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Ortodontics in Oral Health CareLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: TS00BC61

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Tiina Holopainen

Learning objectives

After completing the course, students will have the ability to

- describe concepts and the process of orthodontic treatment
- recognise normal occlusion and malocclusions
- materials, devices and instruments used in orthodontic treatment
- describe the oral health examination carried out in relation to orthodontic treatment
- perform initial moulds and deploy the materials used to reproduce them
- use photography in planning the need for treatment
- deploy fixed appliances
- carry out palatal or lingual arch cementation
- bend and fasten a retainer
- guide orthodontic patients and their families in the different stages of the orthodontic treatment and oral self-care
- identify factors that have a negative effect on the functioning of the masticatory organ
- identify symptoms of malocclusion
- assess the need for further treatment
- identify physiotherapeutic forms of treatment used for functional disorders
- work in a multidisciplinary team of orthodontics in their personal area of responsibility

Content

- key concepts and orthodontics treatment process
- monitoring the implementation of orthodontic treatment
- instrumentation used in orthodontic treatment (fixed, removable and combination appliances), instruments and materials
- orthodontic examination
- identification of malocclusions
- register and consultation of patient data
- initial moulds and materials needed to reproduce them
- fixed appliances
- etching fixation and cementation of palatal and lingual arch
- attach a retainer
- planning preventive treatment for orthodontic patients
- instructing patients and their families in the different phases of the treatment and oral self-care
- clinical photography
- typical symptoms of craniomandibular disorders
- relaxation of occlusion
- physiotherapeutic treatment methods
- posture and strain related to position and movement
- multidisciplinary activities in the orthodontic treatment process

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Enrollment

01.08.2024 - 15.09.2024

Timing

26.08.2024 - 31.05.2025

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Dental Hygiene
Teachers
  • Kirsi Savolainen
  • Lasse Hämäläinen
  • Hanna Hytönen
  • Tarja Ruokokoski
  • Tiina Holopainen
  • SOTELuennoitsija Virtuaalinen
  • Raimo Kääriäinen
Scheduling groups
  • R1/2 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R2/2 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
  • TS23SPE (satelliitti) (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R1/5 (Size: 6. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R2/5 (Size: 6. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R3/5 (Size: 6. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R4/5 (Size: 6. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R5/5 (Size: 6. Open UAS: 0.)
  • TS23SPE (satelliitti) (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
  • TS23SPE
    Dental Hygiene, satellite group
  • TS23SP
    Dental Hygiene
Education groups
  • R1/2
  • R2/2
  • TS22SPE (satelliitti)
  • R1/5
  • R2/5
  • R3/5
  • R4/5
  • R5/5
  • TS23SPE (satelliitti)