COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DHF 3503 DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 1 1 0 2

Offered By

Dentist

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SERAP TITIZ YURDAKAL

Offered to

Dentist

Course Objective

The aim is for students to learn the basic principles of photography and to ensure the accurate and standardized acquisition of intraoral and extraoral photographs, which are an essential part of patient records in dentistry.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines the basic components of photography (ASA, aperture, shutter speed).
2   Explains the operating principles of DSLR cameras and flash systems.
3   Lists and describes the materials used in patient preparation and photography.
4   Applies full-face, frontal, profile, and extraoral photography techniques.
5   Applies intraoral photography techniques and ensures patient comfort.
6   Transfers photographs to a computer and explains the differences between RAW and JPEG file formats.
7   Applies photo archiving methods and identifies common photographic errors.
8   Applies photo editing techniques in digital imaging software.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Components of Photography
2 Basic Concepts: ASA / Aperture / Shutter Speed
3 DSLR Cameras and Flashes
4 Patient Preparation and Materials Used
5 Full Face, Frontal, Profile, Extraoral Photographs
6 Intraoral Photographs
7 Transferring Photographs to Computer
8 Image Processing: RAW and JPEG File Handling
9 Image Archiving and Common Photographic Errors
10 Practical - Patient Preparation
11 Practical - Extraoral Photography
12 Practical - Intraoral Photography
13 Practical - Photograph Transfer
14 Practical Image Processing

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Bengel W: Mastering Digital Dental Photography, Quintessence, 2006
2. Ahmad I: Essentials of Dental Photography, Wiley-Blackwell, 2019
3. Engin Ö: Dental Fotoğrafçılık, Quintessence 2011
4. Photography in Dentistry: Theory and Techniques in Modern Documentation. Pasquale Loiacono. Quintessence Pub. 2012

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Course
2. Readings

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundStudent.examMTE * 0.40 + Student.examFN * 0.60,0
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) roundMTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60,0


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 CBCT reading.
2. The student should be able to define third party programs.
3. The student should be able to describe the integration of CBCT data with third party programs.
4. The student should be able to give an idea about the processing of STL data.
5. The student should be able to define the logic of smile design programs

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

betul.yuzbasiogluertugrul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 12:00 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Practice (Reflection) 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14333
LO.24333
LO.34333
LO.44222
LO.54222
LO.62222222222
LO.72222222222
LO.82222222222

CONTACT INFORMATION
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