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Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
The course aims to be aware of age-related changes in the teeth and surrounding tissues and allowing it and to select the appropriate preventive and therapeuric procedures to improve the quality of life of elderly patients with special knowledge, attitudes, and technical skills required in the provision of oral health care, to investigate the changes in oral tissues including oral mucosa, tongue, bone, temporomandibular joint, saliva and salivary glands in elderly individuals.
Course Content:
| Gerodontology and its place in dentistry. |
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Case Study 5: Practice
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, B: Preclinical Lab Study C: Homework-Case study D: Clinical performance form E: OSCHE
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Identify geriatric patients and the management strategies for the care of the elderly and the interaction of other members of the dental team |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Distinguish between normal and abnormal consequences of aging |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Describe the problems related to the provision of removable dentures to the elderly |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Explain the presentation of dental and oral diseases and disorders in elderly patients and the range of psychological and social factors affecting these groups. |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Be aware of behavioral and perceptual disorders |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Consider that endodontic treatment is a favorable treatment option in an elderly patient and follow necessary protocols with the awareness of the changes in the dental pulp related with aging. |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Assess the patient's physical status prior to treatment: this includes taking a patient history, physical examination, vital signs, laboratory data and imaging results and understanding the relationship between the patient’s medical status and the proposed dental treatment plan and develop a diagnosis and treatment plan to include specialty referral when indicated |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Recognize the anatomic and esthetic problems related to edentulism. |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Describe the oral changes including bone, oral mucosa, tongue, saliva and salivary glands and causes of oral changes in elderly patients (dental hard tissue and pulp tissue) |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Recognize the oro-facial manifestations of systemic disease and be familiar with the management of patients who present in this way |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Develop a differential diagnosis and treatment options for the managements of oral findings in elderly patients. |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Assess oral mucosa of the elderly patient from the point of premalignant and malign lesions. |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
| Provide post-treatment care and determine the need for additional follow up therapy and/or referral to a specialist. |
PLO 6,PLO 8,
PLO 10 |
1,2,3 | A,C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT (9. Semester) | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Gerodontology and its place in dentistry | |
| 2 | Prosthetic rehabilitation and planning for geriatric patients I | |
| 3 | Prosthetic rehabilitation and planning for geriatric patients II | |
| 4 | Periodontal problems and periodontology for geriatric patients | |
| 5 | Treatment and maintenance of oral diseases for geriatric patients (changes in oral tissues including oral mucosa, tongue, bone, temporomandibular joint, saliva and salivary glands in elderly patients). | |
| 6 | Endodontics and improvements in endodontics for geriatric patients | |
| 7 | Behavior disorders in geriatric patients | |
| 8 | Geriatric psychology | |
| 9 | Dental caries in geriatric patients | |
| 10 | Neuroscience in dentistry | |
| 11 | Restorative treatment for geriatric patients | |
| 12 | Temporomandibular disorders in geriatric patients | |
| 13 | Temporomandibular disorders treatment in geriatric patients | |
| 14 | Temporomandibular disorders treatment in geriatric patients | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
1. Hand-outs
2. Budtz Jorgensen EJ, Prosthodontics for the elderly: diagnosis and treatment. 1999 3. Zarb George A, Boucher’s prosthodontic treatment for edentulous patients, 1997 4. Journal of Gerodontology |
Material Sharing
| Documents | Contemporary literature |
Assessment
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | Contemporary literature |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | 2 Theoretical exam |
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 50% |
| Quizzes | ||
| Final exam | 1 | 50% |
| Total | ||
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | ||
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | ||
| Total | 100% | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Adopting a lifelong learning concept, making necessary planning and practice for continuous professional development. | ||||||
| 2 | Planning and managing teamwork in the practice, taking into consideration patient safety and clinical risk management | ||||||
| 3 | Applying ethical principles in all patients and using ethical decision making principles in solving ethical issues. | ||||||
| 4 | Maintenance of an effective communication with the dental staff and patients. | ||||||
| 5 | Taking care of the privacy of patient information and keeping and maintaining patient records thoroughly | ||||||
| 6 | Using the necessary anamnesis, examination and auxiliary diagnostic methods for the diagnosis of oral and dental diseases and interpreting the relationship between the general health status of the patient and planning of dental treatments. | X | |||||
| 7 | Making a comprehensive treatment planning that includes all preventive measures by taking the protection and maintenance of health as a priority in all dental practices. | ||||||
| 8 | Planning alternative treatment options and make a collaborative decision with the patient about final treatment planning by informing about the advantages and disadvantages of the plans. | X | |||||
| 9 | Integrating basic medical sciences in clinical sciences and using this information in all procedures of the patient. | ||||||
| 10 | Making a treatment planning by taking oral health risks of the patient into consideration and referring to a specialist in cases beyond one’s area of expertise | X | |||||
| 11 | Performing first step health services of the patient with maximum psychomotor skills and using the principles of evidence based dentistry. | ||||||
| 12 | Establishing communication with pediatric patients considering the stages of mental development and provision of behavioral management. | ||||||
| 13 | Planning, execution and evaluation of community based programs focused on special groups. | ||||||
| 14 | Making necessary suggestions in reorganization and areas of national health policies. | ||||||
| 15 | Following international literature, evaluating publications critically and integration of research results and evidence based dentistry during practice. | ||||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Final examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Work Load | 25 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 1 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 1 | ||