SYLLABUS of the MODULE (SUBJECT)

General Information

Module title: Dental Prosthetics
Module type	Obligatory
Faculty PMU	Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Major	Dentistry
Level of study	long-cycle (S2J)
Mode of study	full-time studies
Year of studies, semester	3 year (V semester and VI semester)
ECTS credits (incl. semester breakdown)	5
Type/s of training	V semester: lectures (10h), seminars (5h), practical classes (35h) VI semestrer: seminars (5h), practical classes (35h)
Form of assessment	☒graded assessment: ☐descriptive ☒test ☐practical ☐oral ☐non-graded assessment ☐final examination ☐descriptive ☐test ☐practical ☐oral
Head of the Department/ Clinic, Unit	dr hab. n. med. Ewa Sobolewska
Tutor responsible for the module	tutor of the 3rd year dr n. med. Małgorzata Kozak, malgorzata.kozak@pum.edu.pl
Department’s/ Clinic’s/ Unit’s website	https://www.pum.edu.pl/wydzialy/wydzial-medycyny-i-stomatologii/Katedra-i-Zaklad-Protetyki-Stomatologicznej
Language	English

Detailed information

Module objectives	The aim of teaching prosthodontics is to acquire knowledge of prosthetic treatment based on material technologies and laboratory procedures. fixed restorations. Acquiring of the practical skills of selected clinical and laboratory stages and procedures of fixed and removable prosthetics restorations.
Prerequisite /essential Requirements	Knowledge	Knowledge resulting from the implementation of the educational content for the 1st and 2nd year of studies. Knowledge of the equipment of the dental practice and the instruments used in dental procedures. Definition and classification of dental materials.
Skills	Knowledge of the principles of using dental units and equipment. Appropriate selection of dental materials and instruments for dental treatment.
Competences	The habit of self-education and lifelong education. Understanding the sense of responsibility for the entrusted property, personal culture.

Description of the learning outcomes for the subject /module
No. of learning outcome	Student, who has passed the (subject) knows /is able to /can:	SYMBOL (referring the standards)	Method of verification of learning outcomes*
W01	knows basic clinical procedures for reconstruction of tooth hard tissue, endodontic treatment and methods and laboratory procedures for prosthetic restorations	C.W28	W, PM, K, ET
W02	knows mechanisms of degradation (corrosion) of dental biomaterials in oral cavity and influence thereof on biological properties of materials	C.W29	W, PM, K, ET
W03	characterizes the composition, properties and method of bonding primary and secondary materials used in the manufacture of prosthetic restorations	C.W29	W, PM, K, ET
W04	knows rules of prophylactic-therapeutic procedures in diseases of stomatognathic system in different phases of development	F.W2	W, PM, K, ET
W05	knows symptoms, course and procedures for certain diseases of oral cavity, head and neck with regard to age groups	F.W4	W, PM, K, ET
W06	knows occlusion norms in different phases of ontogenesis and deviations from norms	F.W1	W, PM, K, ET
U01	selects reconstructive, prosthetic and binding materials according to properties of materials and clinical conditions	C.U11	S
U02	designs prosthetic restorations and knows how to execute them in laboratory	C.U13	S
U03	prepares teeth for fixed prosthetic restorations on the phantom	C.U13	S
U04	finds indications and contraindications as to performance of certain dental procedure	F.U7	S
U05	performs prosthetic rehabilitation in easy cases with regard to clinical and laboratory procedure	F.U22	S
U06	is able to reproduce anatomic occlusion conditions and analyze occlusion	F.U12	S
K01	is ready to notice and recognize own limitations, make self-assessment of educational deficits and needs	K. 5	O
K02	is ready to draw conclusions from own measurements or observations	K. 8	O

Table presenting LEARNING OUTCOMES in relation to the form of classes
No. of learning outcome	Learning outcomes	Type of training
Lecture	Seminar	Practical classes	Clinical classes	Simulations	E-learning	Other…
W01	knows basic clinical procedures for reconstruction of tooth hard tissue, endodontic treatment and methods and laboratory procedures for prosthetic restorations	X	X	X	X
W02	knows mechanisms of degradation (corrosion) of dental biomaterials in oral cavity and influence thereof on biological properties of materials	X	X	X	X
W03	characterizes the composition, properties and method of bonding primary and secondary materials used in the manufacture of prosthetic restorations	X	X	X	X
W04	knows rules of prophylactic-therapeutic procedures in diseases of stomatognathic system in different phases of development	X	X	X
W05	knows symptoms, course and procedures for certain diseases of oral cavity, head and neck with regard to age groups	X	X	X
W06	knows occlusion norms in different phases of ontogenesis and deviations from norms	X	X	X
U01	selects reconstructive, prosthetic and binding materials according to properties of materials and clinical conditions	X
U02	designs prosthetic restorations and knows how to execute them in laboratory	X
U03	prepares teeth for fixed prosthetic restorations on the phantom	X
U04	finds indications and contraindications as to performance of certain dental procedure	X
U05	performs prosthetic rehabilitation in easy cases with regard to clinical and laboratory procedure	X
U06	is able to reproduce anatomic occlusion conditions and analyze occlusion	X
K01	is ready to notice and recognize own limitations, make self-assessment of educational deficits and needs	X
K02	is ready to draw conclusions from own measurements or observations	X

