It is an ebook covering dental care for pregnant and postpartum women. Educational goal: to present the indications and restrictions of medical dental treatments in the gestational and postpartum period as well as radiographic exams and fluorotherapy. It is aimed at professionals from the dentistry field and academics interested in the topics addressed. Dental professionals should consider the possibilities and restrictions of treatments for pregnant and postpartum women including the medication prescription and radiographic exams. The cases indicated for fluorotherapy prescription are some of the aspects that you will see throughout this ebook.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
This is a good lesson for continuing education.
This could also be used as homework for a dental technician school, a dental hygenist school, or an undergraduate nursing school.
Self directed study
Reference material
Lecture
Supplemental reading
Technical Requirements:
Internet access
Web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
After completion, the active learner will be able to
Discuss the contraindication of medications used in dental therapy on pregnancy.
List some common medications used in dental therapy and their impact on the mother and fetus.
Discuss some safe drugs which can be used during pregnancy.
Explain the role of flurotherapy and when it should be used.
Describe some measure which can be used to minimize the exposure to x-ray during pregnancy.
Target Student Population:
Graduate School,Dentist, Dental students, Dental Nurse, Obstetrician, Midwives, Pregnant women, Women seeking to become pregnant
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Anatomy and Physiology helpful
Pharmocology helpful
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The content is valid/accurate/reliable.
The content is up to date.
The content is very brief (19 slides), so it would not be appropriate as a prerequisite, or as a sole mode of learning about pregnancy and medications or radiographic. materials
The ebook is well laid out with clear headings on each page
Provides a clear step by step approach for each skill
The material is engaging
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The material is a brief description of pregnancy/postpartum and dental medications, flourotherapy, and radiographic exams.
The material is presented with clarity and focus.
It engages the learner because it is on slides with extra clicks for more explanation.
It provides effective overviews of each topic.
Usable for various settings
Appeals to various learning styles
Clickable aspects are appealing and provide more information
Concerns:
Pre requisite information is not provided which is important due to the material being discussed in the ebook.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The material is presented with pictures and easy to understand terms.
Navigation is easy by clicking to the next slide. There are 19 slides.
This is self-contained information.
The material is clear, without extra distracting information.
The site does not require plug-ins, and there no bugs.
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