DTE709 - GERIATRIC CONSERVATIVE and RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERIATRIC CONSERVATIVE and RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | DTE709 | 2nd Semester | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof.Dr.N. Meserret TiritoÄŸlu BaÅŸeren | |||||
| Course objective | Discussion of alterations in the mouth by aging, preservation of teeth health ,and the treatment of diseases on geriatric patients. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Alterations in oral cavity accompanying aging ; tooth wear ,root caries and their treatments and the importance of the systematic diseases caused by aging and their treatments, from conservative dentistry point. | |||||
| References | 1)JJ.Murray.The prevention of dental diseases.1995 2)The Dental Clinics of North America New Techniques in Estetic and Restorative Dentistry .George A.Freedman,DDS,Faacd,and Jeff.J Brucis,2001 3)Sağlıklı ve Başarılı Yaşlanma Hacettepe Üniversitesi Geriatrik bilimler Araştırma Merkezi 2004 4)Yaşam Kalitesi Rehberi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Geriatric Bilimler Araştırma ve Uygulama merkezi .2004. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Conservative approach to geriatric patients. |
| Week 2 | Systematic diseases caused by aging |
| Week 3 | Systematic diseases caused by aging |
| Week 4 | The importance of the treatments of these diseases caused by aging. |
| Week 5 | The importance of the treatments of these diseases caused by aging. |
| Week 6 | Alterations in oral cavity as a result of aging |
| Week 7 | Atrision /tooth wear |
| Week 8 | Treatment of worn teeth |
| Week 9 | Treatment of worn teeth |
| Week 10 | Root caries |
| Week 11 | Assessment of root caries |
| Week 12 | Treatment of root caries |
| Week 13 | Methods of providing geriatric patients with dentistry services(treatments). |
| Week 14 | Methods of providing geriatric patients with dentistry services(treatments). |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Evaluation |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 4 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 10 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 4 | 500 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 550 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Homework assignment | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload | 37 | 56 | 110 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. By utilizing and synthesizing the basic knowledge on dentistry and Restorative Dentistry, analyzes and resolves problems, achieves unique outcomes and novel treatment methods and educates the community about these developments. | X | ||||
| 2. Easily accesses to recent knowledge in Restorative Dentistry by utilizing fundamental master?s degree knowledge and by analyzing and synthesizing these knowledge, develops unique opinions. | X | ||||
| 3. Knows and effectively utilizes the technical equipment and instruments used for diagnosis and treatment purposes in preventive, conservative and restorative dentistry applications. | X | ||||
| 4. Shows awareness about ethical and legal responsibilities against his/her patients and the community. | X | ||||
| 5. Effectively communicates and establishes a dialogue with patients, relatives of patients and other health professionals. | X | ||||
| 6. Conducts a search for a scientific research on clinical and basic sciences, performs a literature search on a specific topic, conducts hypothesis, develops study plans, completes the research experiment, analyzes the data statistically and shares the data as minimally one scientific paper in national/international peer-reviewed journals or as a presentation in scientific meetings. | X | ||||
| 7. Internalizes and gets fully equipped about preventive dentistry applications such as oral hygiene motivation, individual caries risk assessment, diet analysis; and offers service to community. | X | ||||
| 8. By cooperating interdisciplinary health professionals, evaluates individualized treatment options for preventive, functional and esthetic needs; develops a patient/condition based treatment plan and applies the treatment. | X | ||||
| 9. Follows the recent advances on preventive, conservative and restorative dentistry treatments; offers clinical practice service to community with theoretical knowledge and practical skills gained. | X | ||||
| 10. Educates the patients and the community on etiologies and prevention of tooth hard tissue defects, motivates the patients for internalizing self-responsibilities. | X | ||||
| 11. Systematically analyzes and evaluates recent technologic developments and knowledge on preventive, conservative and restorative dentistry treatments and utilizes this knowledge on routine clinical practice. | X | ||||
| 12. Internalizes basic principles and knowledge on preventive, conservative and restorative dentistry treatments and combines this with recent evidence based information in professional practice. | X | ||||
| 13. Has a comprehensive knowledge on physical, mechanical, chemical and biocompatibility properties of restorative materials and assimilates the relationship between dental caries and microbiology | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest