DENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
DENT5002 Public Oral and Dental Health Fall 1 0 2 4
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi FATMA ÖNER
Course Objectives: This course aims to convey information on community dental health, epidemiological studies and preventative programs.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Upon succesfully completing this course you will;

1-Be competent at improving the oral health of children, families and groups in the community
2-Acquire information about taking care of the oral conditions of the individuals in treatment planning and the possible effects of the performed treatment.
3-Learn how can indivuals and communities educate about periodontal disease, which indexs can we use in epidemiologic studies and the effect of periodontal disease on systemically health.

Course Content

Terminology and field of community dentistry, assessment of dmf/DMF, atraumatic resin restorations, school programs, adult caries and periodontal disease epidemiology, prevention programs.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Dental Public Health
2) Importance of Dental Health on Public Health
3) Public Dental Health Models Worldwide
4) Requirements, Resources and Objectives in Dentistry
5) Applications of Preventive Dentistry
6) Etiology of Dental Caries, Caries Risk Assessment
7) What is Dental Plaque?, Plaque Accumulation and Metabolism
8) Dental Plaque Elimination via Physical and Chemical Methods
9) Oral Health and Systemic Diseases
10) Epidemiology in Dentistry
11) Preventive Dentistry for Different Age Groups
12) Dental Anomalies and Malformations, Functional Disorders and Oral Habits
13) Periodontal Diseases
14) Organisation of Public Dental Health Programs
15) Public Health Programs in Dentistry, Dental Public Health Programs for Special Needs Population
16) Early Childhood Caries

Sources

Course Notes: Ders ile ilgili kaynak kitaplar dönem başında açıklanacaktır\ Text books related to the course will be announced at the beginning of the semester
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes 8 % 20
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 4 % 40
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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