COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ORAL BIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBY 5007 INTRODUCTION TO ORAL BIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Dental Biomaterials

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEMIHA HÜLYA ERTEN CAN

Offered to

Dental Biomaterials

Course Objective

To train dentists who have both basic and clinical knowledge in the field of oral biology, who are fully knowledgeable about ethical values, who can closely follow technological developments, who have critical thinking, and who are investigative.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Anatomical and histological structure of oral soft and hard tissues
2   Oral biochemistry
3   Understanding the relationships between oral microorganisms and oral diseases
4   Profilactic measures

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to oral biology Seminar
2 Immunology Oral and dental health in geriatrics
3 Introduction to oral biology Mastication and swallowing
4 Teeth eruption times Radiological imaging of oral tissues
5 Oral cancers Periodontal diseases
6 Oral microbiology
7 Caries
8 Forensic dentistry
9 Tooth embryology
10 Saliva biologics

Recomended or Required Reading

Archives of Oral Biology
A Multidisciplinary Journal of Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, Editors-in-Chief: S.W. Cadden, F. T. Lundy
ISSN: 0003-9969, Published: Elsevier

J Oral Biology and Dentistry HOAJ open Access ISSN 2053-5775, Univercity of Florida

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40 + FIN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRF * 0.40 + FCGR*0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exam;
1. To be able to define dental biomaterials used in dentistry.
2. To be able to discuss dental biomaterials used in dentistry.

Homework and presentation;
4. To be able to explain why treatment outcomes may differ.
5. To be able to follow the current literature on biomaterials used in dentistry.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semihahulya.ertencan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 2 30
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 61

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.144444
LO.24444
LO.3344
LO.4444444