Information Package / Course Catalogue
Gerodontology
Course Code: YSB632
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

By recognizing the properties for the elderly to gain knowledge and skills.

Course Content

Aging process, age-related emerging issues related to the solution of these problems and theoretical knowledge and be able to evaluate the elderly

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognize Changes Related to Aging in Older Patients
2.Oral Health Assessment in the elderly may
3.Older Multidisciplinary Approach and Linking Information
4.Knows the factors that disrupt oral integrity
5.directs to oral and dental health centers
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tam Protezler, Prof. Dr. Senih Çalıkocaoğlu, Özyurt Matbaacılık, 2004
2.Akın G. Her Yönüyle Yaşlılık. Palme Yayıncılık 2006
3.Arıoğul S. Geriatri ve Gerontoloji, Ankara: MN Medikal and Nobel Kitap, 2006
4.KaptanG. Geriatrik Bakım İlkeleri. Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri.2013
5.Fındık Ü. Erol Ö. Geriatrik Hasta ve Hemşirelik Bakımı. Alter Yayıncılık.2010
6.Ozbek M., Öztürkmen, Z: (2015)Gerodontology. Turkiye Klinikleri J Oral Maxillofac Radiol-Special Topics. 2015;1(1):20-3
7.ÖNDER, Y. B., & ALTINDAL, D., (2024). Gerodontoloji ve Periodontal Durum. Güncel Periodontoloji Çalışmaları III (pp.11-22), Ankara: Akademisyen Yayınevi Kitabevi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is Geriatrics and Gerodontology? The Classification of the Elderly According to Geriodontologists
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 2 - Theoretical
Physiological changes in the chewing system due to aging
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 3 - Theoretical
Epidemiology of geriatric individuals; dental and prosthetic situations.
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cleaning of natural teeth and oral tissues
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ensuring Oral Hygiene in Geriatric Patients
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 6 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the Oral Health of the Elderly Individual
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 7 - Theoretical
Approach to Communication with Older Adults and Older Adults Policy
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 8 - Theoretical
Dental caries in geriatric patients
Week 9 - Theoretical
Changes Related to Aging in Older Patients
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutrition in the Elderly
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 11 - Theoretical
Evaluation of Oral Health in the Elderly
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 12 - Theoretical
Oral Integrity Protection in the Elderly
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ethical Issues in Ageing and Multidisciplinary Approach
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Week 14 - Theoretical
Evidence-Based Practice and the Gerodontoloj
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Investigation of the relevant litaratür
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%15
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory146198
Presentation 1516
Quiz1112
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)119
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
OÇ-2
4
1
2
1
1
1
2
OÇ-3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
OÇ-4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026