Oral Health Care of Children and AdolescentLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: TS00BC59
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- Finnish
Responsible person
- Tiina Holopainen
- Tarja Ruokokoski
Learning objectives
After completing the course, students will have the ability to
- understand the role of dental hygienists in a school and child health clinic
- share their dental hygienist's competences in multidisciplinary cooperation
- understand the responsibility assigned to oral healthcare workers in the Child Welfare Act
- understand the factors that influence the development of children’s and young people’s eating habits
- understand the significance of different children's diseases and medicines in relation to oral health
- understand the growth and development of the masticatory organ
- describe the stages of development and eruption of primary teeth, mixed dentition
and permanent teeth
- describe the periodontological diseases affecting children and young people
- describe the specific features of child caries treatment
- describe the most common dental and jaw injuries in children and young people
- perform an oral health examination on children of different ages
- adjust communication methods to suit children and young people
- evaluate a child's or young person's health behaviour, especially in relation to oral self-care,
dietary habits, and the use of tobacco products, alcohol and drugs
- provide guidance to children, young people and their families regarding oral self-care
Content
- children and young people as clients of oral healthcare
- oral healthcare provided at child health clinics and schools
- responsibilities of oral healthcare workers regarding child welfare
- children's diseases, medicines and oral health
- factors affecting a child's eating habits
- breastfeeding and breastfeeding habits
- development of jaws, growth and eruption of primary teeth, mixed dentition
- different areas included in a child's oral health examination
- periodontological diseases and caries treatment in children and young people
- fluoride recommendations for children and young people
- dental and jaw injuries
- oral self-care instructions for children and young people
- multidisciplinary cooperation in the promotion of children's and young people’s health
Enrollment
01.08.2024 - 15.09.2024
Timing
09.09.2024 - 06.12.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Dental Hygiene
Teachers
- Hanna Hytönen
- Päivi Hoffren
- Jenna Rintakuusi
- Tarja Ruokokoski
- Tiina Holopainen
- Terhi Kulo
- Fatima Moursad
Scheduling groups
- R1/4 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
- R2/4 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
- R3/4 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
- R4/4 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
- TS23SPE (satelliitti) (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
-
TS23SPEDental Hygiene, satellite group
-
TS23SPDental Hygiene
Education groups
- R1/4
- R2/4
- R3/4
- R4/4
- TS23SPE (satelliitti)