History of Dentistry

The course covers topics such as the origin of dentistry in different geographical regions, prominent names in the foundation of dental profession and history of Istanbul University Faculty f Dentistry.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Practice

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing,

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, the student should be able to	Programe learning outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Summarize the development of the dental profession in different geographical regions.	PLO 1	1, 2, 3	A
Define the important and prominent names who contributed to the development of the dental profession in the world	PLO 1	1, 2, 3	A
Describe the foundation process of modern dentistry in our country	PLO 1	1, 2, 3	A
Describe the history and development of anesthesia	PLO 1	1, 2, 3	A
Summarize the history of Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry	PLO 1	1, 2, 3	A
Describe the current status of contemporary dentistry in the world	PLO 1	1, 2, 3, 4,	A

Course Flow

THEORETICAL COURSE CONTENT *FALL

COURSE CONTENT (1.semester)
Week	Theoretical Topics	Study Materials
1	Egypt and Mesopotamia	Recommended resources
2	Palestine and Syria	Recommended resources
3	India, China and Japan	Recommended resources
4	America, Aztecs, Mayas and Incas	Recommended resources
5	Greece, Etruscans and Romans	Recommended resources
6	Dentistry in the 7-15th centuries. Islamic period: İbni Sina, Şerafettin Sabuncuoğlu,	Recommended resources
7	Islamic period: İbni Sina, Şerafettin Sabuncuoğlu,	Recommended resources
8	Europe in the middle age (part 1) Cerrah Guy de Chaulia, Giovanni d’Arcoli, Dioscorides	Recommended resources
9	Europe in the medieval period: (part 2) Surgeon Guy de Chaulia, Giovanni d’Arcoli, Dioscorides	Recommended resources
10	Dentistry in the 16th century: Europe Leonardo’da Vinci, Andreas Vesailus, Fabrizzi, Ambroise Pare	Recommended resources
11	Dentistry in the 16th century: Avrupa Leonardo’da Vinci, Andreas Vesailus, Fabrizzi, Ambroise Pare Dentistry in the 16 th century: : Turkish dentists (Nidai)	Recommended resources
12	Dentistry in the 17th century Giovannid’Arcoli, Charles Bell, Edward Maynard, Edward Hudson,	Recommended resources
13	Dentistry in the 17th century , John Greenwood, John Riggs General anesthesia and the first dental anesthesia :Horace Wells (1815-1848)	Recommended resources
14	The Republic period History of Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry; 140 permitted dentists and contemporary dentistry	Recommended resources

Recommended Sources

Textbook

Dişhekimliği Tarihi, Prof. Dr. Gönül Alpaslan, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, ISBN 9754911886.

Additional Resources

- Lecture notes

Material Sharing

Documents	Photocopy shareable.
Assignments	Sharable.
Exams	Not shareable.

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm Exam	1	50
Quiz	-	-
Homework	-	-
Total		50
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adopting a lifelong learning concept, making necessary planning and practice for continuous professional development.					X

ECTS

Activity	NUMBER	Duration (Hours )	Total workload (Hours )
Course duration 1st semester ( theoretical)	14	1	14
Studies outside the class ( 1st semester )	14	1	14
TOTAL			28
Total workload /25			1.12
ECTS credits of the course			1

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