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General diseases and oral healthLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: TS00BG91

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • English
  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Tarja Ruokokoski

Learning objectives

Studies provide the student with

- knowledge of different diseases associated with oral health
- capability of producing individual treatment plan when the patient is suffering from a general disease
- the ability to use evidence-based knowledge in crisis situations
- the ability to resuscitate and use a defibrillator
- the ability to give first aid in emergency situations

Content

- general disease affecting oral health such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and arthritis, diabetic syndrome and thyroid disease, gastrointestinal disease, renal failure and hepatic disease, eating disorders, bronchial asthma, viral hepatitis, epileptic disorder and Parkinson`s disease, cancer, skin- and anaemic illness
- patient case
- basic resuscitation
- CPR and defibrillation
- first aid in the care chain
- first aid in emergency situations.
- the most common accidents and first aid
- first aid for anaphylaxis and other emergency situations in oral health care

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Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025

Timing

01.01.2025 - 13.04.2025

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Dental Hygiene
Teachers
  • Aki Nousiainen
  • Jussi Vainionperä
  • Tarja Ruokokoski
  • Vesa Nyman
Student groups
  • TS24SPE
    Dental Hygiene, satellite group
  • TS24SP
    Dental Hygiene

Teaching methods

Content
- general disease affecting oral health such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and arthritis, diabetic syndrome and thyroid disease, gastrointestinal disease, renal failure and hepatic disease, eating disorders, bronchial asthma, viral hepatitis, epileptic disorder and Parkinson`s disease, cancer, skin- and anaemic illness
- patient case
- basic resuscitation
- CPR and defibrillation
- first aid in the care chain
- first aid in emergency situations.
- the most common accidents and first aid
- first aid for anaphylaxis and other emergency situations in oral health care

Evaluation: 0-5
Evaluation criteria in Moodle-platform

Student workload

5 ECTS x 27 h = 135 h, consists of
contact lessons: 40 h
independent study: 74 h
seminars: 9h (100% attendance)
exam of general diseases and oral health: 2 h
first aid workshop and exercises: 8 h (100% attendance)
resuscitation exam: 2 h

Materials

Materia/eLearning material is published in the beginning of the course

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Enrollment

01.12.2023 - 15.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 12.04.2024

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Dental Hygiene
Teachers
  • Petra Nissinen
  • Aki Nousiainen
  • Petri Suohovi
  • Tarja Ruokokoski
Scheduling groups
  • R1/2 (Size: 16. Open UAS: 0.)
  • R2/2 (Size: 16. Open UAS: 0.)
  • TS23SPE (satelliitti) (Size: 16. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
  • TS23SPE
    Dental Hygiene, satellite group
  • TS23SP
    Dental Hygiene
Education groups
  • R1/2
  • R2/2
  • TS23SPE (satelliitti)