Patient Care I

6 credits · Professional

This is an introductory integrated pre-clinical course that will prepare students to safely and effectively care for their patients by developing skills that are common to all areas of dentistry. Students in this course will cover three major themes: 1) Professional issues: ethics, Canadian health law, organized dentistry and professional responsibilities; 2) Concepts of health: population health, health promotion and interprofessional health issues; 3) Clinical care: introductory elements of chair-side care through observation and participation in infection control procedures, patient assessment and treatment that includes an understanding of the interrelationships of medication to diagnosis and treatment objectives. Working with simulated and clinic patients, psychomotor and behavioral skills will be developed by learning clinic protocols, communication skills, and radiographic diagnosis and technique.