Wrocław, 2.09.2013
GERIATRIC DENTISTRY
Lectures: 10 hrs
Seminars: –
Practical classes: 20 hrs
Total: 30 hrs
Kind of assessment: pass/fail grading
ECTS credits: 1,5
Unit conducting teaching: Department of Periodontology
Person responsible for subject teaching: prof. dr Marek Ziętek
Course Description:
Educational and professional goals: knowledge of the specific multidisciplinary diagnostics
and treatment for elderly patients.
LECTURES CONTENT: epidemiology of geriatric diseases, nutrition and metabolic
problems in elderly patients, somatically and mentally specific of geriatric patients treatment.
Changes in oral cavity in elderly patients, treatment planning and consultation with the
patients physicians. Principles of conservative treatment in geriatric patients (root caries, noncarious defects of dental hard tissue, endodontic treatment). Prosthetic treatment in residual
dentition and atrophied edentulous alveolar ridges, difficulties in edentulous patients
treatment, psychosomatic problems in prosthesis adaptation in elderly patients. Oral mucous
membrane diseases in geriatric patients. Burning mouth syndrome. Periodontal diseases and
their treatment in geriatric patients. Preparation of geriatric patient for the ambulatory surgical
treatment, surgical preparation of oral cavity for prosthetic treatment, applying implants with
prostheses in elderly patients.
PRACTICALS: Examination, diagnosis and treatment plan in geriatric patients. Performing
selective restorative, prosthetic, periodontal and surgical procedures in geriatric patients.
Planning of the integrated dentistry treatment for institutionalized elderly patients.
Scope of requirements of practical skills: Examination, diagnosis and integrated treatment
planning in geriatric patients. Planning and performing selective restorative, periodontal and
surgical procedures in geriatric patients. Instructing of patients on hygienic care and other
measures to improve the oral mouth health.
Textbooks:
1. Holm-Pedersen P., Loe H.: Textbook of geriatric dentistry. Munksgaard, Copenhagen,
Second Edition,1997.
2. Mulligan R: Geriatric dentistry: an issue of dental clinics. Saunders, Philadelphia
2005.
Lectures
5x 1,5 hrs
Nr Subject
1. Epidemiology of geriatric diseases, nutrition and metabolic problems in
elderly patients, somatically and mentally specific of geriatric patients
treatment. Changes in oral cavity in elderly patients, treatment planning and
consultation with the patients physicians.
2. Principles of conservative treatment in geriatric patients (root caries, noncarious defects of dental hard tissue, endodontic treatment).
3. Prosthetic treatment in residual dentition and atrophied edentulous alveolar
ridges, difficulties in edentulous patients treatment, psychosomatic problems
in prosthesis adaptation in elderly patients.
4. Oral mucous membrane diseases in geriatric patients. Burning mouth
syndrome. Periodontal diseases and their treatment in geriatric patients.
5. Preparation of geriatric patient for the ambulatory surgical treatment, surgical
preparation of oral cavity for prosthetic treatment, applying implants with
prostheses in elderly patients.
Practical classes
5x 3 hrs
Nr Place of classes
Subject
1. Department of
Principles of diagnosis and conservative treatment in geriatric
Conservative Dentistry
patients
2. Department of Prosthetic Principles of prosthetic treatment in elderly patients
Dentistry
3. Department of
Principles of diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases
Periodontology
and oral mucous diseases in elderly patients
4. Department of Dental
Principles of diagnosis, surgical and implantological treatment
Surgery
in elderly patients
5. Department of
Planning of the integrated dentistry treatment for
Periodontology
institutionalized elderly patients.