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FACULTY OF DENTISTRY / DIS313 - DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ

Code: DIS313 Course Title: ENDODONTICS Theoretical+Practice: 1+0 ECTS: 1
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HİLAL ERDOĞAN (hilalerdogan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach the definition of healthy and diseased pulp and periapical tissues and the treatment process followed in the diseases of these tissues.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the root canal system and morphologies. PO-1 As a dentist, she/he has the basic knowledge of clinical and social sciences required by her profession and uses them throughout her/his life.
PO-2 She/he applies the basic medical and science knowledge she has learned in both clinical and laboratory studies and has problem solving skills.
PO-5 As a 'Dentist' who has the ability to work individually, he/she makes decisions regarding treatment by using the relevant diagnostic methods, can take initiative, and expresses his/her professional ideas verbally or in writing, clearly and concisely.
PO-6 She/he uses all kinds of tools to ensure the oral and dental health required by the dentistry profession and has sufficient knowledge about the materials used in dentistry clinics.
Examination
LO-2 can explain pulp and periapical tissue diseases, diagnosis methods and treatment principles. PO-1 As a dentist, she/he has the basic knowledge of clinical and social sciences required by her profession and uses them throughout her/his life.
PO-2 She/he applies the basic medical and science knowledge she has learned in both clinical and laboratory studies and has problem solving skills.
PO-3 She/he can work in interdisciplinary teams in various branches of dentistry and other medical fields and seeks the opinion or treatment of the necessary specialist for medical and dental treatments beyond her ability.
PO-4 Interprets and evaluates data, defines and analyzes problems, and develops evidence-based solution proposals by using knowledge and skills related to contemporary dentistry.
PO-5 As a 'Dentist' who has the ability to work individually, he/she makes decisions regarding treatment by using the relevant diagnostic methods, can take initiative, and expresses his/her professional ideas verbally or in writing, clearly and concisely.
PO-6 She/he uses all kinds of tools to ensure the oral and dental health required by the dentistry profession and has sufficient knowledge about the materials used in dentistry clinics.
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 explain the importance of microbial pathogenicity and infection control in endodontics. PO-1 As a dentist, she/he has the basic knowledge of clinical and social sciences required by her profession and uses them throughout her/his life.
PO-2 She/he applies the basic medical and science knowledge she has learned in both clinical and laboratory studies and has problem solving skills.
PO-3 She/he can work in interdisciplinary teams in various branches of dentistry and other medical fields and seeks the opinion or treatment of the necessary specialist for medical and dental treatments beyond her ability.
PO-5 As a 'Dentist' who has the ability to work individually, he/she makes decisions regarding treatment by using the relevant diagnostic methods, can take initiative, and expresses his/her professional ideas verbally or in writing, clearly and concisely.
PO-6 She/he uses all kinds of tools to ensure the oral and dental health required by the dentistry profession and has sufficient knowledge about the materials used in dentistry clinics.
PO-7 He/she develops and implements effective strategies to prevent dental and medical emergencies that he/she may encounter in his/her office and is sufficient to determine the attitude to be applied for treatment in case of these emergencies.
PO-13 It performs preventive dentistry practices in the clinic, as well as participates in community-oriented oral and dental health programs and projects to be planned at local or national level, and when necessary, it acquires adequate equipment and supervises or manages it.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Root canal system and morphologies, endodontic access cavities, pulp, dentin,periapical structures and diseases, endodontic microbiology, imaging technics in endodontics, cleaning and shaping of root canals, obturation of root canals
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 1.Root canal system and Morphologies 1.1 Root Canal system 1.2. Root canal morphologies Lecture Discussion
2 2. Endodonticaccesscavities 2.1. Şchematic and dynamic endodontic access cavities 2.2. Endodontic access cavity mishaps Lecture Discussion
3 3.Pulp, dentin, periapical structures 3.1. Formation, structure, cells and functions of pulp 3.2. Construction and types of dentine, hydrodynamic theory 3.3 Construction of periapical structures, relation of periodontium and pulp 3.4. Reactions of pulp to caries and dental operations 3.5. Vital pulp theraphies Lecture Discussion
4 4. Pulpal and periapical tissue diseases, methods of diagnosis and treatment 4.1. Diagnostic methods in endodontics and differentive diagnosis Lecture Discussion
5 4.3. Ethiolohy and development mechanisms of pulp diseases 4.4. Classification of pulp diseases Lecture Discussion
6 4.5. Differentive dagnosis and treatments of pulp diseases 4.6. Classification and development mechanisms of root resorbtions Lecture Discussion
7 4.7. Differentive diagnosis and treatments of root resorbtion 4.8.Immunologyh of periapical tissue diseases 4.9. Classification of periapical tissue diseases Lecture Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 4.10. Treatment and healing of periapical tissue diseases 5. Microbial pathogenity and infection control in endodontics Lecture Discussion
10 5.3.Microbial ecology and ecosystem of root canal 5.4. Endodontic infections Lecture Discussion
11 5.5. İmportance of saliva isolation 5.6. İnstruments used in teeth isolation 6. Ceaning and shaping of root canals 6.1. Methods and materials of local anesthesia 6.2. Vital and devital extirpation Lecture Discussion
12 6.3. Endodontic imaging technics 6.4. instruments used in root canal shaping and the usage Lecture Discussion
13 6.5. Basic principals and aims in cleaning and shaping of root canals 6.6. Technics of root canal shaping 6.7. establishing of working length Lecture Discussion
14 6.8.Root canal irrigation materials 6.9. Mishaps of cleaning and shaping of root canals and the solutions Lecture Discussion
15 7. Obturation of root canals 7.1. Aim of root canal obturation 7.2. Materials used in root canal obturation. 7.3. Rootcanalobturationtechnics 7.4. Mishaps in root canal obturation and solutions Lecture Discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 1. Alaçam T. Endodonti, Özyurt Matbaacılık, Ankara, 2012.
2 2. Walton RE, Torabinejad M. Endodontics: Principles and Practice, 4 rd ed, Saunders Co., St Louis, 2009.
3 3. Hargreaves KM, Cohen S. Cohen?s Pathways of the Pulp. 10 th ed, Mosby Co., St.Louis, 20
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture Discussion

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 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 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 1 14 14
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 4 4
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 1 5 5
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 5 5
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 30