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Competencies of the study program
- Adequate knowledge of the science underlying dental
medicine. - Adequate understanding of the structure, physiology, and
behavior of healthy and ill individuals. - Understanding of the influences of natural and social
environments on the overall health of individuals, especially
regarding their impact on dental medicine. - Foundational theoretical knowledge and practical skills
necessary for independent work in a dental practice, with a
sense of teamwork and collaboration within the dental
medicine team. - Ability to coordinate the work of colleagues in a dental
practice and/or dental team, collaborate with other
healthcare professionals, engage in successful
multidisciplinary work, teach colleagues, and develop
personal responsibilities and teaching skills. - Professional and scientific abilities that enable a
fundamental approach to creating scientific and professional
opinions. - Ability to take general medical and dental history using age
and patient knowledge-appropriate communication, perform
activities including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
dental anomalies and diseases of teeth, oral cavity, and
related tissues. - Correct ethical and deontological attitudes, knowledge of
proper use of medical information, respect for patient
privacy, professional secrecy, empathy towards patients, and
appropriate communication with patients. - Familiarity with legal requirements and regulations
necessary for work in the dental profession, assuming
responsibilities related to the profession of dental doctor. - Understanding of the functioning and organization,
financing of healthcare, the need and manner of maintaining
health records, knowledge of legal standards related to
continuous theoretical and practical improvement. - Knowledge of the importance of working according to
hygiene, asepsis, and antisepsis principles, necessary skills
for their implementation, and awareness of the possibility of
criminal liability for breaching principles of professional
behavior. - Able to differentiate the specificities of general dental
medicine from narrower specialist branches of dental
medicine, recognize specific health problems in dental
healthcare, demonstrate attitudes towards patients of
different age and socioeconomic groups, and be able to
independently make clinical decisions and prescribe
treatment. - Knowledge of the types, selection, and application of local
and block anesthesia and the ability to apply specific
therapies within the field of dental medicine. - Knowledge and skills in prescribing targeted
pharmacotherapy based on established conditions. - Readiness to improve clinical knowledge and skills, including
communication skills with patients, their families, and team
members in a dental practice. - Ability to manage and plan in a dental practice, skills in
documentation management, ability to assess recorded data
and statistical information and manage quality control in a
dental practice. - Think critically and develop a structured approach to dental
problems during studies, understanding diagnostic
algorithms and making therapeutic decisions. - Will be fully prepared for independent work and providing
diagnostic and interventional procedures. - Use sophisticated methods and treatment protocols based
on the latest guidelines in dental medicine. - Acquire knowledge of approaching psychiatric patients,
respecting all their special needs, and being trained to
provide appropriate dental advice and services to pregnant
women and children. - Acquire basic medical knowledge to recognize emergency
situations and therapeutic procedures and the necessary
knowledge to resolve them in order to provide assistance in
all emergency cases. - Train for emergency intervention in dental medicine and
implement preventive protection measures in dental
medicine. - Acquire knowledge about orofacial pain and anesthesia.
- Be familiar with the harmful effects of ionizing radiation and
protection methods. - Acquire knowledge of quality assurance measures and gain
knowledge for self-assessment of their competencies in the
field of dental medicine and knowledge standards.
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