TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Year
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	2
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Nilüfer İrem Tunçer
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to diagnose skeletal and dentoalveolar anomaly with cephalometric tracings 2) Determine skeletal maturation stage via hand-and-wrist films and by using cervical vertebrae on cephalometric films 3) Analyze dental arch discrepancy on dental casts 4) Will be able to bend orthodontic clasps and perform laboratory processes for removable orthodontic appliances.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Evaluation of diagnostic materials obtained from patients, identification of orthodontic anomalies and construction of removable orthodontic appliances.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Orthodontic Anomalies (Theoretic) 2nd Week Clinical Examination and Diagnosis (Theoretic) 3rd Week Orthodontic Anomalies , Clinical Examination and Diagnosis (Practice) 4th Week Dental Cast Analysis (Theoretic) 5th Week Dental Cast Analysis (Practice) 6th Week Analyzing Hand-and-Wrist Films and Applying Cervical Vertebrae Maturation 7th Week Method (Theoretic) 8th Week Analyzing Hand-and-Wrist Films and Applying Cervical Vertebrae Maturation 9th Week Method (Practice) 10th Week Cephalometrics (Reference Points and Lines) (Theoretic) 11th Week Cephalometrics (Cephalometric Analysis) (Theoretic) 12th Week Cephalometrics (Cephalometric Analysis) (Practice) 13th Week 1st Midterm Exam 14th Week Wire Bending Practices 15th Week Wire Bending Practices 16th Week Wire Bending Practices 17th Week Wire Bending Practices 18th Week Orthodontic Dental Cast Construciton 19th Week Orthodontic Dental Cast Construciton 20th Week Adams Clasp 21th Week Adams Clasp 22th Week Adams Clasp 23th Week 2nd Midterm Exam 24th Week C & Drop-shaped Clasp 25th Week Labiolingual and Mesiodistal Springs 26th Week Canine Retractor 27th Week Vestibular Arch 28th Week Vestibular Arch 29th Week Vestibular Arch 30th Week 3rd Midterm Exam 31th Week Orthodontic Appliance Construction 32th Week Orthodontic Appliance Construction 33th Week Orthodontic Appliance Construction 34th Week Orthodontic Case Evaluation and Treatment Planning 35th Week Orthodontic Case Evaluation and Treatment Planning 36th Week Orthodontic Case Evaluation and Treatment Planning 37th Week Orthodontic Case Presentation (4th Mid-Term Exam) 38th Week Orthodontic Case Presentation (4th Mid-Term Exam) 39th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Mitchell L. Removable Appliance. Mitchell L eds. An Introduction to Orthodontics. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, New York, 1998. 2. Rakosi T. An Atlas and Manual of Cephalometric Radiography. Wolfe Medical Publications, London, 1982. 3. Greulich W, Pyle S. Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development of the Hand and Wrist. 2nd ed. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, USA, 1959. 4. Ülgen M. Ortodonti (Anomaliler, Sefalometri, Etyoloji, Büyüme ve Gelişim, Teşhis), 2. basım, Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi, Ankara, 2001. 5. Baccetti T, Franchi L, McNamara Jr JA. The cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) method for the assessment of optimal treatment timing in dentofacial orthopedics. Semin Orthod 11 (3); 119-129, 2005.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Demonstrations for practical practice and lectures,Lecture,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 4 60 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No