Orthodontics III

Course Information
TitleΟΡΘΟΔΟΝΤΙΚΗ ΙΙΙ / Orthodontics III
Code100905C
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolDentistry
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorOlga-Elpis Kolokytha
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID240000696

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Dentistry (2010-today)

Registered students: 148
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
CoreCompulsory Course952

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600121965
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By completeng this course the student will be familiar with the possibilities offered by orthodontic therapy in the treatment of functional and complex occlusal abnormalities and trained, in theory, to use their knowledge in the benefit of the patient. Moreover, students are taught the basics regarding orthodontic materials and the ways to use them.
General Competences
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
Course Content (Syllabus)
In this course the student attends seminars of clinical interest in which the following subjects are taught: 1) Basic principles regarding clinical diagnosis of dentoskeletal anomalies, 2) basic principles regarding radiological diagnosis of dentoskeletal anomalies (with intraoralx-rays, orthopantomograms, hand and wrist x-rays, tomographs, postero-anterior and lateral cephalometric radiographs), 3) treatment of dentoalveolar occlusal abnormalities, 4) Angle’s Class II malocclusion treatment, and 5) treatment of impacted canines. Moreover, students follow the various stages of treatment in the post-graduate clinic.
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Reading Assigment130.5
Tutorial261
Clinical Practice130.5
Total522
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Mitchell L. Εισαγωγή στην Ορθοδοντική. Οδοντιατρικές Εκδόσεις Μπονισέλ, 2013
Last Update
12-12-2016