Table presenting TEACHING PROGRAMME
No. of a teaching programme	Teaching programme	No. of hours	References to learning outcomes
Winter semester
Lectures TK 01 Patient examination. Characteristics of a masticatory system, treatment planning. 1hrs W01, W04, W05, W06 TK 02 Preparation for prosthetic treatment. Pre-prosthetic treatments. Classifications of the prosthetic bearing area. Classifications of missing teeth. Types of prosthetic restorations. 1hrs W01, W03, W05 TK 03 Edentulous patient – introduction, anatomy of edentulous ridges, clinical and laboratory stages. 1hrs W01, W03, W04 TK 04 Edentulous patient – determining OVD, methods of teeth arrangement. 1hrs W01, W03, W04 TK 05 Removable partial dentures – introduction and indications, biomechanics, treatment planning. 1hrs W01, W02, W03 TK 06 Introduction to fixed dentures – diagnostics and treatment planning. 1hrs W01, W02, W04, W06 TK 07 Dental crowns. 1hrs W01, W02, W03, W04, W05 TK 08 Rules of designing prosthetic bridges. 1hrs W01, W02, W03, W04, W05 TK 09 Post and core. 1hrs W01, W02, W03, W04, W05 TK 10 Repairing a prosthetic restoration 1hrs W01, W02, W03 Seminars Seminaria TK 01 Primary and secondary dental materials. 3 hrs W02, W03 TK 02 Dental materials and impression methods used in fixed and removable dentures 2 hrs W02, W03 Simulation Ćwiczenia fantomowe TK 01 Complete dentures. I clinical and laboratory stage. Fabrication of a shellac custom tray. Pouring casts. 2 hrs W01, W04, W05, U02, U04, U05, U06, K01, K02 TK 02 Complete dentures. Fabrication of a composite custom tray. Colloquium: “Primary and secondary dental materials” 3 hrs W01, W02, W03, U01, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 03 Complete dentures. II laboratory stage. Occlusal rims fabrication. 3 hrs W01, U01, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 04 Complete dentures. III clinical stage. Bite registration, facebow transfer into articulator. 3 hrs W01, W06, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 05 Complete dentures. III laboratory stage Teeth arrangement. 3 hrs W01, W06, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 06 Complete dentures. IV and V clinical stage and IV laboratory stage. Flasking and boiling. 3 hrs W01, W03, U01, U02, K01, K02 TK 07 Dental crowns. I clinical stage. Tooth preparation for a full metal crown – “knife edge”. Colloquium: “Complete dentures”. 3 hrs W01, W02, W03,W04, W05, U03, U04, U05, U06, K01, K02 TK 08 Dental crowns. I clinical stage.Tooth preparation for a full porcelain crown. 3 hrs W01, U03, U04, U05, K01, K02 TK 09 Dental crowns. Impressions, bite registration, facebow transfer. 3 hrs W01, W06, U03, U04, U05, K01, K02 TK 10 Dental crowns. Laboratory stage of casting a metal crown. Modelling a crown 3 hrs W01, U01, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 11 Temporary crowns. Demonstration of modeling a wax pattern of an acrylic crown. Making a temporary crown. 3 hrs W01, U01, U02, K01, K02 TK 12 Dental crown. Casting a metal crown, covered with ceramics. Modeling of the wax pattern of the crown framework. Colloquium: "Dental crowns". 3 hrs W01, W02, W03, U01, U02, U05, K01, K02 Summer Semestr Semestr letni Seminars Seminaria TK 01 Dental materials used in complete and removable dentures-repetition 3 hrs W02, W03 TK 02 Mistakes in clinical and laboratory stages of fixed and removable restorations. 2 hrs W01, W02 Simulation Ćwiczenia fantomowe TK 01 Dental bridges. I clinical stage. Teeth prepartion for a dental bridge. 2 hrs W01, W04, W05, U03, U04, U05, U06, K01, K02 TK 02 Dental bridges. I clinical stage. Teeth prepartion for a dental bridge – continuation. Methods of protection a tooth after preparation. 3 hrs W01, U03, U05, K01, K02 TK 03 Dental bridges. Bite registration, facebow transfer. 3 hrs W01, W06, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 04 Dental bridges. I, II laboratory stage, I, II clinical stage. Modelling a bridge, casting. 3 hrs W01, W03, K01, K02 TK 05 Removable partial dentures. I, II clinical stage, I laboratory stage. Occlusal rims fabrication in the case of extensive missing teeth and difficult conditions. Colloquium “Dental bridges” 3 hrs W01, W02, W03, W04, W05, U01, U02, U04, U05, U06, K01, K02 TK 06 Removable partial dentures. II laboratory stage, III clinical stage. Wax rim fabrication. Working casts and wax rim mounting on the articulator. 3 hrs W01, W06, U01, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 07 Removable dentures. III laboratory stage, Clasps bending, teeth arrangement. 3 hrs W01, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 08 Removable partial dentures. IV, V clinical stage, IV laboratory stage. Demonstration of flasking and polymerization of partial dentures. 3 hrs W01, W03, U01, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 09 Methods of making post and core in single-rooted and multi-rooted teeth. Practicing impression methods. Colloquium: "Removable partial dentures". 3 hrs W01, W02, W03, W04, W05, U02, U04, U05, U06, K01, K02 TK 10 Post and core. Clinical stage. Teeth preparation for a metal post and core. 3 hrs W01, U03, U05, K01, K02 TK 11 Post and core. Laboratory stage. Modelling of a wax pattern for casting post and core. Colloquium: "post and core". 3 hrs W01, W02, W03, U01, U02, U05, K01, K02 TK 12 Dental and prosthetic education of the patient. Adaptation to prosthetic restorations, factors influencing to the adaptation process. Clinical aspects of the technical performance of fixed and removable restorations. 3 hrs W01, W03, W04, W05, K01, K02

