GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
RETENTION/DÇO-5040
Course Title: RETENTION
Credits 2 ECTS 2
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
He/she gets introduced to retention and relapse
Knows the determining factors of stability of orthodontic treatment
Knows the importance of muscle equilibrium
Knows how to avoid relapse
Knows how to apply retention in fixed/functional appliances
Knows the occlusal factors affecting retention
Knows the relationship between relapse and growth
Knows when and where to apply permanent retention
Knows how to use essix appliances in retention
Knows the long term follow up of retention
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to retention and relapse
2. Week  Definition and importance of relapse
3. Week  The stability of orthodontic treatment and determining factors
4. Week  Muscle equilibrium and relapse
5. Week  How to avoid relapse
6. Week  Retention in functional treatment
7. Week  Retention in fixed appliance treatments
8. Week  Removable retention appliances
9. Week  Fixed retention appliances
10. Week  Occlusal factors affecting retention
11. Week  Growth and relapse relationship
12. Week  Lİfetime effects of soft tissue changes on the hard tissues
13. Week  Retention by essix vacuum technique
14. Week  Permanent retention, where and when?
15. Week  How to make a stronger retention
16. Week  The long term follow up of retention
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
100
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- 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
2
1
2
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
1
2
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
4
1
4
 Preparing a Presentation
4
1
4
 Presentation
4
1
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
2
4
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
2
4
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
52
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.08
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Doç.Dr.Belma Işık Aslan)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/belma/academic)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (belma@gazi.edu.tr/belmaslan2003@yahoo.com)