataan seuraavalla toteutuksella.