Bachelor's degree in Dentistry & Dental Health in Málaga

• SK01 Know how to identify the patient's concerns and expectations, as well as communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, with patients, family members, media and other professionals.
• SK02 Know how to apply the principles of anxiety and stress management to oneself, patients and other members of the dental team.
• SK03 Know how to share information with other health professionals and work in a team.
• SK04 Understand, critically assess and know how to use clinical and biomedical information sources and critically assess them to obtain, organise, interpret and communicate scientific and health information.
• SK05 Know the scientific method and have the critical ability to evaluate established knowledge and new information. Be able to formulate hypotheses, gather information and critically evaluate information to solve problems following the scientific method.
• SK06 Obtain and prepare a clinical history report with all relevant information.
• SK07 Know how to perform a complete oral examination, including the appropriate complementary radiographic and exploratory tests, as well as obtain appropriate clinical references.
• SK08 Have the ability to carry out an initial diagnosis and establish a well-founded approach to making a diagnosis, being competent in recognising situations requiring urgent dental care.
• SK09 Establish the diagnosis, prognosis and adequate therapeutic planning in all clinical areas of Dentistry, being competent in the diagnosis, prognosis and preparation of the dental treatment plan for patients requiring special care, including medically compromised patients (such as diabetic, hypertensive, immunosuppressed, anticoagulated patients, among others) and patients with disabilities.
• SK10 - Identify life-threatening situations and know how to carry out basic life support manoeuvres.
• SK11 Know and apply the basic treatment of the most common oral and dental pathology in patients of all ages. Therapeutic procedures should be based on the minimally invasive concept and on a comprehensive and integrated approach to oral health care.
• SK12 Know how to plan and carry out multidisciplinary, sequential and integrated dental treatment of limited complexity for patients of all ages and conditions and for patients requiring special care.
• SK13 Raise and propose the suitable preventative measures required for each clinical situation.
• SK14 Gain clinical experience under appropriate supervision.
• SK15 Recognise the determining factors of the population’s oral health, including genetics and those influenced by lifestyle, demographic, environmental, social, financial, psychological and cultural factors.
• SK16 Gain pre-clinical experience under appropriate supervision in simulated environments.
• SK17 Solve clinical cases in a pre-clinical setting.

• CP01 Know the biomedical sciences on which dentistry is based to ensure correct oral-dental care. These sciences should include appropriate content on embryology, anatomy, histology and physiology of the human body.
• CP02 Know the biomedical sciences on which dentistry is based to ensure correct oral-dental care. These sciences should include appropriate content on genetics, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology.
• CP03 Know the biomedical sciences on which dentistry is based to ensure correct oral-dental care. These sciences should include appropriate content on microbiology and immunology.
• CP04 Know the morphology and function of the stomatognathic system, including appropriate contents of specific embryology, anatomy, histology and physiology.
• CP05 Know the scientific method and have the critical ability to evaluate established knowledge and new information.
• CP06 Know the scientific principles of sterilisation, disinfection and antisepsis necessary to prevent cross-infection in dental practice.
• CP07 Know the danger of ionising radiation and its effects on biological tissues, together with the legislation regulating its use. Operate oral radiodiagnostic facilities.
• CP08 Take the X-rays necessary in dental practice, interpret the images obtained and know other relevant diagnostic imaging techniques.
• CP09 Know the clinical and laboratory diagnostic procedures and tests, know their reliability and diagnostic validity and be competent in the interpretation of their results.
• CP10 Recognise oral normality and pathology, as well as the assessment of semiological data.
• CP11 Identify the main reason for consultation and history of current disease. Compile a general medical history of the patient and a medical record that accurately reflects the patient's records.
• CP12 Know the behavioural and communication sciences that facilitate dental practice.
• CP13 Handle, discriminate and select appropriate materials and instruments in dentistry.
• CP14 Understand dental biomaterials: their handling, properties, indications, allergies, bio-compatibility, toxicity, waste disposal and environmental impact.
• CP15 Know the National Health System, as well as the basic aspects of health legislation, clinical management and appropriate use of health resources, understanding the importance of the role of the dentist in the field of Primary Healthcare.
