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.

Undervisningen veksler mellom forelesninger og seminarer. Studentene tilegner seg stoffet ved selvstudium og oppgaveløsing.

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

Eksamen i emnet er en skoleeksamen på 4 timer.

Ingen hjelpemidler tillatt.

Gradert skala A-F.

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene. Et uttrekk på minst 25 % av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer. Karakterene på de besvarelsene som er vurdert skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene.

Grade scale A–F

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