Comprehensive Dentistry, 3 Credits

Contents

The course is given for exchange students within the dentistry programme, during the 9th semester.

Practice in clinical dental care, treatment and judgment of the prognosis for adult patients, including acute treatment and dental audit.
 

Expected learning outcomes

The following learning outcomes should be achieved and on completion of the course the student should have demonstrated:
Knowledge and understanding

• a professional approach as well as an ability to apply theoretical knowledge in the clinic
• knowledge regarding how to keep dental records adequately and how to charge the most common procedures in general dentistry according to Swedish regulations.

Skills and ability

• ability to apply earlier acquired knowledge and attainments when examining patients and during diagnosing.
• ability to use theoretical knowledge in the clinic and give patients adequate care and guidance based on the individual patients conditions and qualifications
• a comprehensive view of the patient in the treatment planning and thereby take the patients' medical, social and economical conditions into account
• ability to diagnose different acute conditions and to give adequate treatment
• ability to set goals for the treatment, estimate treatment time and prognosis as well as estimate costs for the treatment
• ability to plan, carry out and evaluate his/hers clinical work

Judgment and approach

• ability to team work and cooperate with patients and co-workers and occasionally with professionals in other health care areas
• an empathic attitude and ability to communicate and establish a good contact with patients, relatives and co-workers
• ability to plan and perform treatment with an overall view of the patient and thereby protect and respect the patients' needs and autonomy

Required Knowledge

The student must have completed courses that correspond to previous courses carried out during the 1st-8th semester within the dentistry programme.
 

Form of instruction

The student perform clinical dental practice under supervision. Compulsory accounts of patients and case discussions in the form of seminars are included. At absence from compulsory parts, the one responsible for the courses should be contacted who then decides how the missing part should be supplemented.
 

Examination modes

The students' knowledge and practical skills will be assessed by the supervisors during clinical practice.
To get the grade "Pass" the student must have attended the mandatory parts of the course and have passed the required clinical work. The grade concludes all assessments and is stated after the student has passed all parts of the course with “Pass”-results. A student who hasn't been able to attend during a compulsory element has the right to get an optional appointment.
After a consultation with the students' supervisor, the responsible examiner has the right to terminate the ongoing practice if the student shows deficient knowledge and approach and thereby constitutes a risk for the patient. The students practice is then cancelled and he/she receives the grade "Failed". When such a decision is made, the examiner has to offer a plan describing what the additional requirements are to gain the necessary knowledge to proceed with the clinical practice.
If the student has acquired the knowledge, attainment and approach that are required, the student has the right to start a new clinical practice period. During practice the student has the right to change examiner. A written request to change examiner has to be submitted to the Programme council for the Odontological Programmes (PRO).