Dentistry and Dental Prosthodontics

Main teaching objectives: The course is focused on the interdisciplinary competences needed by odontologists, ranging from economic and managerial skills to the main elements of occupational medicine. By the end of the course, the student must: • be acquainted with the way of thinking of economists; know the basic elements of market equilibrium; be able to take account of health care sector peculiarities; know the basic types of healthcare systems in the world, with their main strengths and weaknesses; the financing mechanisms of healthcare both at macro-level (healthcare systems) and micro-level (hospital and other healthcare organizations); the main tools of management control in the healthcare organizations; • know the basic concepts of health and safety at work, the main health risks for dental practitioner and his staff in order to avoid occupational injuries and diseases. • know the basic elements of the legislation to allow the dental practitioner to work in compliance with Italian and European regulations. At the end of the course the student must: • know how to apply learned skills to safely operate avoid occupational injuries and diseases; • develop a professional attitude to adopt professional behaviors in accordance with the principles of equity, effectiveness and efficiency • be able to follow in given circumstances a logic different from the usual one applied by physicians Learning outcomes: The module aim is to orient students to the careful analysis of main themes of health economics and management. By the end of the course, the student must: • be acquainted with the way of thinking of economists; know the basic elements of market equilibrium; be able to take account of health care sector peculiarities; know the basic types of healthcare systems in the world, with their main strengths and weaknesses; the financing mechanisms of healthcare both at macro-level (healthcare systems) and micro-level (hospital and other healthcare organizations); the main tools of management control in the healthcare organizations; • develop a professional attitude to adopt professional behaviors in accordance with the principles of equity, effectiveness and efficiency • be able to follow in given circumstances a logic different from the usual one applied by physicians. Learning outcomes: The module aim is to orient students to the careful analysis of main themes of health economics and management. By the end of the course, the student must: • be acquainted with the way of thinking of economists; know the basic elements of market equilibrium; be able to take account of health care sector peculiarities; know the basic types of healthcare systems in the world, with their main strengths and weaknesses; the financing mechanisms of healthcare both at macro-level (healthcare systems) and micro-level (hospital and other healthcare organizations); the main tools of management control in the healthcare organizations; • develop a professional attitude to adopt professional behaviors in accordance with the principles of equity, effectiveness and efficiency • be able to follow in given circumstances a logic different from the usual one applied by physicians. Learning outcomes: At the end of the course the student must know the basic concepts of health and safety at work, the main health risks for dental practitioner and his staff in order to avoid occupational injuries and diseases. At the end of the course the student must know the basic elements of the legislation to allow the dental practitioner to work in compliance with Italian and European regulations. At the end of the course the student must know how to apply learned skills to safely operate avoid occupational injuries and diseases.