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  Course Description
Course Name : Dental Materials

Course Code : DEN372

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (32 Weeks)

ECTS : 2

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. YURDANUR UÇAR

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learn about the structure and general properties of materials
Distinguish different materials
Select materials (metalic, ceramic and polymeric) used in dentistry
Be able to decide the material to be used on a certain case

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Have the students learn the general properties and applications of biomaterials used in biotechnology.

Course Contents : Mechanical, optical, thermal, biological and chemical properties of biomaterials, the general properties of polimerik, metalic, ceramic and composite materials, and the properties and applications of materials used in dental applications

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom assigned for 3rd year students


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 GENERAL PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES AND OF MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
2 GENERAL PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES AND OF MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
3 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
4 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
5 THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
6 OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
7 POLYMERS AND DENTURE RESINS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
8 POLYMERS AND DENTURE RESINS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
9 DENTURE RELINING MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
10 INTRODUCTION TO IMPRESSION MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
11 RIGID IMPRESSION MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
12 ELASTIC IMPRESSION MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
13 DENTAL COMPOSITES ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
14 1ST MIDTERM EXAM ALL HANDOUTS ORAL EXAM
15 GENERAL PROPERTIES OF DENTAL ALLOYS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
16 NOBLE ALLOYS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
17 BASE METAL ALLOYS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
18 AMALGAM ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
19 TARNISH AND CORROSION ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
20 DENTAL PORCELAIN ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
21 PORCELAIN FUSED TO METAL RESTORATIONS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
22 FULL PORCELAIN RESTORATIONS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
23 COMPOSITION OF DENTAL PORCELAIN ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
24 MANUFACTURING METHODS OF DENTAL PORCELAINS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
25 ADHESIVE RESTORATIVE MATERIALS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
26 DENTAL CEMENTS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
27 MATERIAL SELECTION IN DENTAL APPLICATIONS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
28 MATERIAL SELECTION IN DENTAL APPLICATIONS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
29 MATERIAL SELECTION IN DENTAL APPLICATIONS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
30 2ND MIDTERM EXAM ALL HANDOUTS ORAL EXAM
31 MATERIAL SELECTION IN DENTAL APPLICATIONS ASSIGNED HANDOUT DISCUSSION, INTERACTIVE
32/33/34 FINAL EXAM ALL HANDOUTS ORAL EXAM


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Course handouts given to the students prepared by the lecturer
 Craig RG, Powers JM. Restorative Dental Materials. 12th ed. St. Louis, MO: C48; 2002
 John F. McCabe (Çeviren Prof. Dr. Emine Nayır). Diş Hekimliği Maddeler Bilgisi Yedinci baskı. İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Basımevi ve Film Merkezi, 1999.
 Anusavice KJ. Phillips’ Science of Dental Materials. 11th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2003. p. 621–54
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
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. 0
5 Be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge regarding dentistry on advanced level 5
6 Be able to use the computer programs, related technology and educational tools in dentistry 1
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 5
9 Competent in specifying learning-needs and resources and guid the learning process by using resources effectively 5
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 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 1
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. 1
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 2
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. 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 1
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 1 29
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 1 2
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 61
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.44
ECTS Credit: 2