The Basics of Dental Prevention 2

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2025-2026

Topic

A brief review of the previous semester and new preventive scientific methods will be introduced to the students.

The exam consists of MRTs (five anatomical drawings: cross-section of the tooth, apex, sulcus, median sagittal section of the oral cavity, and the frontal section of the oral cavity) and one exam question (from the list of exam questions) should be presented.

Lectures

• 1. Ergonomic guidelines, setup and equipment of the dental surgery. - Sándor Balázs Attila
• 2. Pit and fissure sealing - Sándor Balázs Attila
• 3. Measurement of caries prevention. The DMF-index, SiC index, ICDAS system - Balásné Szántó Ildikó
• 4. Caries risk assessment and caries activity tests. - Balásné Szántó Ildikó
• 5.

  The role of diet in the prevention of oral diseases.

  - Katona Krisztián
• 6. Sugar and sugar substitutes - Sándor Balázs Attila
• 7. Plaque indices, chemical plaque controll. - Sándor Balázs Attila
• 8. Complex dental prevention depending on the age - Balásné Szántó Ildikó
• 9.

  Preventive dental care for disabled patients

  - Sándor Balázs Attila
• 10. Geriatric Preventive Care - Sándor Balázs Attila
• 11. Different dental fields in terms of prevention: orthodontics, prosthetics - Balásné Szántó Ildikó
• 12. Oral surgical and trauma prevention. - Katona Krisztián
• 13. Dental preventive care during pregnancy - Radácsi Andrea
• 14. Summary, consultation - Balásné Szántó Ildikó

Practices

• 1.

  Presentation of the semester order, review of MRT exercises, revision

• 2.

  Presentation of the semester order, review of MRT exercises, revision

• 3. Ergonomic guidelines in the dental office. Hygiene regulations in the office. The structure of the dental unit.
• 4. Ergonomic guidelines in the dental office. Hygiene regulations in the office. The structure of the dental unit.
• 5.

  Polishing, using handpieces.

• 6.

  Polishing, using handpieces.

• 7. Fissure sealing
• 8.

  Fissure sealing.

• 9.

  DMF index, SIC index recording, exercise. Status recording on the phantom.

• 10.

  DMF index, SIC index recording, exercise. Status recording on the phantom.

• 11.

  Scientific article selection, processing guidelines

• 12.

  Scientific article selection, processing guidelines

• 13.

  Sugars, sugar substitutes, sweeteners. Tasting.

• 14.

  Sugars, sugar substitutes, sweeteners. Tasting.

• 15.

  Pediatric dental prevention activities by age group - interactive presentation

• 16.

  Pediatric dental prevention activities by age group - interactive presentation

• 17.

  Presentations based on the processing of the scientific communication

• 18.

  Presentations based on the processing of the scientific communication

• 19.

  Presentations based on the processing of the scientific communication

• 20.

  Presentations based on the processing of the scientific communication

• 21.

  Repetition of tools. Electronic and hand tools

• 22.

  Repetition of tools. Electronic and hand tools

• 23. Patient presentation: orthodontics.
• 24.

  Patient presentation: pediatric patient

• 25. Patient presentation: oral surgery.
• 26.

  Patient presentation: periodontolgy and prosthodontics

• 27.

  Consultation. MRT (optional)

• 28.

  Consultation. MRT (optional)

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

none

Literature developed by the Department

Lecture notes uploaded to Neptun or MS Teams, Potepedia.

Notes

none

Recommended literature

Primary Preventive Dentistry. Edited by Norman O. Harris, Franklin Garcia-Godoy - 5th ed. Appleton Lange, Stamford, Connecticut, 1999. ISBN 0-8385-8129-3

The Prevention of oral disease. Third edition. Edited by J.J. Murray, Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, Tokio, 1996. ISBN 0 19 2624571

Fluoride in Dentistry. Second edition. Edited by O. Fejerskov, J. Ekstrand, B.A. Burt, Munksgaard, Copenhagen, 1996. ISBN 87-16-22282-2

Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry, Hardy Limeback, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-813-82168-9

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Introduction to the field of research methodology, acquisition of basic principles (structure, content, bibliography)

Mid-term exams

-

Making up for missed classes

Generally not possible. Maximum 5 minutes delay of classes are acceptable. Make up for absent classes is possible at the same week, the written allowance of the teacher is needed. Max. make up lessons are 2/semester.

Exam topics/questions

1.      The macroscopic anatomy of oral cavity. Locations and directions of the dental arch. Surfaces of the teeth

2.      The anatomy and histology of the tooth

3.      Dental fluoridation tray/splint fabrication

4.      Numbering (notation) of the teeth. Anatomy of the salivary glands.

5.      The aims and possibilities of prevention. Pillars of dental caries prevention. Levels of prevention.

6.      Manual dental instruments

7.      The setup and equipment of the dental surgery. Dental electronic instruments

8.      Scaling. The properties and removal of dental deposits

9.      Tools of mechanical plaque control. Characteristics of toothbrushes. Toothbrushing techniques

10.  The materials of chemical plaque control. The ingredients of toothpastes

11.  Preventive care during pregnancy and for newborns.

12.  Oral hygiene in patients with prosthodontic and orthodontic appliances.

13.  Fissure sealing

14.  The development and progression of the carious lesion

15.  The clinical aspects and histology of incipient caries. Histology of the dentin caries

16.  The effects of fluoride. Fluoride toxicity

17.  Local fluoridation. The effect of calcium phosphate materials.

18.  Systemic fluoridation

19.  DMF number, SiC index, ICDAS system

20.  Caries activity tests, caries risk groups.

21.  Dietary guidelines in the prevention of oral diseases.

22.  Methods and tools of cleaning the interproximal surfaces

23.  The role of sugars in the development of caries. Artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes

24.  Dental education program in 2-5 years old age group

25.  Dental education program in 6-12 years old age group

26.  Dental education program in 12-18 years old age group

27.  Surgical and trauma prevention

28.  Dental prevention for special need patients.

Examiners

• Balásné Szántó Ildikó
• Csabai Laura
• Dávidovics Sára
• Fazekas Ákos Manó
• Katona Krisztián
• Molnár Tamás (Fogklinika)
• Radácsi Andrea
• Sándor Balázs Attila
• Stáczer Nóra

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Balásné Szántó Ildikó
• Csabai Laura
• Dávidovics Sára
• Fazekas Ákos Manó
• Katona Krisztián
• KURZUSHOZ RENDELT OKTATÓ
• Molnár Tamás (Fogklinika)
• Radácsi Andrea
• Sándor Balázs Attila
• Stáczer Nóra