Updated 03.09.2024
Saila Pakarinen

Staff

Saila Pakarinen

Senior Lecturer

Master of Arts (Education),  Oral Hygienist

School of Rehabilitation and Examination

Easygoing, positive and interested in new things in life.

Contact us

Postal address:

PL 4000, 00079 Metropolia

Campus:

Myllypurontie 1, 00920 Helsinki

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Responsibilities and tasks

My responsibilites are for example coordinator in thesis supervision in Degree Program of Oral Hygiene.

Facilitating and supporting participation.

Teaching in courses of oral health related courses.

Teaching and facilitating In-service Training.

Projects

The common risk factor approach: Developing an international e-learning course for oral hygiene students in Finland and Japan, Project Manager, 2018-2020.

Student-run and Digital Student-run (ERASMUS-projects). Project worker, 2019-->

Sohe-Bridge, project worker 2018-2021.

Degrees, certifications and courses

Master of Arts (Education)

Oral Hygienist, Bachelor of Health Care

Pedagogical Studies (Adult Education) 60 ECTS

Management, Basic Studies 25 ECTS

Global Development Studies, Basic and Intermediate Studies, 60 ECTS

Language skills

Finnish: Native English: Advanced Swedish: Intermediate Russian: Beginner

Publications

Pakarinen et.al. (2022). Home-Applied Dual-Light Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Stable Chronic Periodontitis (HOPE-CP)—Three-Month Interim Results. Dentistry Journal. 2022; 10(11):206 Here to article

Interests

I am interested in learning processes (also in online), blended learning, quality and development of Education, facilitation, guiding thesis process, clinical oral health care guidance, client service and counseling, health promotion, international collaboration, multidiciplinary teamwork and multiprofessional collaboration and promoting oral health of elderly patients.