COURSE SYLLABUS
Community Oral Health, 7.5 credits
Community Oral Health, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Autumn 2019
| Course Code: | HCOK18 |
| Confirmed by: | Director of Education Oct 25, 2017 |
| Valid From: | Aug 27, 2018 |
| Version: | 1 |
| Reg number: | 2017/4437 (313) Department of Natural Science and Biomedicine |
| Education Cycle: | First-cycle level |
| Disciplinary domain: | Medicine |
| Subject group: | TO1 |
| Specialised in: | G1F |
| Main field of study: | Oral Health Science |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
On completion of the course the students will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
- describe how social conditions can affect the oral health of the population
- define different health models
- explain key concepts in health education
- discuss and analyze the role of the dental hygienist in dental clinics and in the community.
Skills and abilities
- identify factors influencing individuals to develop dental fear
- develop a health education based on the individual’s different needs
- identify factors in a dental clinic that affect the economy of the individual and the society.
Judgement and approach
- evaluate the importance of collaboration between different professions to increase the individual's ability to achieve good oral health.
Contents
- global and national goals for dentistry
- health models
- health education
- dental fear
- vulnerable groups in dentistry
- HBTQ
- health economics
- health models
- health education
- dental fear
- vulnerable groups in dentistry
- HBTQ
- health economics
Type of instruction
The course is conducted in the form of seminars and lectures.
The teaching is conducted in English.
Prerequisites
General entry requirements and completed courses of 45 credits in the main subject of Oral Health Science (or the equivalent).
Examination and grades
The course is graded A, B, C, D, E, FX or F.
The examination will be based on regular discussion seminars with individual oral presentation and an individual paper that also will be presented orally.
University lecturer serves as the course examiner.
The examination will be based on regular discussion seminars with individual oral presentation and an individual paper that also will be presented orally.
University lecturer serves as the course examiner.
Registration of examination:
| Name of the Test | Value | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | 7.5 credits | A/B/C/D/E/FX/F |
Other information
Attendance regulations
Compulsory attendance at seminars.
Compulsory attendance at seminars.
Course literature
Daly, B. (red.) (2013). Essential dental public health. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nathe, C.N. (2011). Dental public health & research: contemporary practice for the dental hygienist. (3. ed.) Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.
Poulter, J. & Seymour, R.A. (Red.). (2003). Oral health: a multidisciplinary approach. London: Royal Society of Medicine Press.
Additional scientific articles.
The most recent editions of the course literature should be used.
Nathe, C.N. (2011). Dental public health & research: contemporary practice for the dental hygienist. (3. ed.) Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.
Poulter, J. & Seymour, R.A. (Red.). (2003). Oral health: a multidisciplinary approach. London: Royal Society of Medicine Press.
Additional scientific articles.
The most recent editions of the course literature should be used.
Content updated 2015-06-24
