Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF DENTISTRY / DIS232 - DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ

Code: DIS232 Course Title: COMMUNICATION IN DENTISTRY PRACTICE Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer CİHAN HASÇİZMECİ (cihanhascizmeci@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
At the end of this course, students will have basic communication skills and knowledge, skills and attitudes about communicating with patients in field-specific situations.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can apply basic communication skills PO-10 It makes a differential diagnosis, preliminary diagnosis or definitive diagnosis by correlating clinical and radiological examination and other diagnostic tests, and findings in the patient's history, taking into account the social and ethnic history of the patients.
Examination
LO-2 Can make patient interview PO-10 It makes a differential diagnosis, preliminary diagnosis or definitive diagnosis by correlating clinical and radiological examination and other diagnostic tests, and findings in the patient's history, taking into account the social and ethnic history of the patients.
Examination
LO-3 can interview difficult patients and specialty patients PO-10 It makes a differential diagnosis, preliminary diagnosis or definitive diagnosis by correlating clinical and radiological examination and other diagnostic tests, and findings in the patient's history, taking into account the social and ethnic history of the patients.
Examination
LO-4 can give bad news to the patient PO-10 It makes a differential diagnosis, preliminary diagnosis or definitive diagnosis by correlating clinical and radiological examination and other diagnostic tests, and findings in the patient's history, taking into account the social and ethnic history of the patients.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic issues and practices in communication, patient meeting, difficult patient interview, patient interview in specific field situations, giving bad news.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to communication skills Expression Don't argue Show Practice
2 The ability to interview with the patient / applicant Expression Don't argue Show Practice
3 The ability to interview with the patient / applicant Expression Don't argue Show Practice
4 The ability to interview with the patient / applicant Expression Don't argue Show Practice
5 The ability to interview a difficult patient Expression Don't argue Show Practice
6 The ability to interview a difficult patient Expression Don't argue Show Practice
7 The ability to interview a difficult patient Expression Don't argue Show Practice
8 mid-term exam
9 The ability to interview the patient in special situations Expression Don't argue Show Practice
10 The ability to interview the patient in special situations Expression Don't argue Show Practice
11 The ability to interview the patient in special situations Expression Don't argue Show Practice
12 Ability to deliver bad news Expression Don't argue Show Practice
13 Ability to deliver bad news Expression Don't argue Show Practice
14 Ability to deliver bad news Expression Don't argue Show Practice
15 Ability to deliver bad news Expression Don't argue Show Practice
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Skills for Communicating with Patients. Silverman, Kurtz and Draper. 2nd edition. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd; Oxon (2004)
2 The Clinical Encounter. Billings and Stoeckle. 2nd edition. Mosby Inc; Missouri (1999)
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 1 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 1 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 6 12
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 3 6
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 7 21
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90