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  Course Description
Course Name : Root Canal Fİlling Techniques

Course Code : DEN036

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. ADİLE ŞEHNAZ İŞCİ YILMAZ
Asst.Prof.Dr. AYŞİN TOPUZ DUMANİ
Prof.Dr. HAMDİ OĞUZ YOLDAŞ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Understand the importance of root canal filling
Learn about core materials and sealers used in root canal fillings
Know about the root canal filling methods and practice clinically

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Adopt all root canal filling techniques from past to the present.

Course Contents : Explain the importance of root canal filling, core materials and sealer used in root canal fillings and root canal filling methods.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Clinic of Endodontics


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The importance of root canal filling Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
2 The importance of root canal filling Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
3 Gutta Percha Techniques Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
4 Gutta Percha Techniques; lateral condansation Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
5 Silver Cone Techniques Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
6 Vertical Condensation with Warm Gutta Percha Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
7 Vertical Condensation with Warm Gutta Percha Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
8 Apical Filling and Lateral Canals Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
9 İnjectable Warm gutta-percha technique Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
10 İnjectable Warm gutta-percha technique Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
11 Coated carrier systems; Soft-core, Thermafill Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
12 Sealers in Endodontics Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
13 Case presentation:first midterm exam Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
14 Case presentation Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
15 Case presentation Reading Literature and Web search Oral presentation and Clinical application
16/17 Final exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Filling Root Canals in Three Dimensions. Herbert Schilder. Journal of Endodontics — Volume 32, Number 4, April 2006
 Pathways of Pulp,Cohen S, Burns RC. Mosby 2002
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 3 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. 1
2 Have the ability to evaluate the nature, resource, limits, accuracy, reliability, and validity of knowledge. 2
3 Have the knowledge of discovering, evaluating and applying scientific information in dental field. 3
4 Be aware of the importance of ethical principles and ethical rules. 1
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 2
7 Be able to take responsibility, either individually or as a team member, in solving complicated and unpredictable problems related to dental applications 2
8 Be able to critically assess acquired advanced knowledge and skills related to dentistry 2
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 2
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 1
12 Share professional information with both experts and people who are unfamiliar to this field 1
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. 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 2
17 Act according to the duties, the laws related to rights and responsibilities, regulations, legislation and professional ethical rules 2
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. 2
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 2
20 Have adequate experience on dental clinical applications 4
* 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 3 8 24
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 100
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4
ECTS Credit: 4