The dental team, roles and responsibilities. Clinic preparation, infection control, occupational health issues. Oral health promotion overview. Introduction to the oral environment, plaque, diet, the main dental diseases and their prevention and management. Cariology: epidemiology, aetiology, pathology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, classification, risk assessment. Introduction to patient assessment, records, clinical decision making. Minimum intervention concepts. Plaque control, sealants, salivatesting, fluorides and other remineralising agents: history, mechanisms of action and uses. Instruments and instrumentation. Moisture control. Direct restorative materials. Restorative... -- Course Website
