Information Package / Course Catalogue
Physical and Psychological Growth and Development of Craniofacial in Children
Course Code: PED633
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

At the end of this course students; Will be able to benefit from the principles of development and learning theories in their planning, implementation and evaluation activities in their fields effectively.

Course Content

Physical development of children from birth and development of the mandible and maxilla, skull and facial development with primary and permenant tooth location and psychological development of children along with age will be explained.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowledge of concepts related to development and learning.
2.Knowledge of transition mechanisms from deciduous dentition to permanent dentition
3.Learning the psychological development of children
4.Knowing the concepts of growth and development
5.Understanding of growth and development process of jaws
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence 6th Edition by Arthur Nowak DMD (Editor), John R. Christensen (Editor), Tad R. Mabry (Editor), Janice Alisa Townsend (Editor), Martha H. Wells (Editor)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concepts of physical growth and development; What is the growth? What is the development?
Week 2 - Theoretical
What are the factors that affect growth? What is the growth rhythm? What is the growth pattern?
Week 3 - Theoretical
What are the differences between growth and development-1
Week 4 - Theoretical
What are the differences between growth and development-2
Week 5 - Theoretical
Growth and Development periods; Prenatal life, Postnatal life-1
Week 6 - Theoretical
Growth and Development periods; ; Prenatal life, Postnatal life-2
Week 7 - Theoretical
Postnatal life; Infancy, Childhood, Puberty, Adolescence, Maturite, Senilite Periods
Week 8 - Theoretical
Assessment of growth and development status-Growth criteria
Week 9 - Theoretical
Developmental indicators in determining pubertal excretion
Week 10 - Theoretical
Biological formation of facial complex, development of nasomaxillary complex, development of mandibular-1
Week 11 - Theoretical
Biological formation of facial complex, development of nasomaxillary complex, development of mandibular-2
Week 12 - Theoretical
Eruption of deciduous teeth and development of oral function (Midterm exam)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Eruption of deciduous teeth and development of oral function II
Week 14 - Theoretical
Chronology of mandibular and maxillary teeth
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132252
Individual Work102790
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)154
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
4
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026