Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
Aim
The fourth-year didactic course in oral surgery focuses on more advanced surgical topics including management of impacted teeth, apical resection, management of benign and malignant lesions of the jaws and management of general anesthesia and sedation. The fourth-year clinic course in oral surgery consist of 2 semester entegrated clinic during which the students are fully immersed in all of the activities of the department including exodontias procedures, surgical consultations, and postoperative evaluations; assisting complex dentoalveolar surgical cases.
Course Content:
Surgical treatment of impacted teeth, cyst and benign tumors, orofacial infection of soft and hard tissue, basic and advanced life support will be discussed
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Case Study 5: Practice
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Written Examination B: Preclinical Lab Study C: Assignment D: Clinical performance form E: OSCHE
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Recognize and diagnose medical emergencies and manage allergic and anafilactic reactions and perform initial stabilizing treatment for medical emergencies including basic life support. | 1,3,9,15 | 1,2,3,4,5 | A,D,E |
| Evaluate patient anxiety and determine the need for general anesthesia, enteral, parenteral or inhalation sedation and provide help to overcome dental anxiety | 1,3,6,15 | 1,2,3,4,5 | A,D,E |
| Provide therapy if the management of the patients oral and maxillofacial infection is within the general practioner’s level of expertise, or refer the patient to a specialist for consultation | 1,3,6,8,10,15 |
1,2,3,4, | A,D,E |
| Recognize the infection of orafacial regions, diseases of maxillary sinus, and salivary gland diseaes and surgical treatment of jaw cysts | 1,3,6,7,10,15 | 1,2,3,4 | A,D,E |
| Define the wound healing, hemostasis and suture materials used to faciliate healing | 1,3,6,7,8,9,10,15 | 1,2,3,4, | A,D,E |
| Diagnose and treat the postsurgical complications associated with surgical procedures | 1,3,7,8,9,10,15 | 1,2,3,4 | A,D,E |
| Recognize the need for biopsy of both hard and soft tissue and intreprete the biopsy report and treat accordingly. | 1,3,6,7,8,9,10,15 |
1,2,3,4 | A,D,E |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | |||
| 1st Semester | |||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials | |
| 1 | Introduction to Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery | Recommended resources | |
| 2 | Physiology of the nerve system, pain and anesthesia II/ Wound & wound healing | Recommended resources | |
| 3 | Physiology of the Circulation & Breathing and Anesthesia I/ Incision and flap designs | Recommended resources | |
| 4 | Physiology of the Circulation & Breathing and Anesthesia II/ Suture materials and techniques | Recommended resources | |
| 5 | Basic life support (theory)/ Classification of impacted teeth | Recommended resources | |
| 6 | Basic life support (theory and practice)/ Management of impacted Molar Teeth | Recommended resources | |
| 7 | Basic life support (theory and practice)/ Management of impacted canines and supernumerary teeth | Recommended resources | |
| 8 | Advanced Life support I/ Case discussions | Recommended resources | |
| 9 | Advanced Life support II/ Postop care and precriptions | Recommended resources | |
| 10 | Shock and its treatment I/ Surgical treatment of odontogenic cysts | Recommended resources | |
| 11 | Shock and its treatment II/ Surgical treatment of odontogenic tumors | Recommended resources | |
| 12 | Principles of differential diagnosis and biopsy | Recommended resources | |
| 13 | Apical resection | Recommended resources | |
| 14 | Case discussion/ Make-up exam | Recommended resources | |
Recommended Sources
6. Basics of Anesthesia: Expert Consult – Saunders; Sixth edition, 2011. |
Material Sharing
| Documents | Contemporary literature |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | Theoretical and practical formative and summative exams |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Formative exams | 2 | 100% |
| Summative | 1 | - |
| Total | 3 | 100% |
| Contribution of the final to the overall success | 1 | 50% |
| Contribution of the formatives to the overall success | 1 | 50% |
| Total | 3 | 100% |
| Formative exams | 2 | 50% |
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. | X | |||||
| 2 | Planning and managing teamwork in the practice, taking into consideration patient safety and clinical risk management. | X | |||||
| 3 | Applying ethical principles in all patients and using ethical decision making principles in solving ethical issues. | X | |||||
| 4 | Maintenance of an effective communication with the dental staff and patients. | X | |||||
| 5 | Taking care of the privacy of patient information and keeping and maintaining patient records thoroughly. | X | |||||
| 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. | X | |||||
| 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. | X | |||||
| 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. | X | |||||
| 12 | Establishing communication with pediatric patients considering the stages of mental development and provision of behavioral management. | X | |||||
| 13 | Planning, execution and evaluation of community based programs focused on special groups. | X | |||||
| 14 | Making necessary suggestions in reorganization and areas of national health policies. | X | |||||
| 15 | Following international literature, evaluating publications critically and integration of research results and evidence based dentistry during practice. | X | |||||
ECTS
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course duration Fall period (theoretical) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Course duration Fall period (practical) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Course duration Spring period (theoretical) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Course duration Spring period (practical) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) (1st and 2nd semester) | 28 | 2 | 56 |
| Mid-terms | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| quizzes | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| assigment | |||
| Final examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Work Load | 204 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 8,16 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8 |