491 DEN

Comprehensive Clinical Dentistry

Course Name: Comprehensive Clinical Dentistry

Course Number: DEN 491

Credit Hours: 10-Credit Hours

One Lecture and Four Clinical Sessions (3 hr.) Weekly for Two Semesters

Sequence: Fifth Year

Course Description:
The course is designed to cover all clinical disciplines in dentistry. It is offered during the fifth year and consists of one lecture and four clinical sessions per week throughout the academic year.
This is a conjoint course by the four dental departments where contributors from all dental disciplines participate in both in the lecture and clinical sessions.
A one-week Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course is given by the College of Medicine.

Course Objectives:
The course is organized to augment the clinical experience of the students, thereby, providing them with an excellent foundation for patient care and clinical management.
1 . The students should be able to diagnose conditions of the oral cavity and its related structures, using proper diagnostic tools.
2 . The students also should be able to develop a comprehensive treatment plan for the prevention and treatment of oral conditions so that each patient can be maintained in, or restored to, a healthy, functioning aesthetic condition.
3. At the end of the course, the students should be able to perform competently preventive and therapeutic procedures which are used by general dentists in the treatment of patients.

Case Presentation:
Each student is required to present one of his clinical cases to the class by the end of the second semester of the academic year. Students should collect all clinical data, radiographs, mounted diagnostic casts and clinical photographs of the clinical case at the start, during and at completion of the dental treatment.
The quality of presentation, knowledge of student and his response during case discussion are considered in evaluation by the attending faculty members.
Distribution of Grades

Clinical evaluation 50 %
Clinical Procedure Points 15 %
Procedure Evaluation 25 %
Clinical Instructor's Evaluation * 10 %
Mid-year Didactic Exam 10 %
Case Presentation 10 %
Final Oral Exam ** 20 %
Final Didactic Exam 10 %
* Based on Attendance, Behavior and compliance with Instructions, Time management, student care of patient.
** The final oral exam will be held during the first month of the second semester of the academic year. An oral make-up exam will be arranged to give failing students another chance, but the students will not have a grade of more than 60 %.