Informatic and New Technologies in Dental Medicine

Code:

1003

Acronym:

INTMD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Audiovisual Communication

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	3.º Ciclo Doutoramentos
Course/CS Responsible:	Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DMDB	6	Dental Medicine PhD - Study Plan 2009/2010	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This discipline is designed to the 1^st year graduation students from the 3^rd cycle.

Development of skills in informatic tools.

Familiarization with computers and the information sciences use in clinical practice and research;  education with  information technologies.

Increase motivation for new technologies with special attention to its reliable application.

Conscientize to permanent updating.

Learning outcomes and competences

General knowledge of  the universe, the interest and the limitations of the tools currently available, with direct interest in dentistry; capable to work with some as a user.

Develop competencies in: some clinical management and electronic clinical registration programs;  the evaluation of the quality of health related web contents;  databases use for bibliographic info in health and research areas.

Working method

Presencial

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

n.a.

Program

Bibliographic research in databases.

Document management systems.

Bibliographic reference - Endnote.

3D visualization programs for DICOM files.

Cephalometry - Nemoceph.

Others (Excel, Powerpoint, Keynote, Prezi, Cad-cam, ...)

Mandatory literature

Abbey Louis M. 340; Dental informatics. ISBN: 0-387-97643-4

Complementary Bibliography

Daskalaki A; Dental Computing and Applications. Advanced techniques for Clinical Dentistry (IGI Global, 2009)
Spallek H; Information Retrieval on the Internet: A Guide for Dental Practitioners (Dental Clinics of North America 46 (2002) 435-462.))
Schleyer TK, Thyvalikakath TP, Spallek H, Torres-Urquidy MH, Hernandez P, Yuhaniak J; Clinical computing in general dentistry, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2006 (May-Jun;13(3):344-52)
Schleyer, TK. ; Why integration is key for dental office technology, Journal of the American Dental Association , 2004
Liu P-R, Essig M; A panoram of Dental CAD/CAM restorative systems, Compendium, 2008 (29(8): 2-10, )

Comments from the literature

Other complementary bibliographic avaiable at Moodle.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and theoretical/practical classes in interactive environment

keywords

Physical sciences > Computer science > Digital systems > Digital content

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

75% of presence in classes - U.Porto rules

Calculation formula of final grade

Interactive T and TP seminars with tutorials.
Continuous assessment, without final exam; Final report / work is required, in a format and theme defined at the beginning of the semester.
Final grade: (50% continuous assessment + 50% report)

Examinations or Special Assignments

n. a.

Internship work/project

n.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

according UP and FMDUP rules

Classification improvement

n.a.