Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
End of Degree Paper
End of Degree Paper
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10466
5
First semester
TF
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Teaching staff
Students who wish to talk to teachers can stay after class or by email
Subject's Porfessor: Oscar Salomó Coll
oscarsalomo@uic.es
Business Day: Tuesday afternoon from 16 to 19 by appointment
place: CUO 5 (IMOS)
Introduction
The Bachelor’s Thesis course shall provide the student with the needed experience and knowledge for carrying out the protocol of an evidence-based research project.
Pre-course requirements
In orther to be able to do the end of degree Presentation, The student must have passed all of the subjects of the first three years of the programme and 80% of the subjects of the fourth year. and obviously he must have passed the End of degree paper.
Objectives
At the end of their bachelor’s studies, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired during the degree programme regarding a given topic, providing specific evidence-based detail through the development of a research project under the basic research lines established.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 01 - Being aware of the essential elements of the dental profession, including the ethical principles and legal responsibilities it involves.
- 02 - Understanding how important these principles are in order to benefit patients, society and the profession, with particular attention being paid to professional secrecy.
- 03 - Knowing how to identify the concerns and expectations of patients, as well as how to communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, with patients, family members, the media and other professionals.
- 04 - Understanding and recognising the social and psychological aspects that are relevant in terms of treating patients.
- 05 - Knowing how to apply the correct principles to control anxiety and stress in oneself, in patients and in other memebers of the dentistry team.
- 06 - Understanding the importance of achieving a professional practice that respects the independence, beliefs and culture of all patients.
- 07 - Promoting new knowledge and techniques being acquired through autonomous learning, as well as the motivation to achieve quality.
- 08 - Knowing how to share information with other healthcare professionals and how to work as part of a team.
- 09 - Understanding the importance of keeping and using patient files in order to subsequently analyse them, while ensuring patient confidentiality is maintained.
- 10 - Knowing and being able to identify the psychological and physical problems derived from gender violence in order to train students in the prevention, early detection of, care for and rehabilitation of the victims of this type of violence.
- 11 - Understanding the basic biomedical science Dentistry is based on in order to ensure that adequate dental healthcare is provided.
- 12 - Understanding and recognising the structure and normal function of the stomatognathic apparatus, at a molecular, cellular, tissue and organic level, during the various stages of life.
- 13 - Understanding and recognising the science behind the essential bio-materials involved in dental practice as well as immediately managing potential allergies to these.
- 14 - Being aware of the general processes of the illness, including infection, inflammation, alterations in the immune system, degeneration, neoplasm, metabolic alterations and genetic disorders.
- 15 - Being familiar with the general pathological characteristics of the illnesses and disorders that affect organic systems, specifically those which have dental repercussions.
- 16 - Understanding the fundamental basis of actions, instructions and the efficiency of medicines and other healthcare interventions, knowing what their side-effects, interactions, systemic effects and interactions with other organs are, based on the scientific knowledge available.
- 17 - Understanding and recognising the principles of ergonomics and safety at work (including the control of cross infection, radiation protection and occupational and biological diseases).
- 18 - Being aware of, critically evaluating and knowing how to use sources of clinical and biomedical infomation in order to obtain, organise, interpret and communicate scientific and healthcare-related information.
- 19 - Being aware of scientific methods and having the critical ability to evaluate established knowledge and innovative information. Being able to formulate hypotheses, collect and critically evaluate information in order to resolve problems, in accordance with scientific methods.
- 20 - Obtaining and creating a medical record containing all the relevant information.
- 21 - Knowing how to undertake a full dental exam, including the necessary X-ray and complementary exploratory tests, as well as obtaining suitable clinical references.
- 22 - Having the ability to make an initial diagnostic judgement and establish a reasonable diagnostic strategy, as well as being competent in recognising situations that require urgent dental treatment.
- 23 - Establishing a diagnosis, prognosis and suitable treatment planning for all the different clinical areas of Dentistry, being competent in terms of the diagnosis, prognosis and writing up the dental care plan for patients who require special care, including medically compromised patients (such as diabetics, those with hypertension, a depressed immune system or are anticoagulated, etc) and patients with disabilities.
- 24 - Recognising situations in which lives are at risk and knowing how to provide basic life-support.
- 25 - Being aware of and applying basic treatment for the most common dental pathology in patients of all ages. The treatment procedures must be based on the concept of minimally invasive surgery and an overall and comprehensive focus on dental treatment.
- 26 - Knowing how to plan and undertake multidisciplinary, sequential and comprehensive dental treatment of limited complexity for patients of all ages and conditions and for patients who require special care.
- 27 - Outlining and proposing suitable preventative measures for each clinical situation.
- 28 - Acquiring clinical experience under suitable supervision.
- 29 - Recognising the underlying causes of dental health in the population, whether genetic, lifestyle, demographic, environmental, social, economic, psychological or cultural.
- 30 - Recognising the role of the dentist in actions to prevent and protect against oral diseases, as well as the maintenance and promotion of good health, both at an individual level and a community level.
- 31 - Knowing about the National Healthcare System, as well as the basic aspects of healthcare legislation, clinical management and the correct use of healthcare resources, and understanding the importance of the role of the dentist in the field of Primary Healthcare
- 93 - Final degree project: A cross-disciplinary subject involving a project covering various types of material.
Learning outcomes of the subject
- Integrate, organize and implement all the knowledge acquired during the degree to provide adequate and comprehensive dental care to the patient.
- Perform a multidisciplinary, sequential and integrated dental patient age and condition of any dental treatment.
- Perform proper treatment to the individual needs of each patient and are objective and valid, consistent with current therapy, and consistent quality.
- Comply praxis and professional code of ethics of the dentist.
- Collect accurate and documented information on a research topic of a field of dentistry.
- Establish the research in the field of competence of Dentistry and disseminate the research group.
- Promote professional activities involving the revitalization of research in dentistry.
- Develop independent learning strategies, guided by a tutor, involving improved maintain current knowledge, skills and professional skills aptitutdes.
- Defender before a competent court in dentistry research work done.
- Develop the skills of analysis, synthesis, planning and organization
- Develop the capacities of oral and written communication
- Develop the capacities of information management and teamwork
- Develop critical thinking skills and autonomous learning
Syllabus
Systematic literature review:
- Search strategies - Organisation of the literature - Bibliographic search
Scientific methodology:
- Hypothesis and objectives - Experimental designs - Planning of the bachelor’s thesis
Statistical analysis:
- Statistical review
- Practical problems
Written presentation of information:
Research report - Organisation and style - Structure of academic writing
- Clinical and experimental sciences
- Non-experimental sciences
- Communication errors - Formal and aesthetic aspects
Oral presentation of information:
- Structure and organisation of content
- Formal and aesthetic aspects
- Contextualization
Teaching and learning activities
In person
The subjecti is totally online
Bibliography and resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUEqbm-RR00&list=PLnKcA9XgmyYRCfSqdcIjBRfHwB_DYZwn4&index=10