Oral and Dental Health
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI298
Course Name: Oral and Dental Health
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. KÜBRA CANTÜRK
Course Lecturer(s): Kübra Cantürk- Halil Çelik
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: To provide them with knowledge about oral and dental health, preventive dentistry, the introduction of teeth and surrounding tissues and diseases, caries and periodontal disease epidemiology, dental treatments.
Course Content: 1. Dentistry General Information
a. History
b. Lessons Learned by Dentists
c. Interests – areas of dentists
D. Dental service procurement areas in Turkey

2. Introduction of Tooth and Surrounding Tissues
a. Tooth anatomy
b. Physiology
c. Embryology

3. Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases and Treatment 1 (3 lessons)
a. Dental Hard Tissue Diseases and Treatments
b. Prosthetic Treatments
c. Pedodontic Treatments
d. Aesthetic Treatments
e. Orthodontic Applications

4. Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases and Treatment 2 (3 lessons)
a. Gum Diseases and Treatments
b. Diseases Requiring Surgical Procedure and Their Treatments
c. Implant Applications
d. Temporomandibular joint disorders and treatments

5. Digital Dentistry
6. Preventive Dentistry and Current Approaches
a. Agents that prevent caries formation
7. Oral and Dental Health Care and Education
a. Tooth brushing techniques
b. Floss use
8. Patient and Doctor Rights and Malpractice
9. Health Tourism

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Has knowledge about oral and dental health, preventive dentistry
2) Has superficial knowledge about dental and gingival diseases
3) Has knowledge of what treatments are applied in dentistry.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Dentistry General Information Lesson slide 1
2) Introduction of Tooth and Surrounding Tissues Lesson slide 2
3) Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases and Treatment 1 Lesson slide 3
4) Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases and Treatment 1 Lesson slide 4
5) Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases and Treatment 1 Lesson slide 5
6) Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases and Treatment 2 Lesson slide 6
7) Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases and Treatment 2 Lesson slide 7
8) Oral, Dental and Maxiilofacial Diseases and Treatment 2 Lesson slide 8
9) Digital Dentistry Lesson slide 9
10) Preventive Dentistry and Current Approaches Lesson slide 10
11) Oral and Dental Health Care and Education Lesson slide 11
12) Patient and Doctor Rights and Malpractice Lesson slide 12
13) Health Tourism Lesson slide 13

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: 1. Textbook of clinical cariology, Anders Thylstrup & Ole Fejerskov, Copenhagen : Munksgaard, 1994.
2. Sturdevant's Art and Science of Operative Dentistry, Theodore Roberson, Harald O. Heymann, Edward J. Swift, Jr, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2006.
3. Konservatif Diş Tedavisi, Gündüz Bayırlı& Şükrü Şirin, Dünya Tıp Kitabevi Istanbul, 1982
References: 1. Essentials of Dental Caries, Edwina A. M. Kidd, Sally Joyston-Bechal, Oxford University Press, 1997.
2. Principles and Practice of Operative Dentistry, Gerald T. Charbeneau, Lea & Febiger, 1975.
3. Orban’ s Oral Histology and Embryology, S.N. Bhaskar , Mosby-Year Book, 1990.
4. Advances in Operative Dentistry, Nairn H.F. Wilson, Massimo Fuzzi, Jean-Francois Roulet, Quintessence Publishing Co Ltd, 1999.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) He/ She has a basic level of theoretical and practical knowledge about oral and dental health.
2) He/ She knows and applies the ethical principles and rules in the field.
3) He/ She participate in sterilization and disinfection studies.
4) He/ She carries out the assigned task independently by using its basic knowledge about oral and dental health field and when it encounters an unpredictable situation, he/she takes responsibility and develops solutions.
5) He/ She has the awareness of lifelong learning and directs his/her education to an advanced level of education in the same field or to a profession at the same level.
6) He/ She evaluates the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Oral and Dental Health with a critical approach; determine learning needs and direct their learning.
7) He/ She is sensitive to the events on the agenda of the community and the world about Oral and Dental Health and follows the developments, informs the related persons and institutions by using the basic knowledge and skills in these subjects.
8) He/ She communicates effectively,
9) He/ She follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
10) He/ She use computer software and information and communication technologies at the basic level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.
11) He/ She contributes to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values ​​in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to Oral and Dental Health field.
12) He/ She behaves and participates in the quality management and processes.
13) He/ She has enough awareness about individual and public health, environmental protection and occupational safety.
14) He/ She develops himself/ herself by following the developments in science and technology related to his field with the awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning.
15) His/ Her appearance, attitude, attitude and behavior make it an example for society.
16) Has basic theoretical and applied knowledge about Oral and Dental Health. Knows the ethical principles and rules of oral and dental health.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) He/ She has a basic level of theoretical and practical knowledge about oral and dental health.
2) He/ She knows and applies the ethical principles and rules in the field.
3) He/ She participate in sterilization and disinfection studies.
4) He/ She carries out the assigned task independently by using its basic knowledge about oral and dental health field and when it encounters an unpredictable situation, he/she takes responsibility and develops solutions.
5) He/ She has the awareness of lifelong learning and directs his/her education to an advanced level of education in the same field or to a profession at the same level.
6) He/ She evaluates the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Oral and Dental Health with a critical approach; determine learning needs and direct their learning.
7) He/ She is sensitive to the events on the agenda of the community and the world about Oral and Dental Health and follows the developments, informs the related persons and institutions by using the basic knowledge and skills in these subjects.
8) He/ She communicates effectively,
9) He/ She follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
10) He/ She use computer software and information and communication technologies at the basic level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.
11) He/ She contributes to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values ​​in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to Oral and Dental Health field.
12) He/ She behaves and participates in the quality management and processes.
13) He/ She has enough awareness about individual and public health, environmental protection and occupational safety.
14) He/ She develops himself/ herself by following the developments in science and technology related to his field with the awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning.
15) His/ Her appearance, attitude, attitude and behavior make it an example for society.
16) Has basic theoretical and applied knowledge about Oral and Dental Health. Knows the ethical principles and rules of oral and dental health.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 13 6 1 91
Midterms 1 10 1 11
Final 1 10 1 11
Total Workload 113