Odontological prophylaxis 7, 4 credits

At least 20 credits passed from semester 3. The clinical parts from previous course, 1TH009 should be passed. Students who fail the work-based education or equivalent as a result of demonstrating such a serious lack of knowledge, skills or attitude that patient safety or patients’ confidence in medical care is jeopardised will only be authorised to carry out a new instance of work-based education once the individual action plan has been carried out.

On completion of the course, the student should be able to: - Account too and reflect on the periodontal the health - and risk factors in relation to the general health and how these influence the treatment plan and prognosis of periodontal diseases. - Through interprofessional learning with other professions identify the dental hygienist role in the primary health care and account how the work can be carried out. - Explain the theories of implementation of individual tobacco-preventive work. - Account for the normal or the ill aging – biological, physical, psychological and social - and reflect on the dental consequences of this. - individually adjust a good dental care and nursing considering the patient's need and conditions. - Account too and have understanding of the specific needs that patients with dental anxiety have. - Account for how behavioural medicine prevention can be applied to support the patient to behavioural change in oral health.

The course communicates knowledge within dental prophylaxis with special emphasis on the relationships between the oral health - and risk factors as a basis for the clinical training. Behavioural medicine conversations about health to support the patient to behavioural change for the oral health and interprofessional cooperation with other nursing professions.

The tuition forms during the course are lectures and seminars. The course comprises full-time studies.

The assessment of the students' achievements and knowledge take place through written examination. Compulsory attendance and active participation in seminars, group exercises and attendance as observer. In case of absence, assignments that compensate the absence are provided. Students who have not passed the regular examination/assessment session are entitled to two more examinations. If the student is not approved after three examinations, he/she is recommended to retake the course at the next regular opportunity before three more examination opportunities are given. If the student has failed six examinations/tests, no additional examination or new admission to the course is given.

Examination according to the earlier literature list of this course syllabus is provided a year from 2012-01-01.

Course evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Higher Education.