• CP16 Know and use the basic equipment and instrumentation for dental practice.
• CP17 Apply the principles of ergonomics in dental work, both at an individual level and within the work team when appropriate, as well as in the principles of prevention of occupational hazards associated with dental practice.
• CP18 Provide a comprehensive approach to oral care and apply the principles of health promotion and prevention of oral diseases.
• CP19 Educate and motivate patients in the prevention of oral diseases, control pathogenic oral habits, instruct them on proper oral hygiene, dietary and nutritional measures and, in short, on all methods of maintaining oral health.
• CP20 Know the effects of tobacco on oral health and participate in measures to help patients who wish to stop smoking.
• CP21 Understand the complex interactions between environmental, social and behavioural factors with oral and general health. Know the procedures to carry out oral health diagnosis in the community and know how to interpret the results. Know the impact of demographic and epidemiological trends on the practice of dentistry.
• CP22 Know the organisation and provision of oral health care in the community, both private and public, as well as general healthcare and the role of the dentist in these settings.
• CP23 Develop and implement oral health programmes and know the inter-institutional and inter-professional coordination required for their implementation.
• CP24 Know the legislative and administrative ethical-deontological precepts that regulate the dental profession and their application in management and clinical practice, as well as know the organisation, skills and functions of the professional bodies.
• CP25 Complete all types of medical-legal documents and records.
• CP26 Know the role of the dentist within the health professions and work with other health professionals and other members of the dental team.
• CP27 Recognise that the patient is the centre of care and that all interactions, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment planning and implementation, and maintenance, should be in the best interests of the patient, avoiding discrimination of any kind and respecting confidentiality.
• CP28 Identify signs and attitudes suggestive of possible abuse.
• CP29 Know the general processes of falling ill, healing and repair, including infection, inflammation, haemorrhage and coagulation, scarring, trauma and immune system alterations, degeneration, neoplasia, metabolic alterations and genetic disorders.
• CP30 Know the general pathological characteristics of diseases and disorders affecting organ systems.
• CP31 Know the oral manifestations of systemic diseases.
• CP32 Know general and clinical pharmacology in dental practice.
• CP33 Know the pharmacological basis of different anaesthetic techniques, both local and general, as well as the role of sedation and general anaesthesia in the management of the dental patient.
• CP34 Know and handle the most frequent emergencies and medical emergencies in dental practice and basic cardiorespiratory resuscitation techniques.
• CP35 Have appropriate knowledge of human nutrition, in particular, the relationship of nutritional habits and diet with the maintenance of health and the prevention of oral diseases.
• CP36 Perform basic treatment for oral-dental pathology in patients of all ages. Therapeutic procedures should be based on the minimally invasive concept and on a comprehensive and integrated approach to oral health care.
• CP37 Generally diagnose, plan and perform multidisciplinary, sequential and integrated treatment of limited complexity in patients of all ages and conditions and in patients with special needs (diabetic, hypertensive, cancer, transplanted, immunosuppressed, anticoagulated patients, among others) or with disabilities. Specifically, the dentist must be competent in establishing a diagnosis, a prognosis and adequate therapeutic planning, particularly in orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, bruxism and other parafunctional habits; dental and periapical pathology; oral and dental trauma; periodontal pathology and pathology of the peri-implant tissues; bone pathology of the jaws, oral soft tissues and adjacent glands; partial or total edentation and in the planning of their rehabilitation treatment by means of dental and mucosa-supported prostheses or dental implants, malposition of teeth and/or malocclusions and other anatomical or functional alterations of the face or the stomatognathic system and their possible orthodontic, orthopaedic or surgical corrections.
• CP38 Take and interpret X-rays and other image-based procedures relevant to dental practice.
• CP39 Make diagnostic models, mount them and take interocclusal records.
• CP40 Determine and identify the aesthetic requirements of the patient and the possibilities of satisfying their concerns.
• CP41 Identify patients requiring special care, recognising their characteristics and peculiarities.
• CP42 Assess motor and sensory function of the mouth, jaws and appendages
• CP43 Perform limited procedures of invasive diagnostic techniques in soft tissues (biopsies).
