Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Pre-Clinical Practicum
Other languages of instruction: Catalan
Teaching staff
Thursday from 10.30 to 11.30 hours.
Introduction
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is the area of dentistry that deals with the supervision, guidance and correction of growth and maturation of the craniofacial structures.
Major responsibilities of orthodontic practice include the diagnosis, prevention, interception and treatment of occlusion anomalies and associated changes in bone and soft tissue.
The orthodontist should monitor the guidance of the dentition and the relationship between their supporting structures to achieve and maintain harmonious relations between the face and cranial structures that allow the patient physiology and dento-facial aesthetics optimal.
Preclinical practices enable the student to perform practical work further developed in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Photography applied to Dentistry and Orthodontics, impressions are taken and plaster models are emptied. Facial analysis studies. Models analysis. Indirect bonding of brackets. activities.
Pre-course requirements
Degree in dentistry
Objectives
Acquire skills prior to treatment on patients
Acquiring practice in making different diagnostic records
Acquiring practice in placing brackets
Acquiring practice in the management of fixed appliances on typodont
Monitoring of patients in clinical seminars
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
Be competent in:
manufacture and design of appliances
making diagnoses records
Learning outcomes of the subject
The result of student learning in this course should be training for work in the orthodontic clinic for patients both diagnostic and therapeutic level
Syllabus
Photography
Taking impressions
Model Zocalado
Interpretation of diagnostic images
Cephalometric study of anatomy
cephalometric tracings
Cementing brackets models
Indirect bonding of brackets
Teaching and learning activities
In person
Case method: Study and discussion of clinical cases
Lectures: Teach basic skills. Includes bibliographical references necessary for the study and expansion of the subject.
Seminars: They are an overview of the theoretical syllabus, with a much more practical side, allowing a more flexible student-teacher interaction.
Tutorials: Monitoring and individualized help of student progress.
Student work: Job search and research performed by the student under the supervision of teachers and autonomously.
Labs: Practical application of theoretical knowledge. Help acquire the ability and skill necessary for clinical application.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
The course is 100% attendance in both theoretical and practical sessions.
The student must spend additional hours for study and preparation of the cinical cases
The theoretical and practical program are continuously evaluated with written and oral exams.
The evaluation will take into consideration the following points:
- The theoretical knowledge
- The presentation of the work requested
- The student clinical practice
- Ergonomy
- Attitude and Behavior
Bibliography and resources
The basic bibliography of the subject is:
Proffit WR, Fields H W. Contemporary Orthodontics. 3rd ed. Mosby 2000. (In Spanish, Doyma 1994).
Canut J A. Clinical Orthodontics. 2nd ed. 2000 Masson.
Bravo L A. Manual of Orthodontics. Synthesis 2003.
Depending on the subject, specifically provide the recommended additional bibliography.