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  Course Description
Course Name : Non-invasive TMD treatments

Course Code : DEN037

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 TMJ and functional anatomy
Diagnose muscle disorders and internal dearrangements
Do medical and splint treatments

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Learn TMD treatments with reversible non-invasive techniques

Course Contents : TMJ anatomy and TMJ functional anatomy Muscle disorders Internal dearrangements Medical and splint treatments

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : related classrooms


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Anatomy of TMJ and muscles of mastication reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
2 functional anatomy and biomechanics of TMJ reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
3 ethyology of mastication system disorders reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
4 symptoms of mastication system functional disorders reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
5 differantial diagnosis and treatment in TMD reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
6 treatment procedures of TMD reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
7 mid term examination
8 treatment of muscle disorders reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
9 case discussion None brain storm
10 treatment of internal dearrangement reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
11 case discussion None brain storm
12 MR imaging in TMD reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
13 treatment of inflamatuary TMD reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
14 treatment of chronic mandibular hypomobility and growth disorders reading related books lucture with the help of visual materials
15 case discussions and clinical practice None brain storm
16/17 final examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Okeson JP,Management of Temporomandibular Disorders and Occlusion,Elsevier,7 th ed.
 Esengül Yengin,Diagnose and treatment of TMD.İU Dental faculty.1.st 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. 2
3 Have the knowledge of discovering, evaluating and applying scientific information in dental field. 4
4 Be aware of the importance of ethical principles and ethical rules. 2
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 1
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 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. 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 0
20 Have adequate experience on dental clinical applications 1
* 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 8 16
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 90
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.6
ECTS Credit: 4