GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Lasers in Caries Removal/DHT-6080
Course Title: Lasers in Caries Removal
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
• To teach the laser physics,
• To teach the effects of laser useage on dental hard tissues,
• To teach the wavelengths and tissue effects,
• To teach the which wavelength should be choosen for the expected treatment.
• To teach the advantages of laser useage,

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Meaning of “Laser” acronomy
2. Week  Differences between laser light and normal light
3. Week  Laser wavelengths used in dentistry
4. Week  Classification
5. Week  Er:YAG lasers
6. Week  Nd:YAG lasers
7. Week  Laser light and tissue interactions
8. Week  Laser effects on dental hard tissues
9. Week  The role of lasers in cosmetic dentistry
10. Week  Laser curing of dental materials
11. Week  Caries detection and prevention with laser energy
12. Week  Sterilization with laser light
13. Week  Laser useage for dentine hypersensitivity
14. Week  Laser safety in dental practice
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
0
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
100
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
0
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
2
28
 Other (should be emphasized)
10
1
10
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
94
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.76
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Hacer Deniz Arisu)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (hacer@gazi.edu.tr , hacerdenizarisu@gmail.com)