MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY for DENTISTRY STUDENTS
in the academic year 2014-2015
Meeting Times and Room Assignments
Lectures (5 hours): Monday 11.00-12.15 (6X, 13X, 20X)
(the Seminar Room # 317, Department of Microbiology,Street Chałubińskiego 4)
Seminars (20 hours): Monday 12.30-14.00 (13X, 20X, 27X, 3XI, 10XI, 17XI, 24XI,
1XII, 8XII, 15XII)
(the Library of the Department of Microbiology, Street Chałubińskiego 4)
Laboratory Exercises (20 hours) : Wednesday 13.30-15.00 (I group) /
15.15-16.45 (II group), 17.00-18.30 (III group)
8X, 22X, 5XI, 19XI, 3XII, 10XII, 17XII, 7 I, 14 I, 21 I)
( lab #209, the Department of Microbiology, Street Chałubińskiego 4)
Lecture Schedule
6 X 2014
Lecture 1
Introduction to medical microbiology. Structure and morphology of bacteria.
Microbial relationships (ED).
13 X 2014
Lecture 2
Genetics and physiology of microorganisms (UK)
20 X 2014
Lecture 3
Introduction to medical mycology (UN)
Seminar Schedule
13 X 2014 Seminar 1
Gram-positive cocci and Gram-negative cocci (ED)
20 X 2014 Seminar 2
Aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive bacilli (Bacillus, Clostridium) (ED)
27 X 2014
Seminar 3
Gram negative: fermenting (Enterobacteriaceae), and nonfermenting and strictly anaerobic rods (UK)
3 XI 2014
Seminar 4
Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics in treatment of infections (ED)
10 XI 2014 Seminar 5
Tuberculosis, actinomycosis, nocardiosis, diphtheria (ED)
17 XI 2014 Seminar 6
Spiral bacteria (UK)
24 XI 2014 Seminar 7
Atypical bacteria: Chlamydia, Chlamydophila, Mycoplasma, Legionella (ED)
1 XII 2015 Seminar 8
Viruses of particular relevance in dental practice (UK)
8 XII 2015 Seminar 9
Fungi of particular relevance in dental practice (UN)
15 XII 2015 Seminar 10
Concept of oral microbial ecology. Infections of the oral cavity. (ED)
ED – Dr Ewa Dworniczek, UK – Dr Urszula Kasprzykowska, UN – Dr Urszula Nawrot
Exercise Schedule
I. General Microbiology
8 X 2014
Exercise # 1
Morphology of bacteria. Staining methods (Gram, Loeffler, positive, negative,
positive-negative techniques)
22 X 2014
Exercise # 2
Methods of cultivation and differentiation of major groups of Gram positive
and Gram negative bacteria.
5 XI 2014
Exercise # 3
Antibiotic sensitivity testing.
19 XI 2014
Exercise # 4
Mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antibiotics
3 XII 2014
Exercise # 5
Disinfection and sterilization. CLASS TEST 1 (topics 1-4)
II. Oral Microbiology
10 XII 2014 Exercise # 1
Oral cavity ecology. Collection, transport and handling of microbial specimens.
Inoculation of specimens („streak plate” method).
17 XII 2014 Exercise # 2
Normal microflora of oral cavity. Endogenous infections. Reading of results of microbiological testing.
7 I 2015
Exercise # 3
Fungal infections of the oral cavity.
14 I 2015
Exercise # 4
Microbiological diagnostics of oral cavity infections. Diagnostic block, part I.
21 I 2015
Exercise # 5
Microbiological diagnostics of oral cavity infections. Diagnostic block, part II.
CLASS TEST 2 (topics 1-4)