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Course Description Course Name : Introduction to Dentistry Course Code : DEN140 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall and Spring (32 Weeks) ECTS : 2 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. FUNDA GÜLAY KADIOĞLU Learning Outcomes of the Course : Explain and exemplify the basic concepts of dental profession Learn and defend the importance of professional belonging Learn and apply skills of professional culture Explain and apply the professional responsibilities Have good communicative skills Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Have the future dentists learn the profession of dentistry, professional culture, the contents and boundaries of dentistry, and the process of professional education through synthesis and analysis. Course Contents : The emergence of professions, the features of healthcare professions, the structure of dental profession, the sense of professional belonging and professional ethical responsibilities. 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 Meeting and Introduction of the curriculum None 2 The history of Cukurova University Faculty of Dentistry Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 3 Introduction of the dental branches and the departments of CUFD-1 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 4 Introduction of the dental branches and the departments of CUFD-2 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 5 The relationship between the science and technology-1 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 6 The relationship between the science and technology-2 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 7 Profession and Professional Culture-1 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 8 Profession and Professional Culture-2 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 9 Emergence of Healthcare Profession-1 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 10 Emergence of Healthcare Profession-2 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 11 Patient-illness-physician-health-healthcare-1 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 12 Patient-illness-physician-health-healthcare-2 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 13 1st Midterm Exam Reference books and notes Written Exam 14 Evaluating Examination Results None 15 Professionalism in Dentistry Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 16 Dentistry as a Technical Discipline Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 17 Dentistry as an Art Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 18 Dentistry as a Social Institute Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 19 Professional Responsibilities of a Dentist-1 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 20 Professional Responsibilities of a Dentist-2 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 21 Professional Competences in Dentistry Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 22 Communicative Skills in Dentistry-1 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 23 Communicative Skills in Dentistry-2 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 24 Acquiring and Using Clinical Information Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 25 Clinical Decision Making Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 26 Critical Thinking and Clinical Jugdement Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 27 Patient´s and Healthcare Profession´s Safety-1 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 28 Patient´s and Healthcare Profession´s Safety-2 Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 29 Role of a Dentist in Establishing and Maintaning Oral Health Reference books and notes Lecture/Question and Answer/Discussion 30 2nd Midterm Exam Reference books and notes Written Exam 31 Evaluating Examination Results None 32/33/34 Final Exam Reference books and notes Written Exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  İlter Uzel, Diş Hekimliğine Giriş (Introduction to Dentistry). ISBN:975-487-131-0, ADANA/2006  A.J.M. Plasschaert et. al. Profile and Competences for the European Dentists. November 2004 by the Association for Dental Education in Europe  "Profession and Healthcare Professions" course handout prepared by Funda Kadıoğlu  "Communication Skills in Healthcare Professions" course handout prepared by Funda Kadıoğlu  "Patient-Illness-Physician-Health-Healthcare" course handout prepared by Funda Kadıoğlu  Kadıoğlu FG. Sağlık Alanında Hatalı Uygulamalar ve Hasta Güvenliği (Malpractice and Patient Safety in Healthcare). Dişhekimliği Dergisi 2012; 103(2):30-31.  Welie JVM. Is Dentistry a Profession?, Part 1. Professional Defined, J Can Dent Assoc, 2004; 70(8): 529-32  Cowpe J., Plasschaert A., Harzer W., Vinkka-Puhakka H.and Walmsley AD. Profile and competences for the graduating European dentist – update 2009 by the Association for Dental Education in Europe. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 70     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 30 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. 5 2 Have the ability to evaluate the nature, resource, limits, accuracy, reliability, and validity of knowledge. 5 3 Have the knowledge of discovering, evaluating and applying scientific information in dental field. 5 4 Be aware of the importance of ethical principles and ethical rules. 5 5 Be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge regarding dentistry on advanced level 3 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 3 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 3 10 Capable of developing and internalizing a positive attitude towards lifelong learning 5 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 3 12 Share professional information with both experts and people who are unfamiliar to this field 3 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 3 16 Capable of using verbal and written Turkish language correctly and expressing herself/himself 5 17 Act according to the duties, the laws related to rights and responsibilities, regulations, legislation and professional ethical rules 3 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. 5 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 3 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 1 29     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 29 0 0 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 5 5     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 5 10     Final Exam 1 6 6 Total Workload: 50 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2 ECTS Credit: 2