Intended learning outcomes (ILOs)

Knowledge and understanding :

Define the different principles of cavity preparation
Recognize different surgical instruments
Identify the different manipulation of various types of restorations
Describe the appropriate patient position and identify the requirements which will be fulfilled regarding the operative positions.
Infection control
Describe and apply the principles of infection control and universal precaution techniques used in dental practice
Describe the importance of infection control techniques to the dentist and his staff and patients
Examination of the patient
Perform a comprehensive patient evaluation that collects patient history including medication, chief compliant, biological, behavioral, cultural and socioeconomic information needed to assess the patient's medical and oral condition
Diagnosis
Perform a differential provisional, or definitive diagnosis by interpreting and correlating findings from the history and the patient interview, the clinical and radiographic examination, and other diagnostic tests and develop a problem list
Treatment Planning
Develop properly sequenced, alternative treatment plans as appropriate to achieve patient satisfaction, which consider the patient's medical history and all the diagnostic data, in order to discuss the diagnosis and treatment options to obtain informed consent, and to modify the accepted plan based upon regular evaluation, unexpected situations, or special patient needs
Isolation of the operating field
List the reasons and methods for moisture control
Describe the rational for using the rubber dam
Demonstrate the proper placement and use of the rubber dam, clamps, gingival retractor and frame, in order to achieve field isolation
State the cause of pain during operative procedures and postoperatively
List the methods used for pain control and choose the appropriate methods to control it during the operative procedures
Caries control and management
Describe the contributing factors in the disease of caries and their interrelationship with tooth saliva, diet, and systemic factors
Describe the clinical aspects and classification of dental caries
Describe the methods used to assess the patient caries risk
Describe the use of non-surgical intervention
Choose the appropriate method for controlling dental caries and point out the reasons why
Describe materials, techniques, and processes involved in managing deep carious lesion
Temporary restoration
Health hazards in operating theatres
Selection of restorative materials
Biological consideration
The traditional approach to restorative dentistry
Compare Black's principles of extension for prevention and the recent conservative approach
Discuss the main causes that caused the actual shift in the concepts and record the essentials to allow conservative approach
Discuss the rational for debridement of root canal system
Sort the advanced diagnosis tools and the minimal and non-invasive surgical tools required to apply the conservative and biological model of treatment
Sketch the recent conservative cavity designs and estimate when to be used
Explain the main causes of dentin hypersensitivity and how it can be managed in the traditional manner
Esthetic consideration on operative dentistry
List the components of the esthetic formula, the causes of esthetic defects and objectives of restoring esthetic defects
Categorize the limiting problems in restoring esthetic appearances and to what extend these problems can be solved
Describe the mechanism of color perception and color parameters
List the factors affecting the optical qualities of an object and the requirements for correct color determination
Solve some esthetic problems and plan for esthetic cavity design using different restorative materials and techniques
Define bonding and discriminate between different bonding mechanisms
List the factors essential for a successful adhesive junction and the requirements for an ideal dentin bonding agent
Compare between bonding to enamel and bonding to dentin, and correlate between the properties of the tooth structure and its influence on the bonding mechanism
Outline the developments performed in dentin bonding systems and classify them
Discuss factors affecting bonding to tooth structure
Indirect esthetic restorations
Classify the indirect restorations, and list the indications and contraindications of indirect esthetic inlays
Outline different techniques for fabrication of composite resin inlays and their advantages and disadvantages
Describe different types of ceramic inlays
Explain the placement technique of indirect composite and ceramic inlays
Management of non-carious lesions
List and differentiate between different non-carious lesions
Point out causes of different non carious lesions and describe how they appear clinically
Report on the treatment plan of different non-carious lesions
Management of badly broken down teeth
List the indications for pin retained restorations
Differentiate between different types of pins and their techniques
Outline the cavity preparation design of badly broken down teeth
Explain the mechanism of reinforcement of endodontically treated teeth
Failure of restorations
List the criteria of successful restorations and state the causes of their failure
Describe the failure manifestations of contemporary restorations
List the indication for repair of contemporary restorations
Describe the repair mechanism for different contemporary restorations.

Intellectual skills:

Recognize health and saengineeringy regulations within the laboratory environment
Maintain a professional image in manners of dress, speech, and interpersonal relationships that are consistent with international health care standards
Analyze symptoms and signs, and apply differential diagnoses for commonly found complaints.

Professional and Practical Skills:

Apply the general principles of cavity preparation in different circumstances
Use appropriate instruments properly
Perform different technical steps for restorative procedures satisfactorily
Demonstrate surgical removal of carious lesions and temporary treatment of teeth
Demonstrate the ability to prepare and restore simple and compound cavities using amalgam or composite
Recognize urgent life-threatening conditions
Ability to perceive the patients and prepare the operating position and field accurately (either using the two hand technique or the four hand technique)
Ability to perform all cavity preparation procedures, in order to apply different restorative materials according to the patient’s condition
Ability to deal with failed restorations either by removal or repair
Ability to give the patient the appropriate advice to prevent disease’s recurrence.

