FVP:UOLP052 Professional Work Experience 5 - Course Information

UOLP052 Professional Work Experience 5

Extent and Intensity

0/300/0. 17 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Yvetta Vrublová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Yvetta Vrublová, Ph.D.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Dental hygiene (programme FVP, DENH)

Course objectives

The course objective is to practice all necessary knowledge, skills and work habits in the dental hygienist's office.

Learning outcomes

Professional Knowledge: setting indices (scores) according to given (international) standards with an emphasis on compliance with fixed criteria.
Professional skills: communication with the client in regard to the rational acquisition of important medical history data and especially in respect of ethical standards of handling personal data and in respect of the clients’ rights.
General competence: examination of the oral cavity and formulation of the examination results in a clear and comprehensible way. Familiarization with the work of a dentist and instrumentalist, assistance in surgical procedures on periodontium.
Competence: motivating patients to perform proper oral hygiene and properly instructing them on dental models as well as in the patients’ mouth.
Areas of dental hygienists’ professional practice: Reduced toolkits. Treatment of tools. Disinfection, cleaning, sterilization, storage. Removal of tartar, treatment of filling surfaces, including overhanging and high fillings. Subgingival treatment (deep scaling, root planing). Familiarization with the work of a dentist and instrumentalist, assistance in surgical procedures on periodontium. Preparation of a treatment plan, presentation of the patient, management and planning of the recall system (analysis of the causes of periodontal disease). Motivation of the patient for maintaining oral hygiene, information on proper nutrition and methods of prophylaxis of tooth decay. Preparation of an individual oral hygiene program. Oral health education in clients as part of clinical practice. Presentation of a case report for a selected Client.

Department:
Dental surgery
Department of periodontology

Literature

• KOVAĽOVÁ, E. a kol. Orálna hygiena II, III. Prešov: Akcent Print, 2010. ISBN 9788089295241.
• KOVAĽOVÁ, E., KLAMÁROVÁ, T., MŰLLER, A. Orálna hygiena IV. Prešov: Akcent Print, 2012. ISBN 9788055505671. (imunologie)
• KOVAĽOVÁ, E., KLAMÁROVÁ, T., MŰLLER, A. Orálna hygiena V. Prešov: Akcent Print, 2013. ISBN 9788089295395.
• KOVAĽOVÁ, E., MŰLLER, A. Orálna hygiena VI + DVD. Prešov: Akcent Print, 2015. ISBN 9788089295647.
• KOVAĽOVÁ, E. Orálna hygiena VII. (Parodontologia II.). Prešov: Akcent Print, 2017. IBAN: 978-80-8198-005-3.
• KOVAĽOVÁ, E. Orálna hygiena VIII. (Parodontologia III). Prešov: Akcent Print, 2017. IBAN: 978-80-8198-007-7.
• MAZÁNEK, J. Zubní lékařství: propedeutika. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-3534-4.
• WEBER, T. Memorix zubního lékařství. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3519-1.

Assessment methods

Credit requirements: Verified fulfilment of the performances and activities listed in the Dental Hygienist Services Records (Logbook). 100% attendance.
Exam: practical in a dental office and case report elaboration on a selected client, followed by defence.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10,5 týdnů.

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