Clinical Practice II

Code:

5209

Acronym:

PCII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	2º Ciclo Mestrados e Pós-Graduações
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Oral Rehabilitation

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MROB	4	Master in Oral Rehabilitation - Study Plan 2010/2011	1	-	12	129	324

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The objectives of this course are designed to provide students with skills to enable them to study and understand the aspects involved in oral rehabilitation, namely those relating to the areas of Fixed Prosthodontics, of Removable Prosthodontics, and Occlusion and Orofacial Pain, under faculty supervision.

Learning outcomes and competences

- Perform all appropriate clinical examinations proficiently, collecting biological, psychological and social information needed to evaluate the oral and related medical conditions for all patients.

- Develop high familiarity with available treatment options in order to discuss with patients and make an appropriate choice (if necessary in conjunction with other specialists) and to formulate an overall integrated plan of management for each patient.

- Be competent in-depth knowledge and judicious way of ranking the diagnostic tests most commonly used in Prosthodontics.

- Be competent to provide an independent clinical experience in patients, acquired under faculty supervision, , to the highest ethical and technical standards in line with current knowledge and with the full and valid consent of patients, particularly in simple and medium complexity treatments of Fixed Prosthodontics (inlays, crowns and short and large span bridges, either ceramic or metal-ceramic, on teeth and implant), and which include, in-depth , tooth preparation, provisional restorations, impressions, intermaxillary relations and the mounting of the models in the articulator, the color choice, aesthetic and occlusal trials, and cementation; Removable dentures (partial and full dentures, acrylic and skeletal, and simple and complex implant overdentures); Occlusion and Orofacial Pain (EMG, TENS, occlusal splints).

- Be aware of high pratical laboratory procedures used in all fixed restorations, tooth or implant-supported, and with different ceramic systems; Removable prosthesis, including the placement of attachments in implant overdentures; Occlusion and Orofacial Pain (occlusal splints).

- Be competent in the development of psychomotor skills and aesthetic sensibility.

- Co-ordinate overall treatment and care of patients and appreciate when it is appropriate to refer to a specialist in another area or a dental care professional.

- Be competent to develop group work and multidisciplinary.

- Become an effective and efficient leader of a multi professional team practicing Prosthodontics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Practical classes in the clinic FMDUP, to patients, and which comprise:

- Study of clinical cases (with the teacher responsible for the group, in their own class and in the presence of the patient, and in the week following the data collection consultation, without the presence of the patient). The treatment plan, uni or multi-disciplinary, with alternatives and their budgets, will be approved later by the teacher and presented to the patient, in a written document. The agreed treatment plan will be, in detail and with the sequence of clinical sessions to be held, presented and approved by the teacher.

- Clinical care of patients (groups of 2 students per box), for rehabilitation with Fixed Prosthodontics (inlays, crowns and short and large span bridges, either ceramic or metal-ceramic, on teeth and implant); Removable dentures (partial and full dentures, acrylic and skeletal, and simple and complex implant overdentures); Occlusion and Orofacial Pain (EMG, TENS, occlusal splints).

- In less common cases are carried out practical demonstrations by the teacher responsible.

- Once a month, are presented and discussed by all students the most exemplary treatment plans of their clinical practice.

Mandatory literature

Misch, C. E.; Dental implant prosthetics, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2014
Laskin Daniel M. 340; Temporomandibular disorders. ISBN: 0-86715-447-0
Dawson Peter E.; Functional Occlusion. ISBN: 0-323-03371-7 /124.74
Zarb George A.; Prosthodontic treatment for edentulous patients. ISBN: 0-323-02296-0
Scherer MD, McGlumphy EA, Seghi RR, Campagni W V; Comparison of retention and stability of two implant-retained overdentures based on implant location, The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2014
Wegner K, Zenginel M, Buchtaleck J, Rehmann P, Wostmann B; Influence of two functional complete-denture impression techniques on patient satisfaction: dentist-manipulated versus patient-manipulated, The International Journal of Prosthodontics, 2010

Teaching methods and learning activities

Students work at the clinic in groups of two per box, under faculty supervision.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito		15,00
Prova oral		15,00
Participação presencial		70,00
Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	129
	Total:	129,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of at least 75% of the lessons.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is calculated taking into account the following parameters:

- Evaluation of clinical practice, taking into account the attendance and punctuality, familiarity with the procedure, the quality and quantity of teaching support needed, the level of clinical procedure, the correct evaluation of the clinical outcome and the use of the clinical protocol to ensure security patient - 70%.

- Evaluation of reports of patients - 15%.

- Evaluation of participation on monthly sessions of clinical cases debate - 15%.

The final exam in the recourse, improvement and extraordinary season include a written test, a preclinical practical and an oral examination.

Classification improvement

Clinical or pre-clinical case - planning and practice.

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