PREVENTION OF WORK-RELATED DISEASES

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Dental Hygiene
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2018/2019
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2018/2019
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
1
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
12
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (12 hours)
Requirements: 

Mathematics and Physics for high school and basic concept of statistics

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

At the end of the course the student must have learned
- the main knowledge about terminology, methods and tools in the fields of hygiene, epidemiology and public health
- the bases for developing a scientific methodological approach, using the logic and tools of hygiene, to actively participate in the planning and implementation of prevention interventions
- the cause-effect criteria in medicine, the main types of epidemiological study and their validity, the measures adopted and the principles of statistical analysis relevant to the measures
- the theoretical knowledge and operating procedures in line with the most recent international recommendations, to reduce the radiological risk for operators and patients
- the knowledge of the main infectious syndrome related to the specific area of the course and acquired the general principles of epidemiology and prevention of infections associated with care practices
- the basis for understanding the health effects of occupational hazards

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