UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ
Course Unit Descriptor Faculty Faculty of Medicine
GENERAL INFORMATION
Study program
INTEGRATED ACADEMIC STUDIES OF DENTISTRY
Study Module (if applicable)
Course title
Microbiology and immunology
Level of study
x ☐Bachelor
Type of course
x☐ Obligatory
☐ Elective
Semester
X ☐ Autumn
☐Spring
Year of study
II
Number of ECTS allocated
4
x☐ Master’s
☐ Doctoral
Dean of the Faculty full professor Dobrila Stanković-Djordjević
Full professor Branislava Kocić
Full professor Suzana Otašević
Associate professor Gordana Randjelović
Name of lecturer/lecturers
Associate professor Marina Dinić
Associate professor Biljana Miljković-Selimović
Assistant professor Predrag Stojanović
Teaching fellow Milena Bogdanović
X ☐Lectures
Teaching mode
x ☐Group tutorials
x ☐ Individual tutorials
X ☐Laboratory work ☐ Project work
x ☐ Seminar
☐Distance learning ☐ Blended learning
☐ Other
PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW (max. 5 sentences)
Biological characteristics of infectious agents;
Role of particular infectious agents in the onset of pathological processes in the oral cavity;
Basic notions and mechanisms of function of the immune system;
Microbiological diagnostic procedures;
Principles and methods of sterilization in the practice of dentistry.
SYLLABUS (brief outline and summary of topics, max. 10 sentences)
Biological characteristics of bacterial cells, pathogenic properties and virulence, sensitivity to physical and chemical agents.
Bacterial species relevant for human medicine. Interaction with human cells and host immune response, microbiological
diagnosis, specific therapy and prevention. Microbiological diagnostic methods: microscopy and staining, isolation and
identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria. Immunodiagnostic methods and methods of molecular
biology.
Biological characteristics of viruses. Relationship with host cells and sensitivity to physical and chemical agents. DNA and
RNA viruses relevant in human medicine. Immune response, virusological diagnosis, specific therapy and prophylaxis.
Biology and clinical relevance of fungi as the cause of oral mycoses. Specific therapy and prophylaxis of fungal infections of
the oral cavity.
Basic notions and mechanisms of function of the immune system.
Characteristics of oral ecosystem. Microorganisms of oral microflora. Role of microorganisms in oral cavity diseases.
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
X ☐Serbian (complete course)
☐Serbian with English mentoring
x ☐ English (complete course)
☐ Other _____________ (complete course)
☐Serbian with other mentoring ______________
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Pre exam duties
Points
Final exam
points
Activity during lectures
0-7
Written examination
0-10
Practical teaching
0-13
Oral examination
37- 50
Teaching colloquia
0-20
OVERALL SUM
100
*Final examination mark is formed in accordance with the Institutional documents