The course aims to prepare well-informed healthcare professionals about the regulations governing workplace safety.
D1. Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student will have to demonstrate knowledge of the rules and guidelines for the professional activity of dental hygienist. Safe working procedures. prevention of the proper use of collective and personal protection
D2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding 

At the end of the course, the student must be able to find, recognize and interpret a normative text and / or a guideline for the safety of dental hygienist
D3. Making judgements 

At the end of the course, the student must be able to analyze and propose organizational choices for safety in healthcare
D4: Communication skills.
At the end of the course, the student must be able to demonstrate the concepts of knowledge and ability to understand safety in healthcare settings.
D5. Learning skills: By the end of the course, the student should be able to independently deepen the topics covered and also be able to transfer the concepts learned to subsequent courses.

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The course content covers principles, methods and rules governing occupational safety in health professions and in dental hygienists

Alessio Lorenzo, Franco Giuliano, Apostoli Pietro. Trattato di Medicina del Lavoro. Piccin, 2015 A. Sacco - M. Ciavarella - G. De Lorenzo, “Medicina del lavoro per le professioni sanitarie” - EPC ed. 2011.

Occupational Medicin objective and rlegislation evolution; Occupational Health Prevention: Risk Assessment, Health Surveillance Worker Training Information The actors of prevention (Workers, Employers (Executives and Managers), Preventive Services, Competent Medical Officers, Representatives of the Safety of Workers) Prevention of injuries and occupational diseases in the healthcare sector Biological Risk (post-exposure protocol) Chemical Hazards (Labeling and Safety Data Sheets) Ergonomic risk (osteo-articular disorders) Organizational risk (night shift, related stress work) Risks associated with the use of video terminals Physical risk (ionizing and non-ionizing radiation vibrations) Allergological Risk (Latex Pathology) Risk of use of carcinogenic / antiblastic substances (professional tumors). All topics are focused on the dental hygiene profession.

lectures

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The evaluation of the student includes a written test (29 multiple-choice questions and one short-answer question), and possible tests in progress in which questions concerning the course program are proposed. The student must demonstrate that he has achieved the learning objectives of the course. The exam score is attributed by means of a vote expressed out of thirty. To pass the exam (18/30) the student must demonstrate that he has acquired sufficient knowledge of the topics. To achieve the maximum score (30/30 cum laude), the student must demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered.

Assessment of risk factors for health and in the workplace