Iconography

Code:

EORTO 02

Acronym:

ICON

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Sciences

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Curso de Especialização
Course/CS Responsible:	Specialization in Orthodontics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EORTO	4	Study Plan 2011/2012	1	-	1	9	27

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The general goals of the UC Iconography are:

- To insure the knowledge of the basic concepts of photography and presentation;
- The use of photography applied to Dental practice;
- To be able to use adequate photographic techniques during case documentation.

Learning outcomes and competences

The Student ought to:

- insure the knowledge of the basic concepts of photography and presentation;
- use photography applied to Dental practice;
- be able to use adequate photographic techniques during case documentation.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Program:

1. Introduction to Iconography and aims.

2. The importance of Digital photography to Dental practice.

3. Uses of Digital photography to Dental practice.

4. Criteria for the selection of photographic items.

5. Cameras and their components.

6. Basic concepts in photography:
a. Exposure;
b. Aperture;
c. Shutter speed;
d. Shutter and aperture ring
e. Depth of field
f. White balance
g. Histograms;
h. Exposure programs: P, A, S, M.

7. Intra-oral photography:
a. Protocol;
b. Materials;
c. Characteristics of each photo: frontal, lateral, occlusal, overjet and overbite;
d. Practice.

8. Extra-oral photography:
a. Protocol;
b. Materials;
c. Background;
d. Lighting protocols;
e. Protocols for each dental specialty;
f. Characteristics of each photo: frontal, profile, ¾;
g. Practice.

9. Object photography:
a. Materials;
b. Light considerations;
c. Practice: orthodontic appliances, dentures, dental impressions;
d. Practice.

10. Catalogation and photography:
a. Basic concepts of catalogation;
b. Photographic library;
c. Introduction to Lightroom 5;
d. Metadata and search terms;
e. Search types on a photo library.

11. The digital image:
a. Pixel
b. Resolution;
c. Compression and interpolation;
d. Jpeg and Raw files.

12. Basic photo editing:
a. Exposure correction;
b. White balance calibration
c. Brightness and contrast correction;
d. Saturation and luminance correction;
e. Dust and artefacts erasing.

13. Slideshow presentation:
a. Powerpoint;
b. Keynote;
c. Prezi;
d. Rules for slides composition;
e. Rules for letering on presentation.

Mandatory literature

Joel Santos; Fotografia Luz, Exposição, Composição, Equipamento, CentroAtlântico, 2010. ISBN: 978-989-615-099 -0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and other classes (9TP/ECTS).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese		20,00
	Participação presencial		10,00
	Trabalho escrito		35,00
	Trabalho laboratorial		35,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Distributed evaluation with final exam and a final project.

Mandatory attendance at least 75% of contact hours.

Calculation formula of final grade

- Attendance x 10% x + practical assessment x 35% + theoretic assessment x 35% + Final project x 20%
- The final classification will be expressed in numerical scale from 0 to 20.
- It is approved the student whose final grade evaluation is equal to or above 10.

Observations

Precedence Scheme:
There is no precedence in this unit.

Statute of limitations:
A student cannot register more than two times in this unit.

Omissions: This unit obeys the Rules of the Post-graduation Course in Orthodontics and Regulation of the Centre for Continuing Education of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Porto. Situations not covered in these regulations follow the precepts of the rules of establishment, accreditation and the
accreditation of internal training courses in the area of continuing education of the University of Porto. The omitted cases will be decided by head of the University of Porto taking the recommendation of the course coordinator into consideration.