Endodontics III

Code:

MD4804

Acronym:

E III

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2015/2016 - 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	60	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; 

Learning outcomes and competences

 

At the end of the semester, students should know:

- To diagnose the inflammatory lesions of pulp, necrosis and apical periodontitis

- To elect the appropriate treatment and obtain informed consent

- To assess the difficulty of endodontic treatment

-To conduct conservative  and emergency pulp treatments, and endodontic treatment of low difficulty

They should also be able to communicate, organize and support its clinical cases and their treatment options.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Studentes should be familiar with basic clinical procedures in dentistry and anesthesia.

Program

Practical classes (clinical) - Conducting clinical acts that include a medical history, collection of signs and symptoms, diagnosis, differential diagnosis with endodontic pathology, preparation and presentation to the patient's treatment plan, conduct and interpretation of intra-oral radiographic examinations, determining the degree of difficulty of endodontic treatment, conducting conservative pulp treatments, emergency care in Endodontics, performing endodontic treatment in cases previously selected in mono and birradicular teeth.

  There will be no limit to the number of acts to be performed by student, provided there is equitable distribution thereof.

TP classes - Endodontic treatment demonstration in patient (video), clinical protocol of endodontic treatment,   Form assessment of the difficulty of root canal treatment , restorability of teeth, presentation and discussion of clinical cases by students.

 

 

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
trope; Endodontics manual

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.

keywords

Health sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Participação presencial		80,00
	Trabalho escrito		20,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	2,5
	Total:	2,50

Eligibility for exams

As the general law.

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation is obtained by the  scores of the practical work (90%) and the information provided by the teacher (10%).