| CODE | RDN2102 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Operative Dentistry | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Restorative Dentistry | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will provide undergraduate students with theoretical tuition in the discipline of operative dentistry, as part of the expertise required for comprehensive patient care and oral rehabilitation. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to give students the knowledge required to be competent in operative dentistry. Such knowledge will set a solid foundation for students to be able to progress in their pre-clinical practical training and eventually provide a high standard of evidence-based dental care to patients in clinical practice. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the aetiology and classification of caries and tooth wear; - Discuss the importance of clinical examination and describe methods of diagnosing dental caries; - Discuss the principle of minimally invasive dentistry; - Explain the rationale for operative dentistry in caries control; - Describe the armamentarium required for the practice of operative dentistry; - Describe the principles of infection control as applied to operative dentistry; - Describe the principles involved in the restoration of carious teeth; - Explain the principles of maintenance of the restored dentition. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Diagnose caries and differentiate carious lesions of different size and severity; - Diagnose toothwear and recognize the various aetiologies of toothwear; - Justify preventive measures and/or operative intervention for carious teeth and teeth exhibiting signs of wear; - Select the most suitable caries removal approach, based on the location and extent of the carious lesion; - Apply the principles of minimally invasive dentistry to the clinical practice of operative dentistry; - Apply the principles of infection control to the clinical practice of operative dentistry. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Pickard’s manual of operative dentistry. 9th ed. Banerjee A., Watson T.F. ISBN 978-0199579150 (Available in Health Sciences Library); - Textbook of Operative Dentistry. Garg N, Garg A. ISBN 9788184487756 (Available in Health Sciences Library); - Fundamentals of operative dentistry: a contemporary approach. 3rd ed. Summitt James B. ISBN 0-86715-452-7 (Available in Health Sciences Library); - Essentials of dental caries: the disease and its management. 2nd ed. Kidd Edwina A.M. ISBN 0-19-262691-4 (Available in Health Sciences Library). |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: DNS1106 Co-requisite Study-units: RDN2101, RDN2103 A pass in this study-unit is required before registering for RDN3101 and RDN3108. Attendance to scheduled sessions, inclusive of lectures/tutorials, practical, laboratory and clinical components is compulsory. Students who do not attend at least 90% of the scheduled sessions will not be allowed to sit for any of the assessment components mentioned below. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Juliana Cortes Adrienne Busuttil Dennis Cutajar |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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