Lectures

The lectures cover basic topics in microbiology focusing on pathogens of oral diseases and proper antibiotic therapy

1. Medical microbiology – characteristics of the subject. Principles of taxonomy and genetics of medically important bacteria.

2. Pathogenicity and virulence factors of microorganisms. Bacterial biofilms. Oral microbiota. Microflora of the dental plaque.

3. Basic medical virology. Properties and viruses. Viruses and oral cavity. Respiratory and herpes viruses. Hepatitis viruses. HIV - AIDS clinical manifestations in the mouth.

4. Dental caries - Streptococcus mutans - laboratory diagnosis, prevention. Periodontitis. Odontogenic infections.

5. Antibiotics in dentistry. Principles of antibiotic prophylaxis.

Lecturer

• Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Buchta, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Practical courses

Practical courses are focused on teaching the students basic methods in microbiological diagnostics, including proper sampling techniques and the use of disinfection and sterilization in stomatology

Teachers

• Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Buchta, M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Marcela Vejsová, M.D., Ph.D.

1. Safety rules in microbiological laboratory. Disinfection. Sterilization.

2. Collection and transport of clinical specimens from the oral cavity. Microscopic methods.

3. Culture of pathogenic microbes. Aerobic and anaerobic cultivation. Identification of isolated microbes.

4. Gram-positive cocci in oral cavity - Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enterococci.

5. Mycotic infections .Laboratory methods for identification of mycotic diseases in stomatology.

6. Anaerobic microorganisms in oral cavity.

7. Antimicrobial drugs in stomatology. Antibiotic susceptibility testing. New drug developments in stomatology.

8. Laboratory diagnostics of viral infections.

9. Mycobacteria - laboratory diagnosis. Credit test.

10. Credit.

All the information regarding the course will be available in the practical course teaching area, building 17, 1^st floor