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Lecturer(s)
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Štěpánek Ladislav, MUDr. Ph.D.
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Koutná Veronika, Mgr.
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Horáková Dagmar, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
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Zatloukalová Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Trajerová Renata, Mgr.
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Course content
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Evidence Based Dentistry. Epidemiologic measures. Design of epidemiologic studies. Descriptive studies. Case- control studies. Cohort studies. Intervention studies. Interpretation of epidemiologic studies. Epidemiology of caries. Infectious diseases important in dentistry I. Infectious diseases important in dentistry II. Desinfection and sterilisation in dentistry. Hospital acquired infections in dentistry. Immunisation. Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases. Epidemiology of orofacial cancers. Life-style risk factors in dentistry. Legislative bases of prevention in dentistry. Environmental risk factors and oral health. Occupational risk factors and oral health.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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Students become acquainted with the basic principles of epidemiological methodology as the basis for evidence based medicine. Moreover, they will learn the essential. epidemiological aspects of infectious and non-communicable diseases, with respect to dental medicine problems.
After training, students should be able to appreciate the population approach to studying diseases in a population; to design a simple epidemiologic study; to understand results of research published in medical literature; to take measures within prevention of infectious and non-communicable diseases on various levels.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of microbiology, immunology.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Oral exam
An active students´ participation in the seminars.
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Recommended literature
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& Heyman, D. L. (2004). Control of communicable diseases manual. Washington: American Public Health Association.
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& Sackett, D. L. (2000). Evidence-based medicine: how to practice and teach EBM. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
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Daly, B., Watt, R. G., Batchelor, P., Treasure, E. T. (2002). Essential Dental Public Health. Oxford University Press.
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Greenberg, R. S., Daniels, S. R., Flanders, D. W., Eley, J. W., & Boring, J. R. (2005). Medical epidemiology. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Guyatt, G., & Rennie, D. (2002). Users' guides to the medical literature: a manual for evidence-based clinical practice. Chicago: American Medical Association.
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Marya, C. M. (2011). A Textbook of Public Health Dentistry. Jaypee Brothers Medical Pub.
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Mayrent, S.L. (1987). Epidemiology in Medicine.
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Mukesh, V. (2008). Cancer Epidemiology. Humana Press.
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Nisengard, R., Newman, M. G. (1994). Oral Microbiology and Immunology. Saunders.
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Schottenfeld, D., Fraumeni, J. F. (2006). Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. Oxford University Press.
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