Course: Management, Ethics, Law and Social Aspects of Dentistry

« Back
Course title Management, Ethics, Law and Social Aspects of Dentistry
Course code PVL/ZAA12
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Menšík Michal, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Horáková Dagmar, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Obšilová Dagmar, Mgr.
  • Tučková Dagmar, PaedDr. Mgr. Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Course content
Management of health care, ethics in health care, basis legal norms, economics and social medicin and its content.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The aim of this subject is to acquaint students with the basics of health and dental management, economics, legislation, ethics and social aspects related with health services provision with a focus on dentistry. The subject´s content are the basic principles of health systems in international comparison (in the Czech Republic and selected countries worldwide), global health, international cooperation in the field of health and dental care and methods of organization and management of health and dental care, including the basics of health policy, legislation and economics with emphasis on dental practice, including private practice. The basic principles of epidemiological research with emphasis on Evidence-Based Dentistry, including basic principles of best practice in clinical dental practice and prevention, are also presented within the framework of this subject. Practice the basics of effective communication includes also ethical principles in the work of dentists and other health workers in dental practice. Students are guided to the multicultural approach to people with different cultural and social experiences.
After participating in this subject the students should be able to know and practically apply basic administrative of a dentist, know how to carry assets evidence, tax evidence, evidence of their ingoings and outgoings. They should also know the legal acts that are applied for the profession of their assistant, evidence for health insurance companies, social security office and financial institution. They should be able to carry on activities connected evidence of incomes and outgoings based on the tax law and other important legal acts. They should also be able to carry on the activities connected with payment of their products including possible use of media, know the dates and fervency of payments, economical control. Another part should be the ability of ethical approach of a dentist and knowledge of ethical codex's, dilemmas and decision making in both economical and every day sphere.
Prerequisites
Overview of the health system and ethical pre-understanding.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

100% attendance and an activity at seminars. Test
Recommended literature
  • Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
  • Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic (IHIS).
  • Power-point presentations used for the lessons.
  • Selected electronic sources (links provided during the lessons).
  • World Dental Federation (WDF).
  • World Health Organization (WHO).
  • Boslaugh, S. E. (2013). Health Care Systems around the World. Sage.
  • Fairman, D., Chigas, D., McClintock, E., Drager, N. (2012). Negotiating Public Health in a Globalized World. Springer.
  • Silverman, D. (2010). Doing Qualitative Research: A Practical Handbook. Sage Publications Ltd.
  • Silverman, J., Kurtz, S., Draper, J. (2013). Skills for Communicating with Patients. Radcliffe Medical Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2016) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Winter