Intended learning outcomes (ILOs)

Vision and Mission Knowledge and understanding Define the different principles of cavity preparationRecognize different surgical instrumentsIdentify the different manipulation of various types of restorationsDescribe the appropriate patient position and identify the requirements which will be fulfilled regarding the operative positionsInfection controlDescribe and apply the principles of infection control and universal precaution techniques used in dental practiceDescribe the importance of infection control techniques to the dentist and his staff and patientsExamination of the patientPerform a comprehensive patient evaluation that collects patient history including medication chief compliant biological behavioral cultural and socioeconomic information needed to assess the patients medical and oral conditionDiagnosisPerform a differential provisional or definitive diagnosis by interpreting and correlating findings from the history and the patient interview the clinical and radiographic examination and other diagnostic tests and develop a problem listTreatment PlanningDevelop properly sequenced alternative treatment plans as appropriate to achieve patient satisfaction which consider the patients medical history and all the diagnostic data in order to discuss the diagnosis and treatment options to obtain informed consent and to modify the accepted plan based upon regular evaluation unexpected situations or special patient needsIsolation of the operating fieldList the reasons and methods for moisture controlDescribe the rational for using the rubber damDemonstrate the proper placement and use of the rubber dam clamps gingival retractor and frame in order to achieve field isolationState the cause of pain during operative procedures and postoperativelyList the methods used for pain control and choose the appropriate methods to control it during the operative proceduresCaries control and managementDescribe the contributing factors in the disease of caries and their interrelationship with tooth saliva diet and systemic factorsDescribe the clinical aspects and classification of dental cariesDescribe the methods used to assess the patient caries riskDescribe the use of nonsurgical interventionChoose the appropriate method for controlling dental caries and point out the reasons whyDescribe materials techniques and processes involved in managing deep carious lesionTemporary restorationHealth hazards in operating theatresSelection of restorative materialsBiological considerationThe traditional approach to restorative dentistryCompare Blacks principles of extension for prevention and the recent conservative approachDiscuss the main causes that caused the actual shift in the concepts and record the essentials to allow conservative approachDiscuss the rational for debridement of root canal systemSort the advanced diagnosis tools and the minimal and noninvasive surgical tools required to apply the conservative and biological model of treatmentSketch the recent conservative cavity designs and estimate when to be usedExplain the main causes of dentin hypersensitivity and how it can be managed in the traditional mannerEsthetic consideration on operative dentistryList the components of the esthetic formula the causes of esthetic defects and objectives of restoring esthetic defectsCategorize the limiting problems in restoring esthetic appearances and to what extend these problems can be solvedDescribe the mechanism of color perception and color parametersList the factors affecting the optical qualities of an object and the requirements for correct color determinationSolve some esthetic problems and plan for esthetic cavity design using different restorative materials and techniquesDefine bonding and discriminate between different bonding mechanismsList the factors essential for a successful adhesive junction and the requirements for an ideal dentin bonding agentCompare between bonding to enamel and bonding to dentin and correlate between the properties of the tooth structure and its influence on the bonding mechanismOutline the developments performed in dentin bonding systems and classify themDiscuss factors affecting bonding to tooth structureIndirect esthetic restorationsClassify the indirect restorations and list the indications and contraindications of indirect esthetic inlaysOutline different techniques for fabrication of composite resin inlays and their advantages and disadvantagesDescribe different types of ceramic inlaysExplain the placement technique of indirect composite and ceramic inlaysManagement of noncarious lesionsList and differentiate between different noncarious lesionsPoint out causes of different non carious lesions and describe how they appear clinicallyReport on the treatment plan of different noncarious lesionsManagement of badly broken down teethList the indications for pin retained restorationsDifferentiate between different types of pins and their techniquesOutline the cavity preparation design of badly broken down teethExplain the mechanism of reinforcement of endodontically treated teethFailure of restorationsList the criteria of successful restorations and state the causes of their failureDescribe the failure manifestations of contemporary restorationsList the indication for repair of contemporary restorationsDescribe the repair mechanism for different contemporary restorationsIntellectual skillsRecognize health and safety regulations within the laboratory environmentMaintain a professional image in manners of dress speech and interpersonal relationships that are consistent with international health care standardsAnalyze symptoms and signs and apply differential diagnoses for commonly found complaintsProfessional and Practical SkillsApply the general principles of cavity preparation in different circumstancesUse appropriate instruments properlyPerform different technical steps for restorative procedures satisfactorilyDemonstrate surgical removal of carious lesions and temporary treatment of teethDemonstrate the ability to prepare and restore simple and compound cavities using amalgam or compositeRecognize urgent lifethreatening conditionsAbility to perceive the patients and prepare the operating position and field accurately either using the two hand technique or the four hand techniqueAbility to perform all cavity preparation procedures in order to apply different restorative materials according to the patients conditionAbility to deal with failed restorations either by removal or repairAbility to give the patient the appropriate advice to prevent diseases recurrence