• Course Code :
  MPDR 551
• Level :
  Undergraduate
• Course Hours :
  2.00 Hours
• Department :
  Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine

Instructor information :

• Title:Professor
• Name: Gihan Abdelfattah Abdelaal Omar
• Office hours:2-Hours


• Title:Lecturer
• Name: Mona Ahmad Saeed Mokhtar Mohamed Nour
• Office hours:4-Hours


• Title:Assistant Lecturer
• Name: SARA ZAKARIA FAHIM FANOS
• Office hours:2-Hours


• Title:Assistant Lecturer
• Name: Rana Mohamed Ashrf Hazem Ibrahim
• Office hours:12-Hours


• Title:Teaching Assistant
• Name: Dina Nasser Tawfik Mahmoud Gibriel
• Office hours:2-Hours

1. To demonstrate general understanding of laser use in dentistry 2. To improve the health and well being of patients through the proper use of laser technology. 3. To overview the research and clinical aspects of the safe and effective uses of lasers in dentistry

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:
	1- 10. Learn laser safety and infection control in the dental practice. 2- 9. Become familiar with laser use protocols. 3- 8. Acquire thorough knowledge of laser applications used in dental hard tissue management. 4- 7. Acquire thorough knowledge of laser applications used in dental soft tissue management. 5- 6. Acquire thorough knowledge of laser set up, delivery system and power settings. 6- 5. Become familiar with different types of laser used in dentistry 7- 4. Understand the basic elements of laser - tissue interaction. 8- 3. Understand the nature of light, the light spectrum and laser wavelengths. 9- 2. Learn basic concepts of laser physics and segmentation of wavelengths. 10- 1. Understand the scientific and clinical principles of lasers in dentistry.
b. Intellectual Skills:
	1- 2- Understand the wide advantages of using laser in the dental office. 2- 1- Make decisions regarding proper proper laser type, mode, and frequency.
c. Professional and Practical Skills:
	1- 4- Learn how to successfully integrate laser use in treatment diagnosis. 2- 3- Laser applications used in dental hard tissues. 3- 2- Laser applications used in dental soft tissue management. 4- 1- Gain experience with the use of lasers through hands-on clinical simulation.
d. General and Transferable Skills:
	1- 2- Implement and monitor infection control and environmental safety programs according to current standards. 2- 1- Regularly assess one’s knowledge and skills, and seek additional information to correct deficiencies and enhance performance.

For further information :

• Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
• E-mail: [email protected]