COURSE

Course Description
 

(OCON 211, 311, 312) PRECLINICL OPERATIVE DENTISTRY:
 
This is a preclinical course meant to introduce the student to the science of operative dentistry. The first semester deals with the basic definitions, nomenclature, instruments used and principles of cavity preparation and cutting in tooth tissues.
The second semester deals with the properties; characteristics and handling of amalgam and cast gold restorative materials. The third semester emphasizes on the composition and properties of composite resins with special reference to their indications and handling. The practical sessions include cavity preparation (classes 1 and 2) for amalgam and cast gold restoration on molars and premolars. Practical sessions cover amalgam manipulation and restoration of cavities, wax pattern construction for cast gold cavities, class 3 and class 5 for composite restorations
The course comprises a one-hour lecture and two two-hour practical sessions weekly except for the first semester where practical sessions will be a two hour session.
 
(OCON 411,412,511,512)CLINICAL OPERATIVE DENTISTRY :
 
The course deals with the clinical applications of the third year course together with related relevant topics to introduce the student to clinical practice, proper patient handling, positioning, history taking, examination and diagnosis, diseases and conditions that he may have to handle and control in patient’s mouth, cavity preparation and restoration, temporization of his cavities, effect of cutting on the health of the tooth and other basic topics with direct impact on the clinical practice.
The course deals also with all topics pertaining at improving the student’s knowledge, clinical skills and capabilities, introducing him to all topics related to operative dentistry practice, together with tackling newer and state of the art information and techniques.
In the practical sessions the student operates on simulators to be introduced to the dental
unit, patient positioning, and operating positions. The student is taught how to take history, examine a patient, diagnose caries and perform occlusal and occluso-proximal cavities for amalgam and restoring them. In the clinical sessions the student performs requirements of cavity preparation and restoration, including amalgams and composites
The course comprises a one-hour lecture and two-hours of clinical sessions weekly for the fourth year students. The course comprises a one-hour lecture and two-two hours of clinical sessions weekly for the fifth year students.