Course Syllabus:
Related Field (common modules):
Medical Emergencies;
Pharmacotherapy;
Scientific Research Methodology;
Ethics, Bioethics, and Dental Legislation.
DENTISTRY CURRICULUM:
Dental caries and the dental structures affected by the disease
; Evolution of understanding of dental caries
; Epidemiology of the disease
; Etiological
factors; Saliva: composition and functions of saliva, salivary tests (salivary flow, pH, and buffering capacity)
Composition and physicochemical properties of enamel and dentin
; Proper use of fluorides / Chemical control of dental
caries; Biochemical and microbiological characteristics of dental caries
Diagnosis of clinical manifestations and use of auxiliary resources for diagnosing dental caries
Active and dormant carious lesions on different coronal and root surfaces of the teeth; root
caries Diagnostic methods (clinical, radiographic, optical transillumination, electronic detection, use of lasers), differential diagnosis
Non-invasive treatments for dental caries
Management of the oral cavity and non-invasive/minimal-intervention
treatments Caries
risk assessment and activity evaluation Atraumatic restorative treatment
Lesion, progression of carious lesions, and restorative
management Layers affected by carious
lesions Forms of intervention for carious
lesions Methods for removing carious tissue using chemical and mechanical
agents Differentiation, etiological factors, and management of erosion/biocorrosion lesions and dental wear
Apply biomechanical principles to direct and indirect
cavity preparation; Nomenclature and classification of cavities
; Biomechanical principles for direct restorations using resinous materials, ionomeric materials, and amalgam
Biomechanical principles for indirect restorations with ceramic, metallic, and indirect
resin/hybrid materials Evolution of cavity preparations and the philosophy of cavity adaptation (cavity preparation is understood to be a sequence of standardized procedures for metal or indirect restorations; whereas cavity adaptation is limited to the total or partial removal of carious tissue and the preparation of the superficial cavity for direct adhesive restoration; it is independent of the standard cavity design, since each carious cavity will be treated differently and is not considered a “cavity preparation”).
Dentin-pulp complex and application of pulp
protection procedures Biological aspects of the dentin-pulp
complex Conservative pulp
treatments Applied pulp protection materials
Properties of direct and indirect
dental materials Nomenclature of dental
materials Physical
properties Chemical
properties Mechanical
properties Instruments used with dental materials
Handle, select, and apply direct and indirect
restorative materials Terminology related to the handling of materials
Preventive materials, pulp protection materials, cements, restoratives, and impression
materials Techniques for the use and application of dental materials and biomaterials
Principles of facial and dental
aesthetics Perception and aesthetic proportions of the face and smile
Criteria for objectivity and subjectivity in analysis
Factors affecting the principles of facial and dental aesthetics
Apply and recommend restorative and non-restorative procedures for correcting facial and dental
aesthetics Evaluate the indication for facial
harmonization Restorative
procedures Teeth
whitening procedures Enamel microabrasion
Course Content: Occlusion Training:
Physiology of occlusion
Dynamics of disocclusion
Articulator
mounting Jig
Constriction
relationship Maximum intercuspation
Waxing
Occlusal plates