| CODE | DNS4001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Restorative Dentistry 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 09 - Years 4, 5 in Non-Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | Not Applicable | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Restorative Dentistry | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit the student is instructed on advanced conservative and prosthetic techniques with reference to emerging areas of interest in the field. Topics discussed in the previous years are revised holistically so that the student may merge the different techniques required to rehabilitate a patient. This may involve a combination of restorative, fixed and removable prosthetic procedures. The main emphasis of this course is clinical. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the study-unit the student should be competent in the use of : • The materials and techniques used to replace missing intraoral hard and soft tissues when indicated and appropriate with tissue borne complete dentures, as well with removable tissue or tooth borne partial dentures; • The materials and techniques used for the restoration to function of vital and non vital teeth with currently acceptable and available intra-coronal and extra-coronal restorative materials with due consideration to the concept of oral health; • The materials and techniques used for endodontic treatment of single and multi rooted teeth: - Endodontic Diagnosis - Treatment of vital and non-vital teeth - Isolation, Access, preparation of the root canal - Materials used in Endodontics - Techniques of obturation. Prosthetic Dentistry At the end of the study unit the student should: • Be competent in replacing missing teeth when indicated and appropriate with fixed or removable partial dentures (tooth or tissue borne); • Have knowledge of when implants are indicated and provided or to refer as appropriate. Reading List: Dental Materials Applied Dental Materials by J F McCabe & A W G Walls. ISBN 0632042087. Operative/Conservative Dentistry Pickard’s Manual of Operative Dentistry Eighth Edition by Edwina A M Kidd, Bernard G N Smith, and Timothy F Watson. ISBN 0198509286. Essentials of Dental Caries. The disease and its management by Edwina Kidd. ISBN 0198529783 Restoration of Teeth by T R Pitt Ford. ISBN 0632032529. Endodontics Harty’s Endodontics in Clinical Practice by F J Harty & T R Pitt-Ford. ISBN 0723610207 Publisher: Wright. Principles and Practice of Endodontics by Richard E. Walton, Mahmoud Torabinejad. Prosthetics Removable Partial Dentures. Manual compiled by Dr N Attard and Dr G Zarb. Prosthodontic Treatment For Partially Edentulous Patients. Zarb, Bergman, Clayton and Mc Kay. Mosby 1984. (out of print, found in library). Textbook of Occlusion Zarb et al. Quintessence 1988. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE DNS2001 AND TAKE DNS3001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students must complete the following before being allowed to sit for the final assessment of this study-unit: • Prosthodontics: 2 F/F cases, 4P/- or -/P, 1 C/C and one Immediate denture case more than DNS3001. 6 units Crown Preparation at preparation stage. 2 Post and Core. • Conservation: 80 AF/Composite. 5 RCT finished (root canal obturated) more than DNS3001. • Periodontology: 15 treated cases more than DNS3001. IMPORTANT Students who do not attend at least 92% of the scheduled clinical or phantom head sessions will not be allowed to sit for any of the assessment components mentioned below. In order for students to be awarded an overall pass in the study-unit, they need to satisfy the following conditions: • obtain an overall pass in the Written Examination and Case Study; • obtain an overall pass in the Practical Components; and • obtain an overall pass in the Yearly Clinical Performance* and Clinical Assessment. *The Yearly Clinical Performance mark is an average of all the clinical work completed throughout the year |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Clinical Practice, Lecture and Tutorial | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Nikolai Attard Matthew John Cachia Elizabeth Martinelli David Paul Mifsud Edward Sammut |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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