Information Package / Course Catalogue
Restorative Dentistry I
Course Code: DHF202
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 4
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To comprehend cavity preparation techniques, hand instruments used in cavity filling, restorative materials, to know anatomy of enamel, dentine and pulp. to learn cavity preparation techniques and filling techniques.

Course Content

Common cavity principals, cavity principals of Black, Current cavity classification, hand instruments, pulp capping materials, application of amalgam and composite restorations, polish and varnish of amalgam and composite.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Aybeniz OĞUZHAN
Lec. Hafize Gamze DEMİRBAŞ ÜNVERDİ
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn cavity principals, describe Black's and other current cavity principals, and know hand instruments and their usage.
2.To describe pulp capping and base materials.
3.Describe restorative materials.
4.To learn amalgam and composite filling application.
5.To learn finishing and polishing procedures of composite and amalgam restorations
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Textbook of clinical cariology, Anders Thylstrup & Ole Fejerskov, Copenhagen : Munksgaard, 1994.
2.Pickard’s Manual of Operative Dentistry, E.A.M. Kıdd, B. G.N. Smith, H.M.Pıckard Oxford University Press Hong-Kong, 1990.
3.Essentials of Dental Caries, Edwina A. M. Kidd, Sally Joyston-Bechal, Oxford University Press, 1997.
4.Principles and Practice of Operative Dentistry, Gerald T. Charbeneau, Lea & Febiger, 1975.
5.Orban’ s Oral Histology and Embryology, S.N. Bhaskar , Mosby-Year Book, 1990.
6.Advances in Operative Dentistry, Nairn H.F. Wilson, Massimo Fuzzi, Jean-Francois Roulet, Quintessence Publishing Co Ltd, 1999.
7.Dental Materials and Their Selection, William J . O’ Brien , Quintessence Pub Co, 2009.
8.Textbook of Operative Dentistry, Lloyd Baum, Ralph W. Phillips, Melvin R. Lund, Philadelphia : Saunders, 1995.
9.Sturdevant's Art and Science of Operative Dentistry, Theodore Roberson, Harald O. Heymann, Edward J. Swift, Jr, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2006.
10.Konservatif Diş Tedavisi, Gündüz Bayırlı& Şükrü Şirin, Dünya Tıp Kitabevi Istanbul, 1982
11.Diş Çürükleri Fatma Koray Ulusal Tıp Kitapevi Istanbul, 1981.
12.Dayangaç B. Kompozit rezin restorasyonlar. Güneş Kitabevi; Ankara, 2000
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Instruments and burs (Application in preclinic)
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Instruments and burs (Application in preclinic)
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
General cavity principles (Application in preclinics)
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
General cavity principles (Application in preclinics)
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
General cavity principles (Application in preclinics)
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
General cavity principles (Application in preclinics)
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Current cavity classification (Application in preclinics)
Week 8 - Theoretical
General introduction to restorative materials
Week 9 - Theoretical
Structure of enamel and dentin
Week 10 - Theoretical
Caries theories and caries formation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Caries theories and caries formation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Structure and importance of saliva
Week 13 - Theoretical
Amicroorganisms
Week 14 - Theoretical
Microbial Dental Plaque
Week 15 - Theoretical
Microorganism and caries relationship
Week 16 - Theoretical
Saliva-decay relationship
Week 17 - Theoretical
The role and importance of nutrition in caries
Week 18 - Theoretical
Classification of caries
Week 19 - Theoretical
Caries diagnostic methods
Week 20 - Theoretical
Caries activity tests
Week 21 - Theoretical
Preventive and protective Dentistry practices
Week 22 - Theoretical
Construction of amalgam filling (Midterm Exam)
Week 23 - Theoretical & Practice
Construction of amalgam filling (application in preclinics)
Week 24 - Theoretical & Practice
Polishing and polishing processes of amalgam filling (application in preclinics)
Week 25 - Theoretical & Practice
Composite Filling construction (Application in preclinics)
Week 26 - Theoretical & Practice
Composite Filling construction (Application in preclinics)
Week 27 - Theoretical & Practice
Polishing and polishing processes of composite filling
Week 28 - Theoretical & Practice
Polishing and polishing processes of composite filling
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination2%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory2805140
Midterm Examination216134
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)195
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes