TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	13
SEMESTER	Fifth Year
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	1
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Nilgün Özlem Alptekin Assistant Professor Yasemin Hoşgören Alıcı Assistant Professor Oğuzhan Ekin Efe Assistant Professor Esra Beyler Assistant Professor Birgül Özaşir Instructor Yeşim Turan Instructor Ruhsan Müdüroğlu Adıgüzel Instructor Ecem Sancar Dentist Deniz Yaman
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn to communicate with geriatric patients and taking anamnesis from patients theoretically. 2) Learn the normal and abnormal changes in aging-related physiological functions theoretically. 3) Learn the periodontal diseases that occur in geriatric patients theoretically. 4) Learn the diseases of salivary functions in geriatric patients theoretically. 5) Learn how to approach geriatric patients in terms of restorative dental treatment 6) Learn how to approach geriatric patients in terms of endodontic dental treatment 7) Learn how to approach geriatric patients in terms of prosthetic dental treatment 8) Experience in dental treatment in geriatric and disabled patients and learn theoretically what the difficulties are and possible solutions
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To learn the properties of geriatric population, social and behavioral aspects of aging, general medical aspects of aging, pathology, prevention and treatment of oral diseases in older adults
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Definition of geriatric dentistry 2nd Week Clinical examination and treatment planning in geriatric patients 3rd Week Normal and abnormal changes in physiological functions due to aging 4th Week Communication with geriatric patients and taking anamnesis 5th Week Psychiatric approach to geriatric patients 6th Week Clinical-radiographic examination and treatment planning in geriatric patients 7th Week Difficulties in dental treatment in geriatric and disabled patients and their solutions 8th Week Periodontal diseases in geriatric patients 9th Week Mid-term Exam 10th Week Endodontic treatment in geriatric patients 11th Week Restorative treatment of geriatric patients 12th Week Prosthetic treatment approach in geriatric patients 13th Week Functions of saliva in geriatric patients and related diseases 14th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Scully C, Cawson RA. Medical Problems in Dentistry. 5. baskı, Italya, Elsevier Ltd, 2005. 2. Newman MG, Takei H, Klokkevold PR, Carranza FA. Carranza's Clinical Periodontology. 10. Baskı, Çin, Saunders, 2006. 3. Lamb DJ. Problems and Solutions in Complete Denture Prosthodontics. 1. Baskı, Büyük Britanya, Quintessence Publishing Co. Ltd, 1993. 4. Aksoydan E. Gelişmekte olan ülkeler yaşlanan toplum için hazır mı? türkiye'deki yaşlıların sosyo-demografik, ekonomik ve sağlık durumlarına ilişkin bir inceleme. Türk Geriatri Dergisi 2; 102-109, 2009.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 60 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 5 2 10 Course hours 14 1 14 Preparation for Midterm exam 3 2 6 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 32 Total Workload / 30 1,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 1
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No