Dental Epidemiology
- Course Code :
PHP732
- Level :
Postgraduate
- Course Hours :
5.00
Hours
- Entry year :
2024/2025
- Department :
Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine
Aim of the course
The aim of this course is designed to supply students with knowledge related to organization of dental care as well as upgrade their knowledge and practice in the use of dental indices in calibration of dental diseases
Course Contents
• Introduction to Epidemiology
• Basic measurements in Epidemiology
• Epidemiologic methods and sampling
• Uses of Epidemiology
• Surveying
• Epidemiology of dental caries
• Dental caries indices
• Caries risk assessment
• Caries activity tests
• Epidemiology of periodontal diseases
• Periodontal indices
• Periodontal risk assessment
• Oral health programs
• Dental health education
• Needs and demands
• Organization of dental care
• Group practice and teamwork
a) Knowledge and understanding
a1- Identify factors affecting dental needs and demands
a2- Realize the importance of organization of dental care
a3- Identify the concept of group practice and team work
a4- Enumerate duties of dental auxiliaries
a5- Describe indices used for assessment of dental caries and periodontal diseases
a6- Comprehend factors affecting epidemiology of dental caries and periodontal diseases
a7-Identify caries and periodontal risk assessment methods
a8-Describe caries activity tests
b) Intellectual Skills
b1-Identify individuals at high risk to dental diseases
b2- Select the appropriate type of study &sample size for an epidemiologic investigation
b3- Select the appropriate index & examination protocol for measuring dental disease in individuals & communities
b4-Analysis and evaluation of measures of disease frequency as well as the association between risk factors and disease and directing these data towards proper planning of oral health programs
b5-Identify dental health education
c) Professional and Practical Skills
c1- Detect & quantify dental diseases using different indices
c2- Design epidemiological studies to address research questions in clinical & public health dentistry
c3-Apply statistical knowledge on different medical programs
d) General and transferable skills
c1- Detect & quantify dental diseases using different indices
c2- Design epidemiological studies to address research questions in clinical & public health dentistry
c3-Apply statistical knowledge on different medical programs
Theoretical:
Seminars
Lectures
Problem based learning
Assignments
Clinical:
Clinical requirements cases
Teaching and Learning Methods for special needs students
a) Assessment Methods
Clinical requirements cases
Written
Practical
MC assessment
b) Assessment Schedule
Midterms (Written-Practical)
Final (Written-MC assessment)
c) Weighting of Assessment
Class work:
Written exam 62.5
practical exam 62.5
Finals
Written exam 100
Mc exam 25
Total marks:250
a) Course Notes
Handouts of presentations
b) Essential Books (Text Books)
McDonald , R. E.; Avery,D .R.and Dean J.A: Dentistry For The Child And Adolescent
Pediatric dentistry (Pinkham)
c) Recommended Books
Comprehensive preventive dentistry
Preventive and community dentistry
d) Scientific periodicals,bulletins,etc...
American academy of pediatric dentistry guidelines