COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLINIC MANAGEMENT AND ERGONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DHF 5204 CLINIC MANAGEMENT AND ERGONOMICS COMPULSORY 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Dentist

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SERAP TITIZ YURDAKAL

Offered to

Dentist

Course Objective

To equip dentists who are about to graduate with basic knowledge about the clinical setup and administration of our profession.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have knowledge of the legal procedures related to the establishment of a dental clinic.
2   Defines the organization of the clinic in accordance with ergonomic rules.
3   Have knowledge about the organization of institution and person relations.
4   Defines ways of continuing professional development.
5   Learns the principles of financial management and appointment management.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to dental office management
2 Dental team
3 Legal and ethical issues and responsibilities
4 Execution of Official Transactions
5 Written communications
6 Office equipment
7 Dental nomenclature and related terminology
8 Patient records, diagnosis and treatment planning
9 Chart representation of the Oral Cavity
10 Administration of financial records
11 Planning to increase work efficiency
12 Issues related to being an employer
13 Issues related to being an employer
14 Other career opportunities in dentistry

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Bourguignon ED., 2000; Dental Office Management, Delmar Thomson Learning, Canada
2. Dietz E. 2004; Dental Office Management,USA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

course

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

SHORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ARS MIDTERM EXAM
2 KSN ASSIGNMENT
3 YYS SEMESTER FINAL EXAM
4 YYBN SEMESTER FINAL COURSE GRADE ARS * 0.40 + YYS * 0.60
5 BUT Resit Exam Grade
6 BBN Resit Course Grade ARS * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Assessment Criteria

1 The student should be able to describe the legal procedures for establishing a dental clinic.
2 The student should be able to describe the organization of the clinic in accordance with ergonomic rules.
3 Students should be able to define the organization of institution and person relations.
4 The student should be able to identify ways to pursue professional development.
5 The student should be able to describe the principles of financial management and appointment management.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

candan.efeoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 30

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.34
LO.444
LO.53

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