Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : TIP033 |
| Course Type | : Required |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 1 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 1 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 1 |
This course aims to provide dental students with fundamental knowledge of infectious diseases, including transmission routes, clinical features, diagnostic approaches, treatment principles, and prevention strategies. The course enables students to evaluate head and neck and oropharyngeal infections, perform differential diagnosis of infectious conditions encountered in dental practice, and apply essential principles of infection control, sterilization, disinfection, waste management, and antimicrobial use. It also aims to increase awareness of transmission risks and prevention strategies for occupationally important infections such as HIV and viral hepatitis.
This course covers the fundamental terminology and concepts of infectious diseases, followed by clinical approaches to patients with infections. It includes oropharyngeal infections, head and neck infections, differential diagnosis of infectious diseases encountered in dental practice, and principles of diagnosis and management. The course also addresses infection control procedures, sterilization and disinfection methods, medical waste management, prevention of occupational infections among healthcare workers, transmission and prevention of HIV and viral hepatitis, as well as rational antibiotic use and indications for antimicrobial prophylaxis.
| 1. | Understands and applies terminology and basic concepts of infectious diseases in professional practice |
| 2. | Gains skills in approaching patients with infections |
| 3. | Recognizes and treats oropharyngeal infections |
| 4. | Recognizes and treats head and neck infections |
| 5. | Performs differential diagnosis of infectious diseases in dentistry |
| 6. | Gains competence in infection control, waste management, and sterilization |
| 7. | Recognizes risk situations for HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases, understands transmission routes and preventive measures |
| 8. | Learns rational use of antibiotics and when prophylaxis is indicated |
| 1. | Ayşe Willke Topçu. Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Nobel Medical Bookstore, 2017 |
| 2. | Mandell’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 10th Edition, Elsevier, 2025 |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %5 |
| Quiz | 1 | %5 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Quiz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 26 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | PÇ-13 | PÇ-14 | PÇ-15 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
OÇ-4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
OÇ-6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
OÇ-7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
OÇ-8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |