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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
DHF 4502	EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1

Offered By

Dentist

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SAIME ESIN GÜNEY

Offered to

Dentist

Course Objective

Learning to critically review articles in the dental literature, find high-quality evidence-based research in dental practice, and put this evidence into practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Explains the basic concepts and importance of evidence-based dentistry.
2	Identifies ethical principles in evidence-based practice.
3	Analyzes types of misleading and bias in scientific research.
4	Creates and applies research questions in PICO format.
5	Conducts literature searches appropriate to the PICO question in digital databases.
6	Evaluates the importance of randomized controlled trials.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	1. Evidence-Based Dentistry and Introduction to Evidence-Based Dentistry
2	2. Ethical principles in evidence-based practice, including joint decision making
3	3. Misleading and taking sides in scientific research
4	4. Evidence-based study steps
5	5. Generating questions in PICO format in evidence-based dentistry
6	6. Name of different digital information search systems, level of evidence; search digital databases based on the generated PICO question
7	7. Hierarchy of evidence and ranking of good evidence for articles in the dental literature
8	8. Importance of randomized controlled trials
9	9. Articles in the dental literature and application of evidence
10	10.Critical evaluation of studies involving questions concerning prognosis
11	11. Critical evaluation of studies on questions involving diagnostic test accuracy
12	12. Assignment presentation and discussion group 1
13	13. Assignment presentation and discussion group 2
14	14. Assignment presentation and discussion group 3

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Paul Glasziou, Chris Del Mar and Janet Salisbury. Evidence based practice work book. Australia: Blackwell Publishing, 2009.
2. Alpaslan C. Ağız, Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi: Kanıta dayalı tanı ve tedavi yöntemleri, Quintessence, 2018.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lesson will be presented in class. Lecture notes will be given to students. Students will follow the lesson from their lecture notes and textbooks.

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

Midterm Exam (40%) + Final (60%)

Assessment Criteria

The course grade is determined by calculating 40% of the midterm examination and 60% of the final examination. A resit examination is administered for students who do not pass.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

saimeesin.guney@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

On the first Wednesday of each month, between 12:00 and 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	1	14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	8	1	8
Preparation for midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for final exam	1	3	3
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			30

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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