TAB1000 Oral Health – Biology and Anatomy Course description

The course focuses on the oral biological environment. It imparts knowledge of the biology of the oral cavity and its anatomical structures such as teeth, jaw joints, facial muscles and salivary glands, as well as the relationship between the anatomical structures of the oral cavity and oral fluids. This knowledge is intended to produce an overall understanding of normal conditions in the oral cavity. Simple dental technology procedures form part of the skills training, where the focus is on normal conditions in the oral cavity.

Division of credits in the course. Theory 3 and skills training 2.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

The student can

• explain the oral cavity’s normal anatomy and function, and has a fundamental knowledge about the most common biological reactions
• describe the structure of cells
• name the various developmental stages of human teeth
• name important anatomic structures on a model of the upper and lower jaw
• explain the structure and function of the jaw joint
• describe the muscles of the head and neck, with emphasis on muscle insertions and function
• explain the structure and function of the oral mucosa, salivary glands and saliva and describe the interaction between the anatomical structures of the oral cavity and oral fluids
• explain the purpose and prerequisites for making impressions and models

Skills

The student can

• make a functional antagonist model to fixed prosthetics
• make a functional individual dental impression spoon
• make functional plaster models and pertaining bite plates of acceptable quality

The work and teaching methods vary between lectures, demonstration lectures, seminars, skills training and self-study. For parts of the teaching, the flipped classroom method is used in which digital learning resources are made available for the students in advance. Student work comprises written and practical assignments, individually and in groups. In seminars, subject matter can be presented both by students and lecturers for discussion.

The following requirements must be met before the student can take the exam:

• a minimum attendance of 80% in skills training, seminars and group work

Supervised individual written exam, combination of multiple choice and free text assignments, up to 2 hours

None

Pass/Fail

An external examiner contributes to the preparation and quality assurance of the exam questions. Two examiners will assess all exams.

5 credits overlap with the course TANN1100 Dental Morphology and Biology