Endodontics III

Code:

MD4804

Acronym:

E III

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

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	86	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	4	-	2,5	54	67,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Purpose
Skill in diagnosing inflamatory lesions of the pulp, necrosis and gangrene, as well as traumatic and periapical lesions, through clinical cases; the student must be able to choose the most appropriate treatment, given to the circunstances of the patient (dental, cultural, economic) and with the agreement of the teacher, be able, to monitor and perform under his supervision.
He should be able to perform the endodontic treatment in single root teeth with only one root canal or exceptionally with two root canals.

Program

Program
The pupils perform the endodontic treatment in patients and in molar teeth ex-vivo.
The treatments are performed in the faculty clinic.

Mandatory literature

Trope, Martin; Endodontics manual for the general dentist. ISBN: 1-85097-089-0
Bergenholtz, Gunnar 340; Textbook of endodontology. ISBN: 8-7161-2185-6

Complementary Bibliography

ULL; Journal of endodontics. ISBN: 0099-2399
ULL; International endodontic journal. ISBN: 0143-2885

Teaching methods and learning activities

Methodology
Students are divided in groups, monitored by a professor.
From each work the students write a report that is corrected by the professor and reviewed in the presence of the student.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	42,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation is obtained by the average scores of the practical work (TP), information provided by the teacher (D), and a written test (T): - TP+D+T/3, making 90% of the evaluation and 10% will correspond to assiduity.