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Taipei Medical University

The Foundation of Modern Dentistry

Taipei Medical University via FutureLearn

Overview

Develop essential knowledge of oral hygiene and health

Good oral hygiene can help prevent oral diseases and is key in maintaining your overall health and wellbeing.

On this seven-week course, you’ll gain a solid understanding of oral-related diseases and discover the treatments and preventative services you can deliver to your patients.

You’ll review topics from basic concepts before exploring new trends in dental treatments, research, and technology.

With this knowledge, you’ll be able to effectively relay dental-related knowledge to your patients in order for them to better understand their problem and where it came from.

Understand disease prevention measures and the function of saliva

As you learn to recognise common dental diseases, you’ll unpack the different disease prevention measures to improve your health and the health of your patients.

Next, you’ll discover the function of saliva and its often overlooked importance in maintaining oral health.

Learn how to choose the right dental treatment

To ensure you provide the best care for your patients, you’ll explore the variety of dental treatments on offer.

With this knowledge, you’ll gain the skills to choose the right dental treatment at the right time.

Understand the biocompatibility of dental materials

Next, you’ll gain a solid introduction to different types of dental materials.

You’ll delve into the history and evolution of dental implants as well as its biocompatibility. This understanding will help you explore the risk factors and best dental care plan for implants.

By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to provide better care for your patients.

This course is designed for any student or first-year dental student requiring basics of clinical dental knowledge.

This includes undergraduate dental students, post-graduate dental students, and dentists in clinical practice.

Syllabus

  • Visit the dentist in the post-pandemic era
    • Welcome to the Course
    • Perspectives on Pandemics
    • The Challenges Facing Dentistry After the Pandemic
  • Oral hygiene instructions
    • Recognize Common Dental Diseases
    • Improve Your Health, Take Care of Your Mouth
  • The Importance of Saliva
    • Introduction to the Function of Saliva
    • The Diseases Associated with Saliva
  • Dental Treatments
    • Anatomy of Gingiva
    • Periodontal Treatment
  • Dental Materials
    • Introduction to Dental Materials
    • Restorative and Ausiliary Dental Materials
  • Dental Implants: Evaluation & Selection
    • Preoperative evaluation of dental implants
    • Choose an Implant
  • Dental Implant Placement
    • Considerations in Dental Implant Placement
    • Course Assessment & Reflection

Taught by

Eisner Salamanca

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