Course: Basic of Dentistry

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Course title Basic of Dentistry
Course code ST1/VAB21
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
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)
  • Špidlen Miloš, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kovalský Tomáš, MDDr. Ph.D.
  • Staněk Ján, MDDr. Ph.D.
  • Voborná Iva, MDDr. Ph.D.
  • Morozova Yulia, Dr. Ph.D.
  • Krejčí Přemysl, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kaprálová Simona, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kamínek Milan, prof. MUDr. DrSc.
  • Holík Pavel, MDDr. Ph.D.
  • Kamínková Petra, MDDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students will be introduced during seminars with anatomy and morphology of soft tissues and hard dental tissues in the oral cavity, disorders of the development of these tissues and their basic diseases such as tooth decay and its possible complications, periodontal disease and problems of focal infections in the oral cavity. They will get acquainted with the basic disagreements in dentoalveolar surgery, dental extractions and their complications, or combinations of inflammation in the oral cavity. Students will be acquainted not only with the basic possibilities of treatment in dentistry, such as fillings, tooth root system treatment and indirect reconstruction of the dental cavity, but also with problems of dental anomalies and their solution with orthodontic appliances. The student will be introduced to dental simulators. Basic preventive procedures and techniques will be practiced with students on models, simulators and in the mouth.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Students will be introduced during seminars with anatomy and morphology of soft tissues and hard dental tissues in the oral cavity, disorders of the development of these tissues and their basic diseases such as tooth decay and its possible complications, periodontal disease and problems of focal infections in the oral cavity. They will get acquainted with the basic disagreements in dentoalveolar surgery, dental extractions and their complications, or combinations of inflammation in the oral cavity. Students will be acquainted not only with the basic possibilities of treatment in dentistry, such as fillings, root canal system treatment and indirect reconstructions, but also with problems of dental anomalies and their solution with orthodontic appliances.
The student will be able to perform acute treatment of life-threatening conditions related to oral cavity diseases and clarify and manually demonstrate oral cavity disease prevention techniques.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of anatomy and histology of soft and hard tissues of oral cavity.
CJA/VA031 and CJA/VAA12
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CJA/VAA41 and CJA/VAB12
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CJA/VAB41 and NAN/VAB12
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NAN/VAB13 and NAN/VAA12
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NAN/VAA13 and BIO/VAB11
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BIO/VA011 and LBF/VAB11
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LBF/VA011 and PLE/VAA11
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PLE/VAA81 and PLE/VAB11
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PLE/VAB81 and PVL/VAB12
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PVL/VAB32 and HIE/VAB11
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HIE/VAB12 and KAR/VAB11 and LCH/VAB11
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LCH/VAB20

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

100% participation in seminars and good knowledge of the subject of seminars.
Recommended literature
  • (1991). Council on Dental Care Programs: Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature. J Am Dent Assoc.
  • (1988). Council on Dental Materials, Instruments and Equipment, Council on Dental Practice, Council on Dental Therapeutics, Infection control Recommendations for the Dental Office and the Dental Laboratory. J Am Dent Assoc.
  • (1987). Nomenclature Committee of the Academy of Denture Prosthetics: Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms, p. 15. Mosby.
  • Banerjee, A., Watson, T.F. (2011). Pickard's Manual of Operative Dentistry. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Mitchell, D.A., Mitchell, L. (2009). Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry. Oxford: Oxford University 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): General Medicine (2025) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer