Unit FUNDAMENTALS OF DENTISTRY

DENTAL HYGIENE

Code	50997603
CFU	5
Teacher	Stefano Eramo
Teachers
Hours	60 ore -
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Formazione interdisciplinare
Sector	MED/50
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

PREVENTIVE AND COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Code	50993501
CFU	4
Teacher	Guido Lombardo
Teachers	Guido Lombardo
Hours	48 ore - Guido Lombardo
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche
Sector	MED/28
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

CLINICAL PROPAEDEUTICS

Code	50A00157
CFU	5
Teacher	Stefano Eramo
Teachers	Stefano Eramo
Hours	60 ore - Stefano Eramo
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche
Sector	MED/28
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	1) THE FIGURE OF THE DENTIST (historical, legislative, and professional aspects) 2) THE TEACHING OF DENTISTRY 3) UNIVERSITY POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMS 4) RESEARCH IN DENTISTRY 5) ORGANIZATION OF DENTAL WORK 6) DENTAL AND ORAL PATHOLOGY SEMEIOTICS AND CLINICAL RECORDS 7) INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASES
Reference texts	S. ERAMO, G. BARRACO -PROPEDEUTICA CLINICA ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICA -ARIES 2 ED. - MILANO 2023 S. ERAMO, G. BARRACO - MANUALE DI MALATTIE ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICHE -FALCO ED - ROMA 2024
Educational objectives	MASTER'S DEGREE GRADUATES IN DENTISTRY POSSESS A LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL, CULTURAL, DECISIONAL, AND OPERATIONAL AUTONOMY THAT ENABLES THEM TO CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, HAVING FOLLOWED AN EDUCATIONAL PATH CHARACTERIZED BY A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE ORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF BOTH HEALTHY AND SICK INDIVIDUALS, ALSO IN RELATION TO THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT THAT SURROUNDS THEM. AS REPORTED IN THE TABLE OF QUALIFYING EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, MASTER'S DEGREE GRADUATES IN THE CLASS MUST HAVE, AMONG OTHERS, KNOWLEDGE OF: • THE ETHICAL AND HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY (HISTORY, ETHICS) • SOCIOLOGY AND ETHICS (SOCIOLOGY, BIOETHICS) • LEGISLATION CONCERNING THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRY WHERE THE DENTIST PRACTICES • GENERAL DENTAL WORK ORGANIZATION AND ITS DYNAMICS (ERGONOMICS). THE PROPEDEUTICA CLINICA COURSE IN ODONTOSTOMATOLOGY AIMS TO PROVIDE SUCH KNOWLEDGE, WHICH IS EITHER NOT PRESENT OR ONLY BRIEFLY COVERED IN OTHER TEACHINGS.
Prerequisites	KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC SCIENCES AND DENTAL ANATOMY.
Teaching methods	LECTURES, PRACTICAL EXERCISES THE TEACHING CONSISTS OF• 5 ECTS/LECTURES (= 30 HOURS)• + 6 HOURS PER STUDENT AT THE DENTAL CENTER, including:• Clinical examination and patient record compilation• Introduction to dental equipment and instruments.
Learning verification modality	SYLLABUS AND EXAMS: 1) THE ROLE OF THE DENTIST (historical, legislative, and professional aspects) 2) TEACHING OF DENTISTRY 3) UNIVERSITY POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMS 4) RESEARCH IN DENTISTRY 5) ORGANIZATION OF DENTAL WORK 6) DENTAL AND ORAL EXAMINATION AND PATIENT RECORDS 7) INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASES The EXAMS will consist of: (EXEMPTION FROM DENTAL ANATOMY IF NOT ALREADY TAKEN IN THE ANATOMY EXAM: 30 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS). 1. WRITTEN EXEMPTION – GENERALLY CONSISTING OF 9 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (EACH WORTH TWO POINTS) + 3 OR 4 OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS (EACH WORTH 4 OR 3 POINTS) ON PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5 OF THE SYLLABUS, TO BE HELD AROUND MID-COURSE (MID-LATE APRIL). 2. A FINAL ORAL EXAM ON PARTS 5, 6, 7 TO BE HELD AT THE END OF THE COURSE.
Extended program	PROPEDUTICA CLINICA PROGRAM (2nd year, 2nd semester)-1) THE FIGURE OF THE DENTIST (historical, legislative, and professional aspects)• Brief History of Dentistry• Notes on Comparative Dental Anatomy• Notes on Dental Anthropology and Ethnology• Sociology and Dentistry• Dentistry in Italian Legislation (Kingdom and Republic) up to 1980.• The Dental Degree in Italy (from 1980 to today)• The Profession of Dentistry (from 1985 to today)• Activities and limits of professional practice. Career prospects.• Ethical principles and notes on bioethics in Dentistry• The profession of Dentistry in the EU.2) THE TEACHING OF DENTISTRY• University Organization in Italy. The Degree Course in Perugia.• University Organization in Europe (the Bologna Declaration) and Worldwide3) UNIVERSITY POST-GRADUATE• Specialization Schools• Doctoral Programs• How to enter the University or the Health System?4) RESEARCH IN DENTISTRY • Research methods in general (overview and references) • Research methods in Dentistry • The Dental scientific article • Dental literature • Main bibliometric indices • Main National and International Organizations in Dentistry 5) ORGANIZATION OF DENTAL WORK • The collaborators. Tasks and limitations of: dental hygienist, professional nurse, dental assistant (DA), dental technician. • Dental equipment. Unit, chair, compressors, surgical suction devices. Radiographic equipment. Sterilization devices. Rotating devices (turbines and handpieces) and vibrating devices (scalers). Rotating instruments (burs and drills). Manual instruments (overview). Management of waste generated during dental activities. • INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL ERGONOMICS 6) DENTAL AND ORAL EXAMINATION AND CLINICAL RECORD • Medical history (overview and references)• Professional secrecy (notes and references). • Dental and Stomatological Anamnesis • The first visit in Dentistry and Stomatology • Filling out the patient chart • The chart in private practice and in public settings. 7) INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL AND STOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES AND TO THE SUBJECTS THAT TEACH THEIR DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND THERAPY.

PROSTHETIC AND LABORATOY TECHNOLOGIES

Code	50999105
CFU	5
Teacher	Stefano Pagano
Teachers	Stefano Pagano
Hours	60 ore - Stefano Pagano
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche
Sector	MED/28
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)