Strategies and Methods of Diagnosis

Recommended Prerequisites

None

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods include addition of theoretical presentations and conducting fieldwork with reporting. The electronic media and e-learning will also be used.

Learning Outcomes

To learn the relevance of medical error, how to deal and use it as an opportunity to improve safety. The concepts and definitions of medical error, the epidemiology, contributing factors, human, organization and systemic, must be known to be minimized or eliminated. The complexity of healthcare and organization classification according to safety must be known. To do a root cause analysis and a failure mode effects analysis. To know how to communicate with health professionals and patients or relatives about medical errors. To know how to transform healthcare units into high reliable organizations.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Pathology of the pulp - definition and concepts. Epidemiology. Predisposing factors: human and systemic. Diagnosis, therapy, anesthesia, and exams. Reporting of incidents - relevant medical, ethical, legal and organizational. Systems for reporting incidents and prevention of errors. Safety culture. Periapical disease: definition and concepts. Epidemiology. Predisposing factors: human and systemic. Diagnosis, therapy, anesthesia, and exams.

Head Lecturer(s)

Manuel Marques Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
classification of clinic work: 30.0%
Frequency: 70.0%

Bibliography

 

1. Endodontic microbiology. Narayanan, L. Lakshmi; Vaishnavi, C.. Journal of Conservative Dentistry, Oct-Dec2010, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p233-239

2. A prospective study of the factors affecting outcomes of nonsurgical root canal treatment: part 1: periapical health. Ng, Y.-L.; Mann, V.; Gulabivala, K.. International Endodontic Journal, Jul2011, Vol. 44 Issue 7, p583-609

3. A comparative study between cone-beam computed tomography and periapical radiographs in the diagnosis of simulated endodontic complications. International Endodontic Journal, Mar2011, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p218-224

4. Pathways of the Pulp. Ninth Edition 2009. Cohen, Hargreaves