Clinical Unit of Prosthodontics and Occlusion

Code:

MD51006

Acronym:

UCPDO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2013/2014 - 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	77	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	5	-	6	126	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The objectives of this course aim to provide to students, skills that enable them to study and treat patients who require oral rehabilitation care, related to the field of Prosthodontics and Occlusion.

Being competent in acquiring solid science, allowing not only a theoretical support for its clinical application, but also the realization of a complex and complete rehabilitation planning; • Have knowledge of laboratory procedures used for the preparation of single restorations and bridges, dental or implant-supported; • Be aware of new technologies related to Prosthodontics; • • Be competent in the development of psychomotor skills and aesthetic sensitivity; • • Being competent to resolve in clinical practice autonomously unit -restaurações dental and implant-supported -pontes small extension

Learning outcomes and competences

The syllabus is suitable for the defined objectives. In making the care of patients under faculty supervision (scientific areas: Fixed Prosthodontics, Removable and Occlusion and Orofacial Pain prosthesis), the student will raise all your cognitive abilities, technical and affective, and apply their knowledge in an integrated way, particularly as the psychological relationship, the knowledge needed for uni or multidisciplinary planning(different options stimulate the critical study), the field of specific surgical techniques, the choice of materials and techniques, the aesthetic values and color, the relationship with the laboratory technician and the need for support from other disciplines.
These aspects should be well curled and discussed in the clinical case report which has to present, which requires research of scientific information.
Clinical cases treated, or other scientific aspects, can be addressed in scientific articles to accomplish.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Clinical classes - the students should:
- Prepare the patient's medical history
- Perform a clinical examination
- Formulate a diagnosis
- Formulate and implement a treatment plan (uni or multidisciplinary)
- To monitor patients already diagnosed and ongoing treatments.

Mandatory literature

Shillinburg, Herbert T. Jr. 070; Fundamentos de prótese fixa
Laskin Daniel M. 340; Temporomandibular disorders. ISBN: 0-86715-447-0
Dawson Peter E.; Functional Occlusion. ISBN: 0-323-03371-7 /124.74
Okeson, Jeffrey P.; Bell.s orofacial pains. ISBN: 0-86715-293-1
Okeson Jeffrey P.; Management of temporomandibular disorders and occlusion. ISBN: 0-323-04614-5
Zarb George A.; Prosthodontic treatment for edentulous patients. ISBN: 0-323-02296-0
McGivney, Glen P.; McCracken.s removable partial prosthodontics. ISBN: 0-8016-7964-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

Clinical practice supervised by a graduate teacher.

keywords

General programmes > Basic programmes > Basic programmes
General programmes > Basic programmes
General programmes > Basic programmes
Health sciences
Social Sciences, Commerce and Law > Basic programmes

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Trabalho de campo		90,00
	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese		10,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	64
	Total:	64,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of at least 75% of the classes predicted.
Presentation of clinical work (and their reports) requested by the faculty.

Calculation formula of final grade

Practical Assessment - 90%
Attendance - 10%
All ratings above 16 have to be "defended" in the oral test, otherwise the student is graded 16 points.

Classification improvement

The final grade can be improved in two periods of tests immediately after that he obtained the approval.