BHOH0251p Oral hygiene I - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Petra Bielczyková (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Petra Borkovcová (lecturer)
Bc. et Bc. Matej Hropko (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Lenka Roubalíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Petr Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Bc. Petra Bielczyková (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Petra Bielczyková
Department of Stomatology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Petra Bielczyková
Supplier department: Department of Stomatology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
BHBB011s Cell biol. and gen. – sem.
Succesfull finishing of topics BH011s a ZC011
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is knowledge of history of oral hygiene profession, legislation, competencies and understanding morphological bases of oral hygiene.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students will be well oriented in the field of history, legislation and competencies of oral hygienist profession have good knowledge in the field of clinical anatomy have theoretical knowledge of motivation of the patients, visualiztion of dental plaque and basic techniques of tooth brushing.
Syllabus
  • 1. History of the profession "dental hygienist", explanation of this profession, its content and contemporary task of dental hygienist. 2. Current legislation, competencies and role of dental hygienist in dental team. 3. Orofacial system, anatomy, physiology and pathology. 4. Morphology of teeth and supportive tissues. Histology. 5. Topographic anatomy of orofacial region. 6. Dental biofilm (plaque) as a main aethiological factor of periodontal diseas and dental caries. 7. Motivation. 8. Individual and professional dental hygiene. 9. Detection and vizualization of dental plaque. 10.Tooth brushes 11.Techniques of tooth brushing Motivation 2. Gingival bleeding as an important marker of periodontal diiseases and athiological factor. DMFT index 3. Plaque vizualization 4. Tooth brushes 5. Techniques of tooth brushing 6. Interfdental hygiene 7. Tooth pastes 8. Chemical agents for biofilm removal 9. Irrigators 10 Cleaning of the tongue
Literature
    required literature
  • KOVAĽOVÁ, Eva, Alica MÜLLER and Tatiana KLAMÁROVÁ. Orálna hygiena. Druhé doplnené vydanie. Prešov: Pavol Šidelský - Akcent print, 2015, 259 stran. ISBN 9788089295647. info
    recommended literature
  • FLORYKOVÁ, Karolína, Pavlína ČERNOCHOVÁ and Kateřina LANGOVÁ. Dentální hygiena u ortodontických pacientů (Dental hygiene in orthodontic patients). Ortodoncie. Praha: Česká ortodontická společnost, 2014, vol. 23, No 4, p. 203-210. ISSN 1210-4272. URL info
  • ELIAŠOVÁ, Anna, Alexander KOVAĽ, Neda MARKOVSKÁ, Tatiana ČARNOKÁ, Markus ČIERNY, Ivo DŘÍZHAL, Alica KOVAĽOVÁ, Bohuslav NOVÁK and Andrea NOVÁKOVÁ. Orálna hygiena. Edited by Eva Kovaľová. Vydanie prvé. Prešov: Akcent, 2010, 667 stran. ISBN 9788089295241. info
  • MERGLOVÁ, Vlasta, Romana KOBEROVÁ IVANČAKOVÁ and Martina KUKLETOVÁ. Zubní kaz a jeho prevence v časném dětském věku. Vyd. 1. Praha: Havlíček Brain Team, 2009, 111 s. ISBN 9788087109168. info
  • BOTTICELLI, Antonella Tani. Dentální hygiena : teorie a praxe. Translated by Miloš Praus. [1. vyd.]. Praha: Quintessenz, 2002, 216 s. ISBN 8090318118. info
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
Exam -test and discussion. Test consists of 20 questions, 15 correct answers are necessary.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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