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Orthodontics II
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:05.09.2022 09:07:07
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ORK_012 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Gundega Jākobsone | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Orthodontics | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, ortodonkat rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67815279 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 36 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Medical genetics, human molecular biology, normal physiology, clinical pharmacology in dentistry, internal diseases with propedeutics, human anatomy, dental anatomy, embryology, histology, maxillofacial surgery, oral surgery, pathology, psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, biostatistics, prosthodontics and clinic, dental and maxillofacial diagnostic radiology, prophylaxis in dentistry, endodontics: preclinical and clinical course, periodontology preclinical and clinical course, paediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry, cariology, biomaterials in dentistry, contact culture in dentistry, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, paediatric maxillofacial surgery, otorhinolaryngology for a dentist, paediatrics, Orthodontics I course. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the course is to introduce with treatment principles and methods of dental, maxillar and mandibular growth anomalies; to train the ability to distinguish between simple and complex treatment strategies and recognition of the necessity of treatment and sending to an orthodontist. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Integrated seminar with pediatric dentistry. Management of dental trauma in children. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Integrated seminar with pediatric dentistry. Occlusal changes produced by premature extractions of teeth. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Information about the examinations and evaluation processes in this study year. Information about the methodology for the clinical case analyses. Methodology for the analysis of scientific articles. Evidence based treatment planning. Study designs. Discussion about the scientific reading: picking up the article, evaluation, etc. Preparation for the cumulative examination. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Discrepancies between the teeth sizes and lengths of the dental arches (crowding, spacing). Possibilities to create the space in the dental arch: inter proximal reduction, extractions, expansion. Orthopaedical, orthodontical and passive expansion. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Disturbances in eruption of the teeth: hypodontia, supernumerary teeth, impactions and retentions. Diagnosis, treatment strategies. Complications associated with the supernumerary, impacted and retained teeth. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Dentoalveolar and skeletal problems in sagittal and vertical planes. Differential diagnosis, treatment approaches: early treatment, functional appliances, treatment with fixed appliances and orthognathic surgery. Limitations of treatments. Expected outcome. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Problem - based orthodontic treatment planning, work with the problem list: limitations of orthodontic treatment, diversity of treatment concepts, specific problems, factors influencing the treatment choice. Producing a specific treatment plan and presenting to the patient. Informed consent. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | !! This seminar is part of the State examination. During this seminar the students present the analysis of a scientific article. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual work on preparation of presentations on periodical literature and clinical cases, acquisition of the seminar material. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | At the completion of the 9th semester, 5th study year, the first part of the cumulative examination of the state examination: presentation of periodical literature, will be organized. During session a written examination: multiple choice questions (20 questions) and one written question (an essay) on a particular topic will be applied. During the examination knowledge about diagnostic methods used in orthodontics, general orthodontic treatment principles and management of premature loss of tooth/teeth will be tested. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | • will have necessary knowledge at the level of understanding about treatment principles of dentofacial anomalies in children, adolescents and adults; • will have necessary knowledge at the level of understanding about general orthodontic treatment planning principles; • will have necessary general knowledge about mechanical and functional orthodontic appliances; • will have understanding about the role of an orthodontist in management of complicated dental trauma; • will have necessary knowledge in order to evaluate orthodontic treatment results, retention and relapses. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Will be able to inform patients and their parents about orthodontic treatment principles; ability to diagnose disturbances in tooth/teeth eruption and development. Ability to evaluate strength of evidence of a scientific article and ability to analyse a scientific article. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • be competent to support an orthodontist in maintaining oral health during orthodontic treatment; • competence to explain principles of orthodontic treatment to patients and/or their parents; • will be competent in assessment the risks associated with premature extraction of teeth. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Presentation about a research article | C1 - High level | |||||||
| 2 | Presentation about a topic | C1 - High level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Laura Mitchell. 2013. An Introduction to Orthodontics. 4th Edition, Oxford | ||||||||
| 2 | Materiāli e-studijās. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Proffit WR, et al. 2019. Contemporary Orthodontics. 6th edition, Elsevier. | ||||||||
| 2 | McNamara JA, Brudon WL. 2001. Orthodontics And Dentofacial Orthopedics. | ||||||||
| 3 | English J, Akyalcin S, Peltomaki T, Litschel K. 2014. Orthodontic Review. 2nd Edition; Mosby’s. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Jaunākā periodiskā literatūra: | ||||||||
| 2 | Seminars in Orthodontics | ||||||||
| 3 | Journal of Craniofacial Research | ||||||||
| 4 | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | ||||||||
| 5 | www.sciencedirect.com | ||||||||
