COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINIMAL INVASIVE DENTISTRY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBY 5011 MINIMAL INVASIVE DENTISTRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Dental Biomaterials

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜLSER KILINÇ

Offered to

Dental Biomaterials

Course Objective

Minimally invasive dentistry is a philosophy that tries to ensure that permanent teeth are functional for life and primary teeth are functional until they lost, and it is a vitally important term in modern dentistry. This course aims to introduce a minimally invasive intervention approach, a preventive philosophy to minimize intervention, individualized risk assessments, accurate detection of lesions, and remineralization of lesions that have not been exposed to cavitation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains knowledge of remineralization agents and their application.
2   Gains knowledge about minimally invasive intervention approaches.
3   Grades the severity and progression of caries.
4   Evaluates the effectiveness of advanced caries diagnostic methods.
5   Defines minimally invasive techniques in dentistry.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is minimally invasive dentistry Seminar
2 Minimally invasive approach in pedodontics I Minimally invasive approach in oral, dental and maxillofacial radiology
3 Minimally invasive approach in pedodontics II Minimally invasive dentistry biomaterials I
4 Minimally invasive approach to restorative dental treatment I Minimally invasive dentistry biomaterials 2
5 Minimally invasive approaches in periodontology
6 Minimally invasive approach in restorative dental treatment II
7 Seminar
8 Seminar
9 Minimally invasive approach in surgery

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** 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)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülser Kılınç
gulser.kilinc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 1 18 18
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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