| CODE | DNS5300 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Digital Dentistry 2: Advanced Methods in Digital Dentistry | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Dental Surgery | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit exposes the students to digital imaging methods with specific applications in the different fields of study in Dentistry. For the digital workflow in prosthodontics/restorative dentistry, technical details on how to digitally design, fabricate, and install a CAD-CAM dental prosthesis will be discussed. For periodontics/implant dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery, technical details on how to digitally design, fabricate, and, use surgical guides will be discussed. These surgical guides will be applied for procedures such as crown lengthening, implant placement, bone grafts and reconstructive surgeries, endodontics and orthodontics. Up-to-date in-vitro and clinical research in digital dentistry will also be discussed to offer the scientific evidences of each learned technique. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are to discuss: - Digital workflow in prosthodontics/restorative dentistry. This refers to the workflow extending from the intraoral scanning of teeth preparations, virtual wax-up in software, milling and 3D-printing of prostheses for subsequent installation in the patient. - Digital workflow in periodontics/implant dentistry. This includes CAD-CAM surgical guides for crown lengthening, 3D planning of bone grafts and dental implants with surgical guides, virtual wax-up and fabrication of implant-supported prosthesis - Digital workflow in oral and maxillofacial surgery. This includes 3D planning with CAD-CAM for reconstructive, trauma and orthognatic surgeries. - Digital workflow in endodontics. This includes the use of CAD-CAM endodontic guides and related digital radiographic methods. - Digital workflow in orthodontics.This includes CAD-CAM guides for orthodontic brackets and the use of orthodontic aligners. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the main specific applications of digital imaging devices in the different fields of study in dentistry - Identify how to choose and work with CAD-CAM methods in digital workflows in the different fields of dentistry - Discuss the latest evidence based research related to digital dentistry. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Fabricate dental prostheses using CAD-CAM methods. - Perform digital crown lengthening procedures. - Perform an image-guided surgery. - Fabricate and use orthodontic aligners. - Work within a multidisciplinary team. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Tamimi F and Hirayama H. (2019). Digital Restorative Dentistry. (1st Ed). Springer. Supplementary Readings: - Cortes ARG. (2015). Advanced Aspects of Imaging in Oral Implantology (1st Ed, Paperback edition). Amazon Kindle Publishing Platform. Journals: - International Journal of Computerized Dentistry. Quintessence Inc. - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Elsevier |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualification: Degree in Dental Surgery or Technology | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study and Group Learning | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Arthur Nogueira Rodriguez |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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