| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 3 |
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| Semester | Fifth Year |
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| ECTS | 1 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Explains the epidemiology, etiology, premalignant and predisposing factors of head and neck cancers.
- Lists clinical findings, differential diagnosis, imaging techniques and biopsy methods of head and neck cancers.
- Defines the treatment methods of head and neck tumors.
- Lists intraoral symptoms and complications that may occur during and/or after the treatment of head and neck tumors.
- Explains the oral findings of patients with head or neck cancer, undergoing treatment and ending treatment, and approaches in terms of dental treatment.
- Defines the defects that may occur in the maxillofacial region of surgical treatments of head and neck cancers and the reconstruction methods of these defects.
- Explains the mechanism of action of medical agents used in the treatment of head and neck cancers, which can cause complications in dentistry.
- Counts the properties of the materials used in the production of maxillofacial prostheses.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Etiology of head and neck cancers and predisposing factors |
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2nd Week |
Epidemiology of head and neck cancers |
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3rd Week |
Premalignant lesions |
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4th Week |
Biopsy and consultation of head and neck cancer patients |
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5th Week |
Surgical approaches to head and neck cancers |
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6th Week |
Intracranial tumors and treatment modalities |
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7th Week |
Cancer chemotherapy |
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8th Week |
Bisphosphonates and jaw osteonecrosis |
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9th Week |
Oral complication of chemotherapy |
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10th Week |
Introduction to jaw and facial defects: History and general |
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11th Week |
Mandibula and Tongue Defects: Etiology, classification, prosthetic applications |
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12th Week |
Maxillary jaw defect , obturator application, Defects of speech, valopharengeal function, and soft palate. |
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13th Week |
Materials used for facial defects |
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14th Week |
Extra- oral implant application |
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15th Week |
Defects of ear and orbital defets |
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16th Week |
Defects of nose and Midfacial defects Burun Defektleri ve Midfasiyal Defektler |
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17th Week |
Radiotherapy application at head and neck cancers |
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18th Week |
Maxillofacial reconstruction methods |
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19th Week |
Final Exam |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Beumer J, Curtis TA, Marunick MT. Maxillofacial rehabilitation: prosthetic and surgical consideration. 2nd edition, 1996, St Louis: Medico Dental Media International.
2. Taylor TD, Clinical Maxillofacial Prosthetics. 1st edition, 2000, Quintessence Publishing.
3. McKinstry RE, Fundamentals of facial Prosthetics. 1st edition, 1995, ABI Professional Publications.
4. Branemark PI, Oliveira MF, Craniofacial Prostheses: Anaplastology and Osseointegration. 1st edition, 1997, Quintessence Publishing.
5. Branemark PI, Tolman DE, Osseointegration in Craniofacial Reconstruction. 1st edition, 1998, Quintessence Publishing
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
60 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
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| Individual or group work |
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| Preparation for Final exam |
8 |
1 |
8 |
| Course hours |
15 |
1 |
15 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
8 |
1 |
8 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
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| Total Work Load | 33 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 1.1 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 1 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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