COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MATERIAL SCIENCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ADS 1008 MATERIAL SCIENCE COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Oral and Dental Clinical

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR SERDAR DEMIR

Offered to

Oral and Dental Clinical

Course Objective

It aims to teach oral and dental health technicians the chemical and physical structures, as well as the clinical and laboratory properties of the materials used in the dentistry clinic, and how to use them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Storage of materials used in dentistry in the clinical setting
2   General properties of materials used in dentistry
3   Explains the chemical structure of impression material and its interaction with other materials
4   Manages the process of delivery of impression to the laboratory.
5   Prepares both bonding and base cement according to the guiding of dentist.
6   Interaction of dental materials according to the usage areas.
7   Know the usage of materials used in dentistry clinic

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to science of materials
2 Plaster in Dentistry
3 Dental Waxes 1
4 Dental Waxes 2
5 Base Plates in Dentistry
6 Impression Materials in Dentistry part 1
7 Impression Materials in Dentistry part2
8 Midterm Exam
9 Amalgam Filling in Dentistry
10 Esthetic Fillings in Dentistry Part 1
11 Esthetic Fillings in Dentistry Part 2
12 Cements in Dentistry Part 1
13 Cements in Dentistry Part 1
14 Repeat
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists,
2. Carol Dixon Hatrick, W. Stephen Eakle, William F. Bird, 2 edition, Elsevier Inc. 2008.
3. Diş Hekimi Asistanı El Kitabı, M. Murat Gözübüyük, Quintessence, 2010.
4. Cabe JF, Walls AWG. Applied Dental Materials. Munksgaard International
5. Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Yardımcısı El Kitabı,Doç.Dr.Gülser KILINÇ, Nobel, Ankara,2024

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion

Assessment Methods

To be announced!


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Written exam consisting of multiple choice and classical questions

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is conducted and evaluated within the framework of SHMYO Teaching and Examination Implementation Principles.
Participation in 70% of courses is mandatory.
Any copying action will result in the opening of a disciplinary investigation
The faculty reserves the right to conduct practical exams. The grades to be taken from these exams will be added to the midterm and final exam grades.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-posta: serdar.demir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Practice (Reflection) 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1332
LO.2332
LO.3222
LO.4222
LO.5222
LO.6232
LO.7232