اسم المقرر
طب أسنان المجتمع (4) - Community Dentistry (4)
| الرمز | اسم المقرر | الساعات المعتمدة | المتطلبات السابقة للمادة |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENT 322 | طب أسنان المجتمع (4) - Community Dentistry (4) | 1 |
The preventive dentistry course introduces the students to the philosophy and methods of prevention of oral diseases that can be applied on an individual level and on a mass scale. The course emphasizes upon an understanding of the scientific basis of preventive measures and their rational use considering the patient’s and community need as well as relative effectiveness and efficacy of these measures. During the course the students learn and practice different techniques involved in the application of preventive agents used in dental practice and community dental care.
| By the end of this course, student should be able to: |
| 1. Recognize different levels of prevention |
| 2. Describe the role of fluoride in dental health and recognize various causes, risk factors and indices of fluorosis. |
| 3. Explain the use of fissure sealants and professionally applied topical fluorides in caries prevention. |
| 4. Recognize different methods of progressive caries treatment (PRR & ART). |
| 5. Recognize major strategies of prevention for dental caries and risk assessment. |
| 6. Explain methods of systemic fluoride application and differentiate between methods of application of systemic and topical fluoride. |
| 1. Dentistry, Dental Practice and the Community by Burt AB, Eklund SA. 7th Ed 2020, W.B. Saunders Company. |
| 2. Primary preventive dentistry by Harris NO, Christen AG. 6th ED 2007 |
| 3. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology Journal. |
| 4. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. |