Clinical Practice I
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Dental Medicine |
Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
- Perform clinical examinations, collecting biological, psychological and social information needed to evaluate the oral and medical conditions;
- Familiarity with available treatment options in order to formulate an overall integrated plan of management; Be competent in knowledge and judicious way of ranking the diagnostic tests most commonly used in Implantology and in Prosthodontics;
- Be competent to provide an independent clinical experience in patients, acquired under faculty supervision, particularly in simpler treatments of Fixed Prosthodontics (inlays, crowns and short span bridges, ceramic or metalceramic, on teeth and implant), Removable Dentures (partial and full dentures, acrylic and skeletal, and simple implant overdentures), Occlusion and Orofacial Pain (occlusal splints) and placing implants in simple cases (unit);
- Be aware of pratical laboratory procedures and the new technologies used in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, and Occlusion;
- Psychomotor skills and aesthetic sensibility.
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 sufficient 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 simpler treatments of Fixed Prosthodontics (inlays, crowns and short span bridges, either ceramic or metal-ceramic, on teeth and implant), 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 implant overdentures); Occlusion and Orofacial Pain.
- Be aware of pratical laboratory procedures used in single restorations and bridges, tooth or implant-supported; Removable dentures; Occlusion and Orofacial Pain (occlusal splints).
- Be aware of the new technologies related to Prosthodontics and Occlusion and Orofacial Pain.
- Be competent in the development of psychomotor skills and aesthetic sensibility.
- Be competent to recognize the treatments that exceed their capabilities and in these situations, refer the patient to the appropriate professional.
- Be competent to develop group work and multidisciplinary.
Working method
Presencial
Program
- Clinical history and examination of the patient;
- Study of clinical cases (with the teacher, in their class and in the presence of the patient, and in the next week, without the presence of the patient). The treatment plan, uni or multidisciplinary, with alternatives and their budgets, will be approved by the teacher and presented to the patient, in a written document. The agreed treatment plan will be, in detail approved by the teacher;
- Clinical care of patients (2 students per box), for rehabilitation with Fixed Prosthodontics (crowns and short span bridges, either ceramic or metalceramic), Removable Dentures (partial and full dentures, acrylic and skeletal, and simple implant overdentures), Occlusion and Orofacial Pain (occlusal splints) and placing implants in simple cases (unit);
- In less common cases are carried out practical demonstrations by the teacher;
- Once a month are presented and discussed by all students the most exemplary treatment plans of their clinical practice.
Mandatory literature
Pini N P, Aguiar F HB, Lima DANL, Lovadino JR, Terada RSS, Pascotto RC; Advances in dental veneers: materials, applications, and techniques, Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry, 2012
Shillingburg Jr HT, Sather DA, Wilson Jr EL, Cain JR, Mitchell DL, Blanco LJ, Kessler JC; Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics, Quintessence Books, 2012
Lad PP, Kamath M, Tarale K, Kusugal PB; Practical clinical considerations of luting cements: A review, Journal of international Oral Health, 2014
Laskin Daniel M; Temporomandibular disorders. ISBN: 0-86715-447-0
Bohnenkamp DM; Removable Partial Dentures: Clinical Concepts, Dental clinics of North America, 2014
Zarb GA., Hobkirk J, Eckert S, Jacob R.; Prosthodontic treatment for edentulous patients: complete dentures and implant-supported prostheses, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2013
Comments from the literature
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Teaching methods and learning activities
Students work at the clinic in groups of two per box, under faculty supervision.
keywords
Health sciences
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Participação presencial |
70,00 |
Trabalho escrito |
15,00 |
Trabalho prático ou de projeto |
15,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
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%.
Classification improvement
The final exam in the recourse and improvement season includes a written test, a preclinical practical examination and an oral examination.