Teaching

10.  Course overview:

This course is designed to introduce dental students to Operative Dentistry on the clinic as a health care science. The student will study the elementary concepts of tooth structure, dental caries, and pathological loss of tooth structure due to dental caries or to any other reasons like attrition, abrasion and erosion. Basic principles of cavity preparation and restoration for pathologically damaged tooth structure will be presented and applied.

This course is designed to teach the student the basic principles and techniques used to restore tooth structure damaged by caries, fracture or trauma, with direct and indirect restorative materials. It will build on the knowledge and techniques learned from the preclinical course on the phantom teeth on the 3rd year stage.

The course will introduce variations based on the extent of the lesion, the restorative materials selected and functional and/or esthetic requirements.

All dental materials used in operative procedures will be reviewed with emphasis on factors affecting their required, final clinical performance.

11. Course objective:

Course objective of operative dentistry:

By the end of this course, through a series of lectures, laboratory sessions and

examinations the student should:

1. Be able to define operative dentistry, its role in health care sciences and its scope.

2. Be able to use the proper terminology and nomenclature for procedures used in operative dentistry.

3. Know the extent of pathological damage of tooth structure due to caries and classification of carious lesions.

4. Recognize cavity classifications as related to carious lesions.

5. Reasonably know the basic principles in cavity preparations and the instrumentation used.

6. Be able to describe the features of cavity preparation using the proper nomenclature.

7. Be able to demonstrate a reasonable skill in reproducing the demonstrated assigned projects.

8. Demonstrate reasonable and consistent manual dexterity skills.

9. Know the basic theoretical aspects of Operative Dentistry.

10. Know the biomechanical and biological principles that determine the restorative procedure(s) to be undertaken.

11. Have a good knowledge of dental materials used, their characteristics, manipulation and limitations.

12. Independently and successfully perform assigned preparations and restorative procedures required.

13. Have developed some judgment on how to select and use an appropriate restorative material to restore function and/or esthetics to damaged tooth structure.

14. Be able to reasonably evaluate the work accomplished based on given criteria and standards.

12.  Student's obligation

The student should attend both theoretical and practical session,  every lectures they are nominated to have a quiz that account 10 numbers over the studing years, they have a requirement that should be complished through the studing year, and they should have mid and final year exam that include both practical exam on patients and theoretical exam and they should get 50 marks to pass the exam.   

13. Forms of teaching

Data show powerpoint, white board, group discussion, tutorial and demonstration.

14. Assessment scheme

Announced written examinations :Mid-year and Final Examination.Monthly and Weekly Quiz .

Practical Examination in clinical operative dentistry

15. Student learning outcome:

At the end of the course the student will be able to perform all basic principles of operative procedures

This course is designed to introduce dental students to Operative Dentistry on the clinic as a health care science. The student will study the elementary concepts of tooth structure, dental caries, and pathological loss of tooth structure due to dental caries or to any other reasons like attrition, abrasion and erosion. Basic principles of cavity preparation and restoration for pathologically damaged tooth structure will be presented and applied.

This course is designed to teach the student the basic principles and techniques used to restore tooth structure damaged by caries, fracture or trauma, with direct and indirect restorative materials. It will build on the knowledge and techniques learned from the preclinical course on the phantom teeth on the 3rd year stage.

The course will introduce variations based on the extent of the lesion, the restorative materials selected and functional and/or esthetic requirements.

16. Course Reading List and References:

References:

1.   Sturdevant’s Art and Science of Operative Dentistry: Harald O. Heymann, DDS, Med, Edward J. Swift, Jr., DMD, MS, Andre V. Ritter, DDS, MS 6th edition: Canada, Elsevier (2013).

2.   Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: James B. Summitt, DDS, MS, J. William Robbins, DDS, MA, Thomas J. Hilton, DMD, MS, Richard S. Schwartz, DDS 3rd edition: India, Quintessence publishing (2006).

3.   Text book of Preclinical Conservative Dentistry: Nisha Garg, Amit Garg, 1st edition: India, Jaypee (2011).

4.   Essentials of Operative Dentistry: I Anand Sherwood MDS (PhD) 1st edition: India, Jaypee (2010).

5.   Textbook of Operative Dentistry: Satish Chandra, Shaleen Chandra, Girish Chandra 1st edition: India, Jaypee (2007).

19. Examinations:

1.  What is Bleaching?

Answer

Bleaching involves the use of chemicals in a carefully controlled environment to improve the natural shade of teeth or correct certain discolorations. This can either be done chairside by the dentist or at home by the patient, results and indications vary however. Two out of three patients experience some sensitivity during the procedure which is completely reversible. Usually a single appointment suffices but for more tenacious discolorations several appointments are required.

2.  True or false type of exams:

High content copper amalgam . . .

a.generally requires greater energy to accomplish trituration  (T)

b. should be placed rapidly in large increments (F)

c Continues to leak since the corrosion products do not form (F)

d. does not cause galvanism in oral environment (F)

e. is equally effective as conventional alloys in clinical studies (F)

3. Multiple choices:

In 3rd generation dentin bonding agents, HEMA (Hydroxyethylmethacrylate) is

1. a hydrophilic monomer that wets the dentinal surface

2. a hydrophilic resin that forms a “hybrid” layer by chemically reacting the intertubular dentin.

3. a hydrophilic monomer that alters collagen to promote cross linking of collagen to dentin.

4. a bifunctional molecule resin that copolymerizes to bis-GMA resins.

a. 1,2

b.

1,4

c. 2,3

d. 1,3

e. 3,4

Correct answer is b. 1,4

20. Extra notes:

21. Peer review

Dr Bestoon M. Faraj Prof.