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HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES- Degree Programme in Oral Hygiene

Tuula Toivanen-Labiad, DH, MNSc

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Content of the presentation

1. General knowledge about Metropolia

2. Expansive learning

3.The 4 Learning Strategies

4. Practical studies in the curriculum

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Metropolia Finland’s largest multidisciplinary university of applied sciences.

Operating in the Greater Helsinki Area, from Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa

Four fields of study: Culture Business Health Care and Social Services Technology

15,000 students

1,800 Bachelor’s and 130 Master’s graduates in 2009

Staff 1,100

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Health Care and Social Services

Degree programmes Bachelor’s degreesOsteopathy Bachelor of Health CareRadiography and Radiotherapy Bachelor of Health CareSocial Services Bachelor of Social ServicesOral Hygiene Bachelor of Health CareOccupational Therapy Bachelor of Health Care

The graduated students can continue their studies from a Bachelors degree to a Masters degree. The Masters programs are the following:

Clinical Specialist Rehabilitation Social Services Development and Leadership in Health Care and Social

Services Health Promotion

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Degree Programme in Oral Hygiene

Students graduating from the Degree Programme in Oral Hygiene gain the title 'Oral Hygienist' and have the qualification to work as an expert in oral health care.

The degree programme offers

courses leading up to a Polytechnic Bachelor's Degree specialization studies further education in the discipline open polytechnic education in the discipline Continuing education (Master’s degree)

Further education

Further education is organized with a consideration for the needs of professional life. The study period in continuing education leading up to a degree is shorter than normal, as it will be influenced by an earlier professional degree and/or work experience.

The teaching takes place in Metropolia's premises on Mannerheimintie in Helsinki.

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Degree Programme in Oral Hygiene

Total 160 dental hygienist students:• 7 groups in the youth education• 1 group in the adult education • Continuing education

Permanent lecturers in Metropolia 11 Senior lecturers, DH, Master’s Degree 1 Senior lecturer in Dentistry, Odont Lic.

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Dental Hygienist, Bachelor of Health Care, 210 ECTS credits

The Curricula

Client of Oral Health Care: 30 cu

Health Promotion in Oral Health Care: 23 cu

Oral Health Care: 95 cu

Environment of Oral Health Care: 18 cu

Development of Oral Health Care: 44 cu

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3. The Learning Strategies

1. Learning strategy for Health Promotion

2. Learning strategy for Clinical Oral Health Care

3. Learning strategy for Therapeutic Oral Health Care

4. Learning strategy for Internationality and Multicultural Oral Health Care

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1. Internationality and Multicultural Oral Health Care

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1. Learning Strategy for Internationality and Multicultural Oral Health Care - developing of collaborative and expansive action-expertise

The basis for learning accordant with expansive learning cycle is therecognition and the conflict analysis of the need to learn the cultur sensitive oral health care, the special charcteristics of cultures and family-centred oral health care. Learning proceeds towards a new operations model and evaluation of it.The learning processes are:Learning internationality and multicultural oral health care integrates with all the other learning strategies and is part of the evidence-based collaborative oral health care of children and young people and also adults and elderly people.

The development of the vertical expetise of dental hygienist students:- to recognize the special charasteristics of different cultures and thei effect on the oral health care- to develop culture sensitive health promotion bot at the individual and community level- to work culture sensitively in oral health care-To have ability to work in international student exchance both independently and in teamBesides vertical expertise every student can work as a representative of her/his own culture in international environments and multiform networks

Trialogical action or action targeted to the object when the aim is to enhance equality and tolerance in oral health care and expand culture sensitive competenciesCompetence becomes evident: - cooperation with people with different cultural backround in social and health service system and different communities in Finland and abroad-composing and improving new practices

Research and development –dimension:Multicultural oral health care –projectAs partners: Oral health care of Health Centre of Helsinki and Innofocu –adult education centre

Acquisition of information -dimension

Participation -dimension Knowledge construction –dimension

Implementation of the strategy: This learning strategy goes through the whole education and thereby integrates to all practical training. Internationality and multicultural oral health care as a part of the whole learning, the core learning related to that, knowledge base and learning environment are described in semester-specific orientation. These courses will cover the basis of internationality and multicultural oral health care: part of the orientation studies, Culture-centred Oral Health Promotion, Swedish at work and Professional English. Also internationationality and multiculturality as a theme is included in several professional courses. Besides learning internationality and multicultural oral health care it is important to reflect the development on cultural competence of the student in practical period and/or international activity.

Learning environment and partnership: Learning studio, Social and Health Centre, The Institute of Dentistry at the University of Helsinki, private sector of oral health care, Innofocus –Adult Education Centre, the third sector, the Universities and networks in The Netherlands and Sweden and also in Japan, Canada and USA that are co-operating with Sokrates- and Nordplus programmes.

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Horizontal expertise

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2. Health Promotion

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3. Clinical Oral Health Care

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4. Therapeutic Oral Health Care

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Studies in Learning studio 13 ECTS credits

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Basic Studies Cariologic and Periolodontological Health Care Cariologic and Periodontological Health care Basic studies of Orthodontic health care

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Practical training with working life 11 ECTS:

Participatory Oral Health Care (in the Private Sector)

Oral Health Care in Social and Health Care Centres (in Health Care Centres)

Oral Health Care of the Elderly and the Chronically Ill (at the old-people’s house and wards for chronical ill)

Oral Health Care in Special Health Care (in Special Health Care Centres e.g cancer wards, Oral surcery hospital, cleft and lip palate centre)

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4. Practical studies in the curriculum

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Clinical studies 75 ECTS credits:in the Oral health care teaching clinic

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Oral Health Care of Peer Students Oral Health Care of Children and Adolescents 1-2Oral Health Care of Adults and the Elderly 1-2Client-Centred independent Oral Health Care

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Expansive learning&

Developing transfer &

Developing evaluation

Learning of evidence-based oral health care

and co-operation with working life

Theoretical knowledge,

learning studio and training as alternation and integration

Curriculum of Oral Hygienist Personal plan of

studying and tutoring

Research and developement

projects together with Working life

Growth towards collaborative expertise of oral hygienist student

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