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  Course Description
Course Name : First aid and Emergency

Course Code : DEN015

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. M.EMRE BENLİDAYI

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learn possible emergencies and their treatments
Learn basic life support
Learn advanced cardiac support
Learn the medications used in emergency situations

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Teach the dental student about the common and relatively rare emergency situations, their differential diagnosis and their treatments

Course Contents : Definition of emergency situations and possible emergergencies Basic life support Advanced cardiac support Dental emergencies General concepts of trauma

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General approach, review of vital findings Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
2 Airway management Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
3 Shock, definition and types Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
4 Basic life support Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
5 Advanced cardiac support Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
6 Pharmacologic agents used in emergency situations Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
7 General management of trauma patient Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
8 Differential diagnosis of chest pain Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
9 Respiratory system emergencies Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
10 Hypersensitivity reactions Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
11 Management of fever Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
12 Management of acid-base balance Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
13 Foreign body aspirations Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
14 Midterm exam Preparation of the questions Written exam
15 Dental emergencies Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials
16/17 Review of basic life support and practical application Reading related textbooks Lecture with the help of visual materials


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, Stanley Malamed, Mosby
 First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Oral Boards / Edition 1, David Howes,
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 50
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Understand the concepts and relationships between concepts in the field of dentistry and have advanced contemporary theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of health care. 2
2 Have the ability to evaluate the nature, resource, limits, accuracy, reliability, and validity of knowledge. 4
3 Have the knowledge of discovering, evaluating and applying scientific information in dental field. 1
4 Be aware of the importance of ethical principles and ethical rules. 0
5 Be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge regarding dentistry on advanced level 2
6 Be able to use the computer programs, related technology and educational tools in dentistry 0
7 Be able to take responsibility, either individually or as a team member, in solving complicated and unpredictable problems related to dental applications 0
8 Be able to critically assess acquired advanced knowledge and skills related to dentistry 3
9 Competent in specifying learning-needs and resources and guid the learning process by using resources effectively 2
10 Capable of developing and internalizing a positive attitude towards lifelong learning 4
11 Be qualified in instructing people or institutions on matters related to dentistry, transferring ideas and solving problems in a written or oral form, receiving thoughts, requirements and expectations of related people and institutions 0
12 Share professional information with both experts and people who are unfamiliar to this field 4
13 Capable of following professional information and interacting with international colleagues using at least one foreign language at European Language Portfolio B1 level 0
14 Be proficient in utilizing information and communication technologies on computer software at least at the level required by the European Computer Driving License in the field of dentistry. 0
15 Able to observe and evaluate contemporary developments in dentistry 2
16 Capable of using verbal and written Turkish language correctly and expressing herself/himself 0
17 Act according to the duties, the laws related to rights and responsibilities, regulations, legislation and professional ethical rules 0
18 Improve continuously in his/her own profession, as well as skills in accordance with scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields by identifying learning needs. 3
19 Have sound information about understanding the healthy and unhealthy invidual´s structure, the physiological functions and behaviors, and the interaction between health and physical and social environment 5
20 Have adequate experience on dental clinical applications 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 29 2 58
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 29 1 29
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 5 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 107
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.28
ECTS Credit: 4