Skip to main content

Basics of Oral Health Care (5 cr)

Code: 7051059-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.06.2020 - 13.09.2020

Timing

24.08.2020 - 31.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 25

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Dental Hygiene

Teachers

  • Johanna Kurtti
  • Päivi Pietikäinen

Groups

  • PSUUNS20
    Suuhygienisti (AMK), S20

Objective

The student can
- recognise the scientific basis of oral health care
- describe the role of a dental hygienist in oral health care and its operating environments
- describe occupational health and safety and environmental health in oral health care
- maintain the operational readiness of a dental clinic
- describe the document policies in oral health care and present how customer data is entered
- explain the basics of nutrients, the relationships between nutrition and health and factors affecting food choices

Content

- the scientific basis of oral health care
- the role of a dental hygienist in oral health care and its operating environments
- occupational health and safety and environmental health in oral health care
- the operational readiness of a dental clinic
- the document policies in oral health care and customer data
- the basics of nutrients and the relationships between nutrition and health and factors affecting food choices

Evaluation scale

H-5