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  Course Description
Course Name : Semi-adjustable Articulators

Course Code : DEN035

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. ORHUNEKREN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Understand the relations between a semi-adjustable articulator and TMJ
Take face-bow and interocclusal records
Mount the stone casts to a semi adjustable articulators

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Learn prosthetic treatments with the help of semi-adjustable articulators

Course Contents : The advantages of semi-adjustable articulators in prosthetic treatments Transfer of interocclusal records to the articulators face-bow record and mounting models to the semi-adjustable articulator

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : related class-rooms


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Fundamentals of occlusion and centric relation reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
2 mandibular movements and its determinants reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
3 occlusal interferences,normal and pathologic occlusion reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
4 organisation of occlusion(bilateral balanced,unilateral and mutually protected occlusions concepts) reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
5 effects of anatomic determinants.molar disclusion and condylar and anterior guidance reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
6 mid term examination
7 Articulators in dental practice (arcon and Non-arcon) reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
8 tooth-transverse horizontal axis relationship(face-bow records) reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
9 registration of condylar movements reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
10 clinical practice of face-bow transfer and condylar registrations reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
11 prapareing master casts and mounting to articulators. reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
12 practice in dental labaratory reading related books working on lab
13 adjusting articulators via patients bite records reading related books lecture with the help of visual materials
14 clinical practice None practice on volunteers
15 case discussions None brain storm
16/17 final examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Major M.Ash,Sigurd Ramfjord,Occlusion,W.B. Sounders Company,fourth edition,London
 Herbert T. Shillingburg, Lowell D. Whitsett, Richard Jacobi, Sumiya Hobo, Susan E. Brackett. Fundamentals of fixed prosthodontics, 3 rd ed.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 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. 3
2 Have the ability to evaluate the nature, resource, limits, accuracy, reliability, and validity of knowledge. 3
3 Have the knowledge of discovering, evaluating and applying scientific information in dental field. 0
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 4
6 Be able to use the computer programs, related technology and educational tools in dentistry 3
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 0
9 Competent in specifying learning-needs and resources and guid the learning process by using resources effectively 0
10 Capable of developing and internalizing a positive attitude towards lifelong learning 0
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 0
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 0
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. 0
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 5
* 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) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 10 20
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 15 15
Total Workload: 101
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.04
ECTS Credit: 4