Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic discipline
M-PSI/01 (GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL-SURGICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND PEDIATRIC SCIENCES
Course
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
(04/10/2021 - 21/01/2022)
Lesson hours
16 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Prerequisites
Being able in reflecting on professional motivations and aims, ability in learning from experience
Learning outcomes
Evaluation and improving of personal skills and attitudes about communication in dentistry
Course contents
The course of psychology offers a reflection on the fundamentals of dentist-patient communication, with personalized attention to the characteristics of each student (skill /attitude). The objectives are:
knowing how to communicate in a concise, precise and respectful manner with patients and colleagues;
collect a brief but well-structured medical history, covering all essential aspects, including those related to age, sex, socioeconomic status and genetic / family conditions;
knowing how to program a complete and specific physical examination
knowing how to inform about the execution of acts and technical procedures, adapting communication to the patient's characteristics
knowing how to communicate the results of the most common diagnostic tests
knowing how to inform about the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of the most common and important dental conditions;
being able to discuss the main therapeutic options
knowing how to present a case report to a group of colleagues, choosing medical history information, signs and symptoms relevant to the situation in question, also facing differential diagnostic aspects
Teaching methods
lectures, group work followed by discussion, role-playing
Reccomended or required readings
EACH, European Association for Communication in Healthcare (www.each.eu) where much teaching material is downloadable, including HPCCC (Health Professionals Core Communication Curriculum)
Ane Haaland and Sassy Molyneux, Quality information in field research WHO
Assessment methods
written, concerning the presentation/discussion/simulation of a clinical case
Further information
written, concerning the presentation/discussion/simulation of a clinical case
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
Università di Pavia - Offerta formativa