• CP44 Prescribe drugs appropriately, knowing their contraindications, interactions, systemic effects and repercussions on other organs.
• CP45 Apply loco-regional anaesthesia techniques,
• CP46 Prepare and isolate the operating field.
• CP47 Identify, assess and attend to medical emergencies that may occur during clinical practice and apply cardio-pulmonary resuscitation techniques; manage acute infections, including pharmacological prescription and simple surgical aspects.
• CP48 Identify and attend to any dental emergency.
• CP49 Perform both medical and surgical treatment of common oral soft tissue diseases.
• CP50 Perform simple surgical procedures: extraction of erupted primary and permanent teeth, fractured or retained roots and uncomplicated surgical extraction of unerupted teeth and simple pre-prosthetic surgical procedures.
• CP51 Treat dentoalveolar trauma in primary and permanent dentition.
• CP52 Treat both pharmacologically and surgically the inflammatory processes of periodontal and/or peri-implant tissues, including supra and subgingival periodontal instrumentation techniques.
• CP53 Assess and treat the patient with caries or other non-carious dental pathology and be able to use all materials aimed at restoring the form, function and aesthetics of the tooth in patients of all ages.
• CP54 Design, prepare teeth, prescribe, record, perform clinical trials and place and commission indirect restorations: inlays, veneers or aesthetic laminates and single crowns.
• CP55 Operationally treat destructive processes and traumatic dentoalveolar lesions
• CP56 Perform endodontic treatment and apply procedures to preserve pulp vitality.
• CP57 Perform conventional aesthetic procedures from a multidisciplinary perspective.
• CP58 Treat both partial and total edentulism, including biological design (specific design features), tooth preparation, record keeping, clinical trials and fitting patients with partial and complete removable prostheses, simple tooth bridges and simple implant-supported prostheses, both removable and fixed, including "fitting" and "commissioning".
• CP59 Prepare prescriptions for custom-made medical devices "dental prostheses" and "orthodontic appliances and dentofacial orthopaedics".
• CP60 Perform non-surgical treatment of temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain.
• CP61 Perform oral and dental treatment of paediatric patients and recognise their characteristics and peculiarities.
• CP62 Identify and correct oral habits likely to cause or exacerbate malocclusions.
• CP63 Plan and determine the specific design features, records, prescription, clinical testing, fitting and clinical adjustment for commissioning of fixed and removable space maintainers and interceptive orthodontic techniques, as well as active removable elements intended to shift teeth or correct crossbites.
• CP64 Apply knowledge, abilities and skills in a global, multidisciplinary and integrative way in the practical and systematised development of student work placements, in the form of dental clinical rotation, with a final assessment of skills, that allow the incorporation of professional values, care communication skills, clinical reasoning, clinical management and critical judgement, including a clinical project by the student on patients of all ages and conditions, in an integrated manner and under adequate supervision.
• CP65 Apply knowledge, abilities and skills in a global, multidisciplinary and integrative way in the practical and systematised development of an end-of-degree project in the field of dentistry, presenting and defending it publicly before a university panel.
• CP66 Come up with new ideas and concepts based on known ideas and concepts, arriving at conclusions or solving problems, challenges and situations in an original way in the academic and professional environment.
• CP67 Convey messages (ideas, concepts, feelings, arguments), both orally and in writing, strategically aligning the interests of the various agents involved in communication in the academic and professional environment.
• CP68 Use information and communication technology to search for and analyse data, as well as to research, communicate and learn.
• CP69 Help others by guiding and directing them towards concrete objectives and goals, taking into account their points of view, particularly in professional situations of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) in the current world.
• CP70 Work with others to achieve a shared academic or professional objective, making active, empathetic contributions while demonstrating active listening and respect for all involved.
• CP71 Combine analysis with critical thinking in the evaluation of different professional ideas or opportunities and their potential for error, based on objective evidence and data leading to effective and valid decision making.
• CP72 Adapt to adverse and unexpected situations that lead to stress, whether they be personal or professional, overcoming them and even turning them into opportunities for positive change.
• CP73 Demonstrate ethical conduct and social commitment in the course of your work, as well as awareness of inequality and diversity.
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