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DTH 113 Foundation of Dental Therapy

HND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences19 topics

DTH 113 covers 19 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. Foundations of dentistry
  2. Foundations of dental therapy
  3. Philosophical basis of dental therapy
  4. History of dental therapy in Nigeria
  5. Scope of dental therapy practice
  6. Regulatory body in dental therapy
  7. Ethics of dental therapy profession
  8. Foundations of dentistry and dental therapy
  9. Roles of the dental team in Nigeria
  10. Roles of dental therapy in practice
  11. Global perspectives on dental therapy
  12. Holistic oral health and preventive care
  13. Dental therapy in underserved communities
  14. Patient empowerment through oral health education
  15. Research and evidence-based dental therapy
  16. Status and future directions of dental therapy in Nigeria
  17. Scope and functions of the dental therapist
  18. Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria
  19. Ethics and legal framework in dental therapy

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Foundations of dentistry

Foundations of dentistry covers the basic concepts that underpin the dental profession: what dentistry is, its scope and objectives, the historical evolution of dental practice, the continuum of dental care, and the role of dental public health and the workforce.

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