COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PERIODONTOLOGY CLINICAL TRAINING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DHF 5020 PERIODONTOLOGY CLINICAL TRAINING COMPULSORY 0 20 0 5

Offered By

Dentist

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AHU DIKILITAŞ

Offered to

Dentist

Course Objective

This course aims to ensure the clinical practice competencies of undergraduate students by teaching interventional and non-interventional practices along with clinical observation in the clinical practice of the Department of Periodontology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Applies the principles of attending the clinic at class hours with the necessary educational materials before each session.
2   Applies the principles of wearing appropriate clothing in the clinic for infection control.
3   Applies the principles of following sterilization/disinfection, cross-infection rules, and proper and complete use of materials within the clinical setting.
4   Applies the principles of establishing verbal and written communication appropriate to the patient s cognitive and cultural level.
5   Applies taking a complete verbal and written history from patients regarding general and dental health issues.
6   Performs general intraoral and extraoral examinations on patients related to their dental complaints.
7   Observes interventional and/or non-interventional clinical practices on patients.
8   Assists in interventional and/or non-interventional clinical practices on patients.
9   Performs interventional and/or non-interventional clinical practices on patients.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Ensuring infection control in the clinic, providing communication skills with the patient and ensuring that the patient can perform intraoral and extraoral examination steps.
2 2. Ability to apply the steps of diagnosing gum disease in the clinic, measuring the probing pocket depth, clinical attachment loss, and bleeding values on probing.
3 3. Observation of periodontal rare conditions, clinical application of prophylaxis, clinical application of occlusion control, clinical observation of furcation problems
4 4. Clinical observation of clinical application of being able to get support in tooth surface cleaning and root surface planing, making appropriate application movements, clinical application of patient motivation in tooth brushing technique, dental floss use, dental floss use and interdental brush use.
5 5. To ensure the maintenance of periodontal health after the completion of the patient's periodontal treatment and to direct patients who require periodontal surgery to further treatment.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry , Seventh Edition, J.Lindhe, Niklaus P.Lang, T.Kanning. , 2021
2. Dişhekimliğinin Renkli Atlası 1, Periodontoloji (Paradontologie), Haubert F.Wolf, Edith M., Klaus H. Rateitschak, 2007
3. Periodontal Cerrahi Klinik Atlası (Periodontal Surgery- A Clinical Atlas), Naoshi Sato, 2006
4. Newman and Carranza's Clinical Periodontology 14th Edition W.B. Saunders Company, Michael G.Newman, Henry H.Takei, Feumin A.Carranza, 2018

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Attendance at 80% of practical courses is mandatory.
Being successful in the practical courses is a condition for taking the exam.
The qualifications of the practical courses and the conditions for success have been determined.

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

1. Before each lesson, be present at the clinics during class hours with the necessary educational materials for that lesson
2. Be present at the clinic with appropriate clothing for infection control
3. Comply with sterilization/disinfection, cross-infection rules and regular and complete use of materials within the clinical setting
4. Be able to communicate with the patient verbally and in writing, cognitively and culturally
5. Be able to obtain a complete verbal and written history from patients regarding general and dental health problems
6. Be able to perform general intraoral and extraoral examinations of patients regarding dental complaints
7. Be able to observe, assist and apply interventional and/or non-invasive clinical practices to patients
8.Clinical practice; treatment of at least 10 gingivitis patients, at least 2 Stage 1 periodontitis patients, at least 3 Stage 2/3/4 periodontitis patient, and 2 patient presentations must be completed.
Forty percent (%40) of these clinical forms constitute the in-term clinical evaluation grade.
Sixty percent (%60) of the final/retake clinical grade (40% of the final case presentation + 60% of the final written exam) constitutes the final clinical practice grade.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at 80% of practical classes is mandatory.
Being successful in the practices is a condition for taking the exam.
The qualifications of the practices and the conditions for success have been determined.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ahu.dikilitas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Clinical Practice 4 20 80
Procedural skills practice 4 10 40
Preparation for tutorial exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Practical exam 1 2 2
Final Assignment 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.1354154
LO.24513255
LO.344242554
LO.441445335
LO.5413451313
LO.653445442
LO.744443441
LO.8
LO.9