Dentistry and Dental Prosthodontics

Activity type

C_03 Diagnostica di laboratorio

SSD

MED/07

Year

2nd year

Semester

1st semester

CFU

3

Hours distribution

36 classroom hours

Lecturers

VALERIA ANTONIETTA PIETROPAOLO
DANIELA SCRIBANO

Activity type

C_04 Formazione interdisciplinare

SSD

MED/42

Year

2nd year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

3

Hours distribution

36 classroom hours

Lecturers

ANNALISA ROSSO
GUGLIELMO GIUSEPPE CAMPUS

Activity type

C_04 Formazione interdisciplinare

SSD

MED/42

Year

2nd year

Semester

1st semester

CFU

3

Hours distribution

36 classroom hours

Lecturers

ANNALISA ROSSO
LIVIA OTTOLENGHI

Activity type

C_03 Diagnostica di laboratorio

SSD

MED/07

Year

2nd year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

4

Hours distribution

48 classroom hours

Lecturers

VALERIA ANTONIETTA PIETROPAOLO
DANIELA SCRIBANO

Upon completion of the course the student must have in-depth knowledge of the morphological and physiological characteristics of pathogenic and commensal microorganisms; on the cellular and molecular bases of microbial pathogenicity; on microorganism-host interactions and on innate and acquired host resistance to infections. In addition, the student must know the microbial diseases of the oral cavity and the mechanisms of cellular response and inflammation in relation to them. In particular, the course aims to provide the student with the cognitive and methodological tools necessary to relate the peculiar characteristics of microorganisms with the beginning and evolution of infection diseases; apply the knowledge of the biology of microorganisms to the choice of drugs for the therapy of microbial diseases, and to the choice of the prevention methods.
At the end of this course students must know classification and structure of micro-organisms, microscopy methods, infectious disease epidemiology and prevention, with the chains of food-borne, water-borne, air-borne, blood-borne, and vector-borne infections.
At the end of this course students must be able to observe micro-organisms through microscope, and to distinguish between the various routes of infectious disease transmission.

Upon completion of the first semester of the course, the student must have in-depth knowledge of the morphological and physiological characteristics of pathogenic and commensal microorganisms; on the cellular and molecular basis of microbial pathogenicity; microorganism-host interactions and the host's innate and acquired resistance to infections.

In order to understand the teaching contents and achieve the learning objectives, at the beginning of the didactic activities foreseen by the didactic module, the student must possess general knowledge regarding biology and immunology.

General microbiology
• The Origins of Microbiology, definition of infectious diseases and bacterial lifestyle
• Bacterial cell structures and biology
• Bacterial metabolism, Growth and Genetics
• Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis and basic principles of immune response
• Bacterial virulence factors and biofilm
• Bacterial infection control:
Sterilization and Disinfection
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: mechanisms of action and drug resistance
General virology
• Classification, structure and replication of viruses
• Pathogenesis of viral infections
• Antiviral drugs and control of viral infections
• Host defensive mechanisms against viral infections.
General characteristics of microbial communities in the oral cavity
• Physiology and defence factors of the oral ecosystem (Saliva and crevicular fluid)
• Composition and localization of oral microbiota in health
Main bacterial genera (Streptococcus, Actinomyces, Fusobacterium, Veillonella)
• Interplay microbiota-host and immunity in the oral cavity
Oral Biofilm
Cell-cell signalling
Dental plaque

In order to complete the exam, a theoretical study is recommended from the very beginning of attendance at the course. For the purpose of consultation and further study, the recommended book is:
Essential Microbiology for Dentistry Lakshman Samaranayake Fifth Edition Elsevier

The teacher uses the e-learning platform aid methods.
The teacher uses the Google Classroom platform as a teaching aid.

Essential Microbiology for Dentistry Lakshman Samaranayake Fifth Edition Elsevier

“The teacher delivers lectures with traditional methods with audiovisual aids and scheduling of lessons as reported on GOMP Aure/Orari system, published on the website of the Dental School.”

Following paragraph 4.5 of the Regulations of the Dental School, the student is required to attend educational activities, formal, non-formal, and vocational. The frequency is checked by the teachers through signature / updated lists provided by the Academic Office, as established by CLMDDP The certificate of mandatory attendance to the teaching course is required for the student to be admitted to the final test.

Module: MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY I
N/D
Module: MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY II
N/D
Module: GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE I
N/D
Module: GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE II
N/D

Structure of the bacterial cell; Exotoxins, endotoxins and their mechanism of action; Lifestyle of bacteria, biofilm and its role in infections; Transmission of infectious agents (reservoir and source of infection, horizontal and vertical transmission); Mechanism of action of the main families of antibiotics; structure of viruses. replication cycle and adhesion and penetration strategies. Mechanisms of viral pathogenesis.

Module: MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY I
N/D
Module: MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY II
N/D
Module: GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE I
N/D
Module: GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE II
N/D