Booklist
Obligatory literature:
1. Rosenstiel SF, Land MF, Fujimoto J. “Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics”, 4th Edition, Mosby Elsevier, 2006
2. Powers J, Sakaguchi R. “Craig’s Restorative Dental Materials” 12th Edition, Mosby Elsevier, 2006
3. Basker R, Davenport J. “Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentulous Patient” 4th Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2002
4. Carr AB, Brown “McCracken’s removable partial prosthodontics” Mosby St.Louis, 2005
Supplementary literature:
1. Craig, John M. Powers, John C. Wataha, "Dental Materials, Properties and Manipulation", 9th edition, Mosby 2007
2. Shillingburg, Herbert T., Jr.: Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics, 3rd edition Chicago: Quintessence Pub., c1997. ISBN: 086715201X
3. Zarb G.A., Bolender C.L., Eckert S., Jacob R., Mericske-Stern F, “Prosthodontic Treatment for Edentulous Patients: Complete Dentures and Implant-Supported Prostheses”, 12th edition, Mosby Co.
4. Okeson J., “Management of Temporomandibular Disorders and Occlusion, Mosby Elsevier 2008

Standards of procedures required to obtain credit:
1. Fabrication of a custom tray in edentulous condition. 2. Preparation of the wax rim in edentulousness. 3. Facebow transfer on the phantom. 4. Teeth arrangement in complete dentures. 5. Flasking of complete denture. 6. Tooth preparation for a metal crown on a phantom. 7. Tooth preparation for a PFM crown on a phantom. 8. Tooth preparation for a full porcelain crown on a phantom. 9. Fabrication of an individual temporary crown (impression method). 10. Modeling of a wax pattern of an acrylic temporary crown. 11. Modeling of a wax pattern for a metal crown. 12. Modeling of a wax pattern of a veneered crown framework. 13. Teeth preparation for a bridge on a phantom. 14. Fabrication of a custom tray in the case of partial missing teeth. 15. Preparation of a wax rim in the case of extensive missing teeth. 16. Bending of the steel wire clasp. 17. Teeth arrangement in partial denture. 18. Flasking of partial denture. 19. Tooth preparation for a post and core on a phantom. 20. Modeling of a wax pattern for a metal post and core.

Student’s workload
Form of student’s activity (in-class participation; activeness, produce a report, etc.)	Student’s workload [h]
Tutor
Contact hours with the tutor	90
Time spent on preparation to seminars/ practical classess	20
Time spent on reading recommended literature	40
Time spent on writing report/making project	2
Time spent on preparing to colloqium/ entry test	10
Time spent on preparing to exam	10
Student’s workload in total	172
ECTS credits for the subject (in total)	5
Remarks
winter semester - credit: on the basis of credit for classes and seminars and attendance at lectures; summer semester - graded credit: on the basis of final test credit and tutorial grade; the condition for admission to the final test is passing the classes and seminars;

* Selected examples of methods of assessment:

EP – written examination

EU – oral examination

ET – test examination

EPR – practical examination

K – colloqium

R – report

S – practical skills assessment

RZĆ – practical classes report, incl. discussion on results

O – student’s active participation and attitude assessment

SL – lab report

SP – case study

PS - assessment of student’s ability to work independently

W – entry test

PM – multimedial presentation

other…

replace ☐ into ☒ where applicable