Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Institutionalized Care Patients
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Teaching staff
Master's Director:
-Victor Gil Manich
victorgm@uic.es
Master's Coordinator:
-Ruth Calleja
ruthcalleja@uic.es
Introduction
Demographic projections for the coming years tell us about an aging population with more chronic medical pathologies. The social reality is causing a considerable number of people with special needs, frail elderly people or those with significant chronic pathologies to live in residences or specific centers. These patients require dental care that goes beyond the mere usual and specific care function, encompassing prevention concepts and incorporating differentiated equipment and work techniques.
Pre-course requirements
A degree in dentistry or stomatology is required.
Objectives
Que los odontólogos conozcan las instituciones, residencias, centros de atención o internamiento de los pacientes con necesidades especiales, las técnicas de atención de éstos pacientes y la logística necesaria para tratar éstos casos.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- To train dentists who are familiar with the medical and pharmacological pathologies that affect dental treatments in elderly and disabled patients.
- To train dentists who are capable of integrating into multidisciplinary teams for the elderly.
- To train dentists who are capable of understanding the particularities of dental treatment carried out in a hospital environment using sedation and/or anesthesia techniques.
- To train dentists who are interested in research and the study of old age, disability and oral pathology.
- To train dentists who are capable of providing dental treatment to patients with medical or pharmacological conditions.
- To train dentists who are capable of understanding the diagnostic management and treatment of mucosal lesions.
- To train dentists who are familiar with the medical, social, psychological and structural characteristics of institutionalized patients and the institutions that provide them with care.
Learning outcomes of the subject
- Dentists who are familiar with the medical and pharmacological pathologies that affect dental treatments in elderly and disabled patients.
- Dentists who are able to integrate into multidisciplinary teams for the elderly.
- Dentists who are able to understand the particularities of dental treatment carried out in a hospital environment using sedation and/or anesthesia techniques.
- Dentists who are interested in research and the study of old age, disability and oral pathology.
- Dentists who are able to provide dental treatment to patients with medical or pharmacological involvement.
- Dentists who are able to understand the diagnostic management and treatment of mucosal lesions.
- Dentists who are familiar with the medical, social, psychological and structural characteristics of institutionalized patients and the care institutions.
Syllabus
Assistance and treatment in a hospital environment for mentally handicapped patients: hygiene phase (hygiene, scraping, etc.), surgical (extractions, implant surgery, etc.), conservative (fillings, root canals, etc.), rehabilitation (removable, fixed, implant-retained, implant-supported prostheses, etc.)
Assistance and treatment in residential institutions for elderly patients: hygiene phase (hygiene, scraping, etc.), preventive (application of fluoride varnishes, silver diamine fluorides, etc.), rehabilitation (removable prostheses, relines, etc.), conservative (minimally invasive dentistry)
Assistance and treatment in any institution that accommodates or cares for patients with special needs: hygiene phase (hygiene, scraping, etc.), preventive (application of fluoride varnishes, silver diamine fluorides, etc.), rehabilitation (removable prostheses, rebases, etc.), conservative (minimally invasive dentistry)
Assistance and treatment of patients at the University Dental Clinic for 2 weeks in July: hygiene phase (hygiene, scaling, etc.), surgical phase (extractions, implant surgery, etc.), conservative phase (fillings, root canals, etc.), rehabilitation phase (removable, fixed, implant-retained, implant-supported prostheses, etc.)
Teaching and learning activities
In person
Treatments required by institutionalized patients in nursing homes and/or in a hospital environment under sedation or general anesthesia through clinical sessions, clinical practices, case discussions and specific seminars.
Students participate with their cases in informative activities related to the subject through social networks.
Students present their cases at conferences or events related to the subject.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
DRIVE management 20%
RRSS cases 15%
Posters and/or communications at conferences 25%
Extramural activities:
COEC oncologic 10%
PRODIS 10%
Fundacion Alba 10%
San Rafael 10%