Dental Hygiene

The health professions Normative evolution of the dental profession Regulatory framework of the professional dental hygienist The dental hygienist in Italy and in the European community Career opportunities for the dental hygienist Skills and limits of the profession: the study of hygiene opening Quality: absolute, relative and perceived (SMQ) The system of quality improvement Technical standards: UNI EN ISO Risk management in the dental practice The corporate strategic planning and the National Health Plan Prevention in the National Health Service Guidelines, EBM and scientific articles The management of personal health professions in medicine and keeping it updated. Ergonomics and organization of operational procedures Computerized management of work: educational and periodontal chart Assertive communication with the dental team ORGANIZATION OF THE PROFESSION Occupational medicine (2 hours) Woman and the world of work (2 hours) Mobbing (2 hours) Ergonomics (1 hour) Evolution of the legislation (1 hour) Bornout syndrome (1 hour) Biological risk (1 hour) birth and evolution of the figure of the hygienist (3 hours) the professional profile of the hygienist (2 hours) the dental office: outline of structure and organization (3 hours) occupational medicine (2 hours) REGULATION OF THE PROFESSION regulations and decrees of the profession (2 hours) employee's working regime (2 hours) work regime of the freelancer (2 hours) tax regime (2 hours) professional insurance (2 hours)

To understand learning subjects and to reach comprehension goals, at the beginning of lessons activity of didactic module students have to know: - basic notions about professional oral hygiene and periodontology; - materials, instrumentation and technological devices necessary for Dental Hygienist profession. Required prerequisites: all the exams of the first and second year

For the examination of the exam, we suggest a theoretical deepening already from the beginning of the course attendance. For the purpose of consultation and in-depth examination, the teacher will provide handouts.

The teacher delivers lectures with traditional methods with audiovisual aids and scheduling of lessons as published on the website of the Dental Hygiene School.

Following paragraph 5 of the Regulations of the Dental Hygiene School, the student is required to attend educational activities, formal, non-formal, vocational. The frequency is checked by the teachers through signature / updated lists provided by the Academic Office, as established by CCLID. The certificate of mandatory attendance to the teaching course is required to the student to be admitted at the final test.

To pass the exam student must reach the vote of 18/30 in each module. Student must have an adequate comprehensive knowledge about ergonomics and professional organization. To reach the vote of 30/30 cum laude, student have to show an excellent comprehensive knowledge of all the matters treated during the course, connecting them in a logic and consequent way. The exam consists of an intermediate written test preparatory to the final oral exam.

The teacher delivers lectures with traditional methods with audiovisual aids and scheduling of lessons as published on the website of the Dental Hygiene School.