Lesson 1Warning signs and referral rules for specialist help (root canal, gum, mouth surgery)This part defines clinic and x-ray warning signs needing specialist referral, and lists rules for quick talk with root canal experts, gum doctors, mouth surgeons, and others to best patient safety and results in local clinics.
Root canal referral signs and hardnessGum referral by stage and gradeMouth surgery referral for stuck or hard teethSuspicious spots and quick cancer referralInjury cases needing team helpTalking findings in referral notesLesson 2Use of extra tests: blood sugar checks, bleeding risk check, and when to talk with health doctorsThis part reviews extra tests for dental care, including blood sugar checks, bleeding risk check, and reasons to talk with doctors to plan care for health-complicated dental patients in South Sudan health systems.
Chair blood sugar limits for treatmentINR, blood cell count, bleeding risk factorsBlood thinner and anti-clot basicsWhen to wait care and get health okayPlanning care with main doctorsRecording health advice and shared choicesLesson 3Outside and inside mouth check steps: soft parts, jaw joint, neck nodes, bite, gum screening (PSR/CPPITN)This part lists step-by-step outside and inside mouth checks, including face evenness, jaw joint, neck nodes, soft parts, bite, and gum screening with PSR or CPITN, fit for child and elder patients in rural areas.
Face look and evenness checkJaw joint touch, move range, joint soundsNeck node touch and infection warningsSoft part look and mouth cancer screeningBite check and work checkPSR and CPITN gum screening rulesLesson 4Full history taking: health, dental, social, behavior, medicines, allergies, and diabetes questionsThis part explains planned history taking for mixed-age patients, mixing health, dental, social, behavior data, stressing medicines, allergies, diabetes, and how these guide safe, fit dental care in community settings.
Main parts of full dental historyScreening for body disease and hospital staysMedicine check, mixes, dry mouth riskAllergy check and recording standardsDiabetes questions and sugar controlSocial, behavior, substance use historyLesson 5Special ways for child check skills and behavior watch during checkThis part focuses on child check skills, including age-fit talk, behavior guide, watch of no-word signs, and changes to clinic and x-ray steps to cut worry and better work-together in South Sudan families.
Tell-show-do and good push methodsNo-word behavior and worry knowingKnee-to-knee check and lap-to-lap placeChanged x-ray skills for childrenParent being there and talk strategiesChecking growth, coming teeth, caries riskLesson 6Pulp and root tip check: tapping, touching, feel testing (cold, electric), and meaningThis part details pulp and root tip check using tapping, touching, feel tests like cold and electric, and explains meaning of results with x-ray and clinic findings for true diagnosis in daily work.
Tapping and touching skills and findingsCold testing rules and answer patternsElectric pulp testing reasons and trapsTelling back-and-forth and no-back pulp soreFinding dead pulp and sharp root tip soreLinking clinic tests with x-ray signsLesson 7Recording and clinic photos: standard inside mouth photos, picture naming, and record keeping for diagnosis and agreementThis part explains standard clinic recording and photos, including inside mouth views, camera settings, pulling back, picture naming, and safe record keeping to help diagnosis, treatment plan, watch, and true agreement.
Must-have parts of full dental recordStandard inside mouth photo series viewsCamera pick, settings, light basicsUse of mirrors, pullers, contrast toolsPicture naming, storage, backup systemsUsing photos for patient teaching and agreementLesson 8X-ray signs of caries, root canal disease, gum bone loss, and fake teeth planningThis part details x-ray signs of caries, pulp and root tip disease, gum bone loss, and signs for fake teeth planning, including crown-root ratios, bone quality, and body limits for implants and fixed work.
X-ray look of enamel and dentin cariesFinding repeat and root surface cariesPulp hard spots and root tip dark areasSide and up-down bone loss patternsChecking bone height, width, hardnessChecking support teeth and crown-root ratioLesson 9X-ray picking and meaning: bitewings, root tips, full mouth, CBCT reasons and radiation safety rules (ALARA)This part covers choosing right x-rays, like bitewings, root tips, full mouth, and CBCT, by age and risk, and explains radiation basics, pick rules, ALARA rules, and protection for patients in low-resource clinics.
Reasons for bitewings in caries risk groupsRoot tip views for root canal and injury casesFull mouth x-rays in mixed and adult teethCBCT reasons, limits, dose worriesRadiation body basics and ALARA useLead cover, narrow beam, exposure rules
