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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.

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 ringe.
e. Depth of fieldf.
f. White balanceg.
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.

Formula Evaluation: - Attendance x 10% x + practical assessment x 45% + final theoretic assessment x 45%

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.

No prerequisites are necessary for the Iconography curricular unit of the Specialization in Orthodontics course.

 

Students may not enroll more than twice in the Iconography curricular unit of the Specialization in Orthodontics course.

The curricular unit Iconography is bound by the regulations of the Specialization in Orthodontics course and those of the Center for Continuing Education of the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Porto. The cases omitted herein shall be dealt with as stipulated by the regulations of creation, internal certification and accreditation of continuing education training courses at the University of Porto, and all other matters shall be resolved by the rector, following a proposal by the course coordinator.