Information Package

Program of Oral and Dental Health

ADS208

ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH PHOTO

Course Code
ADS208
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
1 + 2
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelAssociate Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Explains basic principles in photography and describes the camera and the equipment settings.
  2. Defines the principles in dental photography, explains intra-oral and extra-oral photography principles
  3. Explains image processing techniques
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course Description
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week History of Photography
2nd Week Photograph and Photograph Machine
3rd Week Concept of exposure, Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO
4th Week Lenses, filters and auxillary equipment
5th Week Flashes
6th Week Digital Photography
7th Week Digital camera settings in Dental Photograpy
8th Week MIDTERM
9th Week Guides for standart dental photography
10th Week Portrait and Profile Photography
11th Week Intraoral Photography
12th Week Photography of dental casts
13th Week Image Processing-Lightroom
14th Week Failures in Dental Photography
Recommended or Required ReadingÖmer Engin, Dental Fotoğrafçılık, Quintessence Yayıncılık, 2011.
Wolfgang Bengel, Mastering digital dental photography, Quintessence Publishing 2006.
Levend Kılıç, Temel Fotoğrafçılık, Anadolu Üniversitesi yayınları, 2015.
Levend Kılıç, Erdem Çetintaş, Eren Göksel, Hüseyin Eryılmaz. Sayısal Fotoğrafa Giriş, Anadolu Üniversitesi yayınları, 2015.
Vela Desai, Dipika Blumb, Digital dental photography: a contemporary revolution. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2013 Sep;6(3):193-6.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 30 1 30
Course hours
Preparation for Midterm exam 20 1 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 5 1 5
Total Work Load57
Total Work Load / 30 (h)1.9
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3
K1 X
K2
K3 X X
K4 X X X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9 X X X
K10
K11
K12 X
K13
K14