Periodontal Medicine

Course

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/T_3PPERIOMED

Course Objective

Competences covered according to the General Educational Framework for Oral Health Care (2020): 1.1-5, 1.9-11, 1.13, 1.18, 4.1-8 The student
• understands the effects of systemic disorders and syndromes on the periodontal tissues.
• understands the mutual links between periodontal diseases and general health (systemic diseases) and systemic conditions.
• understands the non-plaque related pathology of the mucosal/gingival/periodontal diseases.

Course Content

This module deals with various medically related risk factors forperiodontitis and systemic sequellae of periodontitis. Certain systemic diseases and syndromes affect the host response and general resistance and will therefore make such persons more prone for periodontitis development. On the other hand, periodontitis may have systemic effects; in particular it is associated with cardio-vascular diseases, diabetes and other conditions. This course will focus on both the associations and the possible pathological and biological mechanisms behind these latter systemic diseases and on the clinical implications for patient management. Further this course will focus on non-plaque related oral pathology located on gingiva, alveolar mucosa and palatum.

Teaching Methods

Formative assessments: For each seminar you will have the following preperation: 1. Read the selected articles. 2. Be prepared for presenting the article (one of the students can be appointed in class) 3. Write down any critical questions and comments By joining the discussion, you will experience your own level of knowledge.

Method of Assessment

Summative assessments: 1. This course is subject to a 100% attendance requirement. 2. Prepare for the written exam with open ended questions by learning from the discussions, the presentations and the articles (grade: 1-10). Grading: Assessment: Weight: Minimum subgrade: 1. Presentation & debate conditional pass 2. Written exam 100% 5,5 If all summative assessments have been achieved with (more than) the minimum subgrade before the deadlines, the endgrade for this course will be registered in SAP. If a grade is missing, the endgrade registered will be not applicable (NA). If one or more grades do not meet the minimum subgrade criterion, the endgrade is calculated using the weigths, but can not be registered higher than 5.

Literature

to be announced

Target Audience

all OHS perio postgrads

Entry Requirements

not applicable
Academic year1/09/2431/08/25
Course level6.00 EC

Language of Tuition

  • English