GENERAL HYGIENE

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Dental Hygiene
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2024/2025
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2024/2025
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
2
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
24
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (24 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

To provide the student with: (i) fundamental knowledge of terminology, methods, and tools in the fields of hygiene, epidemiology, and public health; (ii) the skills to develop a scientific methodological approach, using the principles and tools of hygiene, to actively participate in the planning and implementation of prevention interventions.

Hygiene Discipline – Objectives
Health and Its Determinants, Context, and Current Scenario. Classification of Diseases
Health Indicators

Epidemiology: General Concepts and Epidemiological Measures
Observational and Experimental Epidemiology
Primary Studies: Cross-Sectional Study, Cohort Study, Case-Control Study, Experimental Studies (RCTs)
Secondary Studies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Introduction to Research Protocol Writing – Data Collection and Organization

Health Promotion
General Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Chronic Degenerative Diseases
Preventive Medicine: Primary Prevention; Secondary Prevention; Tertiary Prevention
Healthcare-Associated Infections – Risk Factors, Prevention Measures

Health Education
Healthcare Organization

Lessons with exercise

Available on request: simona.costanzo@uninsubria.it 0331 217220 EPIMED via Monte Generoso 71 - 21100 Varese