BSc in Allied Dental Sciences
The objectives of the allied dental sciences degree program are to produce graduates that are:
- Capable of performing prevention and non-surgical periodontal therapy as dental hygienist.
- Socially responsible and equipped with the knowledge and communication skills as an advocator, manager, educator and researcher.
- Able to work within the four-handed dentistry as dental assistant
- Successful in practicing dental radiography as a dental radiographer.
- Competent and equipped graduate with professional ethics and cross infection control polices.
Outcomes
Upon completion of
the allied dental sciences program, the students will have the ability to:
A. Understand the epidemiological methods and procedures used in dental hygiene practice.
B. Demonstrate the six roles of the dental hygienists in order to determine how they relate to community oral health practice.
C. Discuss different health promotion theories and their applications to promotion of oral health.
D. Discuss the social responsibility and professional ethics.
E. Describe the professional obligation that exists between the dental hygienist and the patient.
F. Understand the legal parameters of the employer – employee relationship.
G. Design the significant concepts of risk management and its place in the practice of dental hygiene.
H. Identify the main principles of periodontal instrumentation.
I. Discuss the principles of non-surgical periodontal instrumentation.
J. Define the supplemental care procedures in the non-surgical periodontal therapy.
K. Discuss the treatments for different patients with special needs.
L. Identify the methods of disinfecting and sterilization of dental units and instruments.
M. Apply the standards of infection control: disinfection, sterilization and personal protective equipment.
N. Apply four handed dentistry principles: (instrument handling and transfer, maintaining the operating field during the procedure and maintaining operating position.
O. Identifying the required instruments and materials for each dental procedures.
P. Explain the proper post operative instructions with the client.
Q. Mix properly the dental materials: (Alginate, ZOE, Cements…etc.).
R. Demonstrate suture removal.
S. Identify the dental dressing.
T. Identify radiation risk factors and advocate the need for requirements for controlled X-ray production.
U. Demonstrate competency in placing, exposing, processing, mounting, interpretate and critique for acceptability for both intra and extra oral radiographs.
V. Determine when needed to apply appropriate supplemental radiographic techniques, such as: vertical oblique, disto oblique projections, localization methods, bisecting the angle technique.
W. Interpret both intra oral and extra oral dental radiographs for identification of the following: dental materials, caries, periodontal diseases, and pulpal and periapical lesions.
X. Demonstrate proficiency in digital radiography.
Y. Have an ethical obligation toward the goal of healthy people especially in the area of oral health.
Z. Understand the modern principles of managing dental clinic including: inventory system, appointment system, communication skills, filling system, etc.
Mapping objectives to outcomes
| Program objective | Program outcome |
| 1- Capable of performing prevention and non-surgical periodontal therapy as dental hygienist. | A,B,G,H,I,J |
| 2- Capable of fabricating aesthetic prosthesis and maxillofacial acrylic and silicone prosthesis. | C,K,P,Z |
| 3- Able to work within the four-handed dentistry as dental assistant | N,O,Q,R,S |
| 4- Successful in practicing dental radiography as a dental radiographer. | T,U,V,W,X |
| 5- Competent and equipped graduate with professional ethics and cross infection control polices. | D,E,F,L,M |
BSc in Dental Technology
The objectives of the allied dental sciences degree program are to produce graduates that are:
- Successful in constructing various fixed and removable prosthesis.
- Capable of fabricating aesthetic prosthesis and maxillofacial acrylic and silicone prosthesis.
- Equipped graduate with theoretical background and skills to use the advanced technology and materials in the field of dental technology.
- Competent and equipped graduate with professional ethics and cross infection control polices.
- Researchers that contribute to the development and testing new materials and technology in dental laboratories.
- Successful in communicating and working within dental industry marketing.
Outcomes
Upon completion of the dental technology program, the students will have the ability to:
- Use of the required instruments and materials to fabricate the complete and partial dentures.
- Use of the required machines for different steps in fabricating removable prosthesis.
- Master all steps in removable prosthodontics; Pouring the impression, special trays, occlusal records, mountining, setting of teeth, Acrylic processing.
- Master all steps in metal fixed prosthodontics; Cast preparation and die preparation, Waxing for full metal and ceramo-metal restorations, Spruing, investing, and casting procedures, Finishing and polishing of nickel chromium alloy restorations
- Master all steps in aesthetic prosthodontics; Porcelain crowns and bridges fabrication.
- Implant laboratory related procedures for example: impressions, overdentures and implant retained crowns.
- Become familiar with different systems used in implants
- Master all steps in different designs of removable orthodontics appliances.
- Fabricate of all active parts of the removable orthodontic appliances.
- Design and fabricate special designs of removable prosthesis; rotational and swing lock partial dentures.
- Master all steps in fabrication of the extraoral maxillofacial prostheses such as the ears, fingers, and eyes.
- Master all steps in fabrication of the intraoral maxillofacial prostheses such as Fabrication of the intraoral surgical obturators, interim, and definitive obturators.
- Identify the function and maintenance and the material of each maxillofacial prosthesis.
- Discuss the social responsibility and professional ethics.
- Describe the professional obligation that exists between the dental technician and the clinician and the patient.
- Understand the legal parameters of the employer – employee relationship.
- Design the significant concepts of risk managements and its place in the practice of Dental Technology.
Mapping objectives to outcomes
| Program objective | Program outcome |
| 1- Successful in constructing various fixed and removable prosthesis. | A,B,C,D,J |
| 2- Capable of fabricating aesthetic prosthesis and maxillofacial acrylic and silicone prosthesis. | E,K,L,M |
| 3- Equipped graduate with theoretical background and skills to use the advanced technology and materials in the field of dental technology. | E,F, |
| 4- Capable of fabricating orthodontic appliances. | H,I |
| 5- Researchers that contribute to the development and testing new materials and technology in dental laboratories. | A,M,Q |
| 6- Successful in communicating and working within dental industry marketing. | N,O,P,Q |
