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DST 128 Dental Health Care Practice I

ND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences15 topics

DST 128 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Concept of dental health
  2. Dental health care practice
  3. WHO concept of health
  4. Social, cultural and environmental influences on dental health
  5. Dental health education settings
  6. Geriatric dental patients
  7. Common geriatric dental challenges
  8. Care of geriatric patients in the dental clinic
  9. Pediatric dental patients
  10. Behavior management and care methods for children
  11. Care of pediatric patients with special needs
  12. Common pediatric dental diseases
  13. Infection and causes of infection
  14. Disinfection and decontamination
  15. Patient admission and pre-/post-operative dental clinic care

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Concept of dental health

The concept of dental health focuses on the status of oral tissues and structures, the factors influencing their condition, and the role of preventive and therapeutic interventions. Mastering this concept is essential for the exam because it underpins all subsequent topics such as oral diseases, treatment planning, and public health strategies.

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