COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORTHODONTIC CLINICAL PRACTICE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DHF 4042 ORTHODONTIC CLINICAL PRACTICE COMPULSORY 0 20 0 5

Offered By

Dentist

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BETÜL YÜZBAŞIOĞLU ERTUĞRUL

Offered to

Dentist

Course Objective

This course aims to equip students with the ability to distinguish between normal occlusion and malocclusions in the clinical setting, acquire the skills to perform interceptive and preventive orthodontic treatments, develop the competence to diagnose malocclusions along with their causes, learn the appropriate timing for malocclusion treatment, understand the importance of TMJ stability in orthodontic treatments, and gain knowledge about different orthodontic treatment approaches, multidisciplinary treatment strategies, and modern orthodontic methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Performs accurate measurement techniques at the patient s chair in a clinical setting.
2   Takes and records the necessary measurements from the patient s cephalometric radiograph.
3   Conducts Bolton and Hays-Nance analyses based on the obtained measurements.
4   Understands the bending techniques of the appliance s retentive elements.
5   Applies the bending techniques to the appliance s retentive elements.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 How to prepare a patient presentation
2 Performing cephalometric analysis
3 Calculating Bolton and Hays-Nance analyses from patient measurements
4 Fabrication of a Hawley appliance based on patient measurements

Recomended or Required Reading

Proffit, W. R., Fields, H. W., Larson, B., & Sarver, D. M. (2018). Contemporary orthodontics-e-book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Ülgen, M. (2000). Ortodonti: anomaliler, sefalometri, etiloji, büyüme ve gelişim, tanı. Yeditepe Üniversitesi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- The practical course will be given to the entire class in groups
2- Each group will receive a total of 4 weeks (80 hours) of practical training at the orthodontic clinic throughout the academic year.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 CLE CLINICAL EVALUATION
2 FIN CLINICAL APPLICATION FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundOgr.examCLE * 0.40 + Ogr.examFN * 0.60,0
4 RST CLINICAL APPLICATION RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) roundOgr.examCLE * 0.40 + Ogr.examRST * 0.60,0


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The evaluation will be conducted based on exam grade averages according to the rules specified in the assessment methods.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 80% of the practical applications is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

05529383618
serap.titizyurdakal@deu.edu.tr
betul.yuzbasiogluertugrul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays, 12:00 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 4 20 80
Clinical Practice 4 10 40
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Preparing patient file 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1423442213
LO.2434442213
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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