Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
Oral medicine concerns the diagnosis and treatment of oral and perioral disease and management of such patients. This course gives students a foundation for understanding oral conditions which directly affect the oral and para-oral structures as well as common medical disorders and how to alter dental treatment in patients with common complex medical conditions.
Course Content:
The diagnosis and treatment of oral and perioral disease and management of such patients, common medical disorders and how to alter dental treatment in patients with common complex medical conditions, and clinical part during which students observes patients during diagnosing and treatment procedures in order to develop their clinical skills.
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 evaluation forms, E: OSCE
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Programme learning outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) 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 2, PLO 4, PLO 5, PLO 6, PLO 8, PLO 10 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 2) Recognize the oro-facial manifestations of systemic disease and be familiar with the management of patients who present in this way. | PLO 6, PLO 9 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 3) Identify odontogenic and nonodontogenic diseaes (Cysts and tumors), the premalign and malign lesions affecting the oral cavity, salivary gland diseases, skin disorders and their oral manifestations. | PLO 6, PLO 9 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 4) Recognizing the clinical features of oral mucosal diseases or disorders, including oral neoplasia, and identifying conditions that require management. | PLO 6, PLO 8, PLO 9, PLO 10 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 5) Develop a differential diagnosis and treatment options for the managements of patients with oral and maxillofacial pathology. | PLO 6, PLO 8, PLO 9 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 6) Discuss the treatment options with the patient. | PLO 8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 7) Interprete the biopsy report and treat accordingly. | PLO 6, PLO 9, PLO 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 8) Manage the treatment approaches of premalignant and malign lesions. | PLO 8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 9) Manage the treatments of patients undergoing radiation and/or chemotherapy. | PLO 6, PLO 7 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 10) Evaluate the severity of the oral and maxillofacial infection | PLO 6, PLO 9 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 11) Provide posttherapetic care and determine the need for additional follow up therapy and/or referral to a specialist. | PLO 7, PLO 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 12) Diagnose orofacial pain. | PLO 6 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 13) Assess oral manifestations of autoimmune and psychosomatic diseases complications of patients in radiotherapy and chemotherapy. | PLO 6, PLO 9 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 14) Manage medical complications that may occur during dental treatment. | PLO 6, PLO 8, PLO 10, PLO 11 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
| 15) Recognizing the etiology and pathological processes of oral diseases in order to facilitate their prevention, diagnosis and management. | PLO 6, PLO 7, PLO 9 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | A, C, D, E |
Course Flow
THEORETICAL COURSE CONTENT *SPRING
| COURSE CONTENT (8.semester) | ||
| Week | Teorical Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Virus infections of oral mucosa I | Study the sources. |
| 1 | Pathology of the benign tumors | Study the sources. |
| 2 | Virus infections of oral mucosa II | Study the sources. |
| 2 | Soft Tissue/Benign tumors/Epithelial nonodontogenic tumors I | Study the sources. |
| 3 | Tongue diseases | Study the sources. |
| 3 | Soft Tissue/Benign tumors/Epithelial nonodontogenic tumors II | Study the sources. |
| 4 | Lip diseases | Study the sources. |
| 4 | Pathology of the malign tumors | Study the sources. |
| 5 | White lesions of the oral mucosa | Study the sources. |
| 5 | Epithelial Malign tumors | Study the sources. |
| 6 | Precancerous Lesions-TNM classification I | Study the sources. |
| 6 | Mesenchimal Malign tumors | Study the sources. |
| 7 | Precancerous Lesions - TNM classification II | Study the sources. |
| 7 | Granulomatous diseases | Study the sources. |
| 8 | Lichen planus and treatment | Study the sources. |
| 8 | Develeopmental diseases /soft tissue | Study the sources. |
| 9 | Symptoms of salivary gland diseases | Study the sources. |
| 9 | Develeopmental diseases /bony tissue | Study the sources. |
| 10 | Differential diagnosis of oral diseases (Problem based) | Study the sources. |
| 10 | Changes in oral tissues related with prothesis (Problem based) | Study the sources. |
| 11 | Bacterial diseases of the oral cavity | Study the sources. |
| 11 | Fungal diseases of the oral cavity | Study the sources. |
| 12 | Allergic reaction in the oral mucosa and perioral region | Study the sources. |
| 12 | Diseases of the protein & carbohydrates metobolism | Study the sources. |
| 13 | Case discussions | Study the sources. |
| 13 | Oral findings of the skin diseases | Study the sources. |
| 14 | Problem based learning | Study the sources. |
| 14 | Case discussions | Study the sources. |
PRACTICAL COURSE CONTENT * SPRING
| COURSE CONTENT (8.semester) | |||
| Week | Teorical Topics | Study Materials | |
| 1 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 2 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 3 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 4 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 5 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 6 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 7 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 8 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 9 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 10 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 11 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 12 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 13 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
| 14 | Practical studies* Oral medicine | Study the sources. | |
Recommended Sources
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Material Sharing
| Documents | Photocopy shareable. |
| Assignments | Shareable. |
| Exams | Not shareable. |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 50 |
| Quiz | - | - |
| Homework | - | - |
| Total | 50 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| Total | 100 |
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. | X | |||||
| 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. | 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. | ||||||
| 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
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 28 x Total course hours) | 28 | 4 | 112 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 28 | 1 | 28 |
| Mid-terms | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Homework | - | - | - |
| Final examination | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Total Work Load | 162 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 6,48 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |