Information Package / Course Catalogue
Dental Health
Course Code: STU507
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Teaching the basic concepts of oral and dental health and providing information about the procedures for protecting and treating oral and dental health.

Course Content

To define the factors affecting oral and dental health, to learn hard and soft tissue diseases and treatment methods related to the oral cavity and to guide individuals, to have information about the rights, insurances and general treatment processes of patients who come to our country for dental health tourism.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the basic concepts about oral and dental health.
2.Identify the factors that affect oral health.
3.Have knowledge to protect the dental health.
4.Understand the protection of oral and dental health
5.Understand the Developments in Dental Health Tourism in Türkiye
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tam Protezler, Problemler ve Çözüm Yolları, Prof. Dr. Yasemin Kulak Özkan, Quintesence Yayıncılık, 2016
2.Periodontoloji ve İmplantoloji (Cilt 1 ve 2), Prof. Dr. Gürhan Çağlayan, Quintessence Yayıncılık, 2016
3.Çağdaş Ortodonti, Prof. Dr. Nejat Erverdi, Quintessence Yayıncılık, 2022
4.Oral Mukoza ve Hastalıkları, Prof. Dr. Semih Özbayrak, Quintessence Yayıncılık, 2017
5.Endodonti, Prof. Dr. Selmin Kaan Aşçı, Quintessence Yayıncılık, 2014
6.Kompozit Restorasyonlar, Prof. Dr. G. Berrin Dayangaç, Quintessence Yayıncılık, 2013
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Anatomy of Mouth and Tooth
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Oral Function Disorder
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Dental Health Status in the World and in Turkey
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
The Factors Affecting Oral Health
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Systemic Disease - Oral Health Associations
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Temporomandibular Joint Problems
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Infectious Diseases of Hard Tissue of Oral Cavity (I. Vize)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Infectious Diseases of Soft Tissue of Oral Cavity (I. Vize)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Dental Implant Applications
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Dental Implant Applications
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Orthodontic Applications
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Dental Bleaching Applications
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Oral and Dental Health Development Practices
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Developments in Dental Health Tourism in Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory280256
Lecture - Practice280256
Assignment2114
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1213
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)122
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026