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Welcome to Week 1 of Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA)! Please get started by

reading the Course Overview/Syllabus for an outline of course expectations and requirements. On this

page, you will find the Week 1 learning outcomes, links to watch this week's lectures, and a description

of this week's assignment.

Week 1 Learning Outcomes

By the end of Week 1, students will:

Understand what dental caries is

Understand the concept of the caries balance

Know the three principal pathological factors of caries formation

Understand that multiple bacterial species are responsible for dental caries

Understand the role of frequent ingestion of fermentable carbohydrates in dental caries

Recognize hyposalivation, how this occurs, and its importance in caries progression

Student Responsibilities and Deadlines

By the end of Week 1, students should:

Watch all Week 1 Video Lectures

Complete Week 1 Readings

Complete Week 1 Quiz (due by Monday, April 14, 12:00PM Pacific Time)

Complete peer-assessed Assignment #1 (due by Monday, April 14, 12:00PM Pacific Time)

Detailed information on all these activities is provided below. Please note: Typically, work is due the

week that is assigned. However, an additional week is given for the first week's work to accommodate

students who may be unfamiliar with Coursera and are experiencing technical issues as well as

students who join the class this week.

Video Lectures

VideoSlides

(PDF)

Lecture

Transcript/Subtitles

(TXT)

Part 1: Introduction and Course

Outline (21:13) PDF TXT

Part 2: The Caries Balance (18:44) PDF TXT

Part 3: Pathological Factors -

Bacteria (30:53) PDF TXT

Part 4: Pathological Factors -

Bacterial Transmission (18:56)

PDF TXT

Part 5: Pathological Factors -PDF TXT

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Carbohydrates (14:57) PDF TXT

Part 6: Pathological Factors -

Hyposalivation (12:03) PDF TXT

Part 7: Background Reading and

Homework (4:55) PDF TXT

Readings

This week, students are required to read three articles from the February 2003 issue of the California

Dental Journal:

Featherstone, J. The Caries Balance: Contributing Factors and Early Detection (pg. 129134)

Berkowitz, R. Acquisition and Transmission of Mutans Streptococci (pg. 135138)

Crall, J. California Children and Oral Health: Trends and Challenges (pg. 125128)

These articles can be accessed on the California Dental Association website

(http://www.cdafoundation.org/education/resources-library) by clicking the February 2003 issue link.

Quiz

Each week, students will complete a 10-question, multiple-choice quiz on the week's video lectures.

Correct answers and scores are only revealed to students after the quiz has closed (multiple attempts

are provided in case a student experiences technical errors or other problems with their initial attempt).

These quizzes are usually due the week they are assigned; however, for Week 1, the quiz is not due

until the end of Week 2 (Monday, April 14, 12:00PM (Noon) Pacific Time). Quizzes can be found by

clicking the "Quizzes" link in the left-hand navigation menu for this course.

Peer Assessment

After completing this week's readings (described above), students are required to complete a few

writing prompts, which ask you to summarize these articles in your own words, apply their concepts to

dental/health sciences practice, and answer questions that may have arisen when completing the

readings. Peer Assessments are usually due the week they are assigned; however, for Week 1, the

peer assessment is not due until the end of Week 2 (Monday, April 14, 12:00PM (Noon) Pacific

Time). Detailed information may be found by clicking the "Peer Assessments" link in the left-hand

navigation menu of the course.

Discussion Forums

In the Discussion Forums, students can introduce themselves, discuss assignments, report technical

issues with the course, and talk about each week's video lectures. Since this is the first week of the

class, please take a moment to introduce yourself to classmates in the Introductions forum. Each week

of lectures has its own dedicated discussion forum; visit the Week 1 Lectures forum to discuss this

week's video lectures and concepts.

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