Orthodontics II

Code:

MD4708

Acronym:

O II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mestrado Integrado
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	80	Plano de Transição 2º Ano Bolonha 2007	4	-	3	54	81
		Plano de Transição 3º Ano Bolonha 2007	4	-	3	54	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Study of malocclusion :ethiology.
Essential and suplemental diagnostic criteria

Program

General and local ethiological factors of malocclusion.
Cephalometric landmarks.
Rickets cephalometrics analysis and others cephalometric analysis.
Impressions and plaster orthodontics study models.
Study model analysis: Korkhaus, Moyers and Bolton.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical/Practical

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	45,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

See academic regulation.
A minimum of 75% of class attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final mark from 0 to 20 points = (Theoretical testx 0,45) + (average of all practical work + continuous evaluation mark)x 0,45) + (class attendance x 0,1)

Minimum of 10 points must be achievd for approval. Although a minimum of 7 points (in 20) is required in either theoretical and practical evaluation.

Examinations or Special Assignments

See Special Assessment

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In order to be approved, the students need the theoretical and practical component.

Those students whose statute allows them a special evaluation regime may be evaluated apart from the regular calendar and may have complementary evaluation.

Classification improvement

According to the rules of the faculty’s evaluation procedures

Observations

Teaching staff:

Afonso Pinhão Ferreira, DDS PhD
Jorge Dias Lopes, DDS PhD
Maria Cristina Pollmann, DDS PhD
Maria João Ponces, DDS MSc
Saúl Castro, DDS MSc