Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Scientific Evidence in Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry

• code 11756
• course 2
• term Anual
• type OB
• credits 6.5

Main language of instruction: Spanish

Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English

Head instructor

Dr. Akram ALI HUSSEIN - akramali@uic.es

Office hours

The students can contact the teacher after class or in a meeting requested by e-mail

akramali@uic.es 

The scientific evidence it is the branch of Restorative dentistry that intends to show the newest literature to the student in a practical and efficient way. The objective of this chapter is to give tools to the student to find relevant biomedical literature. The Reading of the articles will be done in a critical way and establishing the evidence level so its importance will be rightly assessed.

The Student must have knowledge of how to search on the web, databases or pubmed. It is desirable to have a good level of English because most of the articles that are used are written in this language

The main objective of this subject is for the student to be able to distinguish between articles with a high level of significance and the ones that are just an author’s opinion. The use of classical physiopathologic approach will be unaccepted to make treatment decisions if it is not well sustained with actual literature.  

• CE7 - To be able to search for, organise and analyse, from a critical point of view, and using biomedical sources of information, scientific literature on issues related to temporomandibular dysfunction and aesthetic restorative dentistry, in order to pursue continuing education in a self-directed and autonomous way.
• CG3 - To know how to apply the protocols established in the University Dental Clinic in relation to diagnosis, complementary explorations and treatment for patients, as well as treatment plans, taking into account the fact that the patients being addressed have pathologies that are either advanced or multidisciplinary in nature.
• CG4 - To know how to apply protocols for the use of the equipment in the dental laboratory-workshop to the point of undertaking the necessary procedures that help in oral rehabilitation or the treatments common to a restorative dentist.

The student’s learning results must include: to read articles fluently and to have to ability to differentiate the scientific evidence degree. So for, the student will have the capacity to reject those papers the information of which it is not scientifically based

• Bases of the literature search.
• Bases of the different types of studies.
• Bases of the processes of the different research techniques.
• critical reading of articles.
• Fundamentals of accession.
• Fundamentals of filling materials
• Fundamentals of materials in prosthodontics

Methodology:

Oral, tutored and small groups learning. Searching articles in pubmed

The evaluation of this subject will be done throughout different methods. The continued evaluation will be the main one. In order to obtain good results the students will receive different grades, during de two years course.

The Master classes (CM) will be evaluated by written tests (exams) to be able to evaluated the theory knowledge learned all through the CM. Also will be considered the participation during the classes.

The tutorials (SEM) will be evaluated through the direct and personal activity of the student. Taking into account synthesis capacity and problem solving attitude when an undesired difficulty comes. The methodology to evaluate will be through de scientific articles reviews that will be presented by the student and corrected by the Teacher/s responsible/s of the activity. These reviews have to be presented on computer files (such as Microsoft Office or Powerpoint Presentation). Written test (exams) will be done to follow up the knowledge acquired through the SEM.

On behalf of the MC (Case Method for the analysis and resolution of clinical cases) evaluation will be based on the personal and direct participation of the student through the case. Theory, technics an clinical knowledge related with the pathology of the patients will be considered; as well as form of presenting the MC (ability to express, oral and body language, use of the bibliography…). These clinical cases have to be presented on computer files (such as Microsoft Office or Powerpoint Presentation) and will be part of the clinical history of the patient (in accordance with the data protection laws of the patients), and can be consulted at any time by the teaching staff.

• Personal and direct participation 10%
• Written test evaluation 25%
• Scientific literature methodology of the Review 20%
• Scientific, technic, clinical and pathology of the patient knowledge 25%
• Form of presenting 20%

1. Mangani F., Ceruti A., Putignano A. Guidelines for adhesive dentistry: The key to success. Quintessence, 2009
2. Shillingburg, Jacobi, Brackett. “Principios básicos en las preparaciones dentarias para restauraciones de metal colado y de ceràmica” Quintessence Books.
3. . Shillingburg H., Hobo S.  “Fundamentos de prótesis fija” Quintessence books.

4. . Mallat E., Mallat E. “Fundamentos de la estética bucal en el grupo anterior” Quintessence Books