Allied Dental Sciences
Objectives
-Equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies to provide essential preventive and therapeutic dental services for oral health, including scaling, polishing, root planning, and fluoride application.
-Prepare students to serve as dental health educators, promoting oral health both locally and globally.
-Provide knowledge and clinical skills in assisting dentists in supportive clinical practices.
-Train students in oral and dental radiography as dental radiography technicians.
-Foster essential research and managerial skills for success in the field.
-Instill professional ethics and prepare students to practice ethically while assisting dentists.
-Train students to maintain infection control standards in dental clinics, including disinfecting environments and sterilizing instruments.
-Deliver high-quality oral health services to diverse community sectors.
-Utilize modern management techniques in dental clinic operations.
Outcomes
Graduates with a Bachelor's degree in Allied Dental Sciences will be able to:
-Explain the roles and responsibilities of a dental hygienist and their significance to community practice.
-Discuss various theories of oral health promotion and apply them to enhance public awareness.
-Address issues of social responsibility and professional ethics in practice.
-Describe and uphold professional and ethical commitments in patient interactions.
-Understand the legal aspects of employer-employee relationships in the dental field.
-Implement risk management concepts during practice.
-Discuss treatment options for patients with special needs.
-Apply sterilization techniques for dental instruments and ensure the disinfection of dental settings.
-Uphold infection control standards in dental practices, including sterilization and use of personal protective equipment.
-Implement supportive clinical dentistry principles while assisting dentists.
-Equip dental clinics with the necessary tools and materials for procedures.
-Provide post-treatment care instructions to patients following dental procedures.
-Prepare and mix all dental materials, including restorative and impression materials.
-Identify and mitigate radiation exposure risks while ensuring safety during radiographic procedures.
-Take and process intraoral and extra oral dental radiographs effectively.
-Apply various radiographic techniques competently and interpret dental radiographs accurately.
-Demonstrate proficiency in digital dental radiography.
-Identify and perform non-surgical treatment procedures for periodontal diseases, including scaling and root planning.
-Recognize when to refer patients for additional surgical treatments for advanced periodontal conditions.
-Collaborate with dental specialists for appropriate patient referrals.
-Implement preventive measures for oral and periodontal diseases, such as topical fluoride applications.
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 |
Dental Technology
Objectives
-Equip students with theoretical and practical knowledge to construct complete and partial removable dentures (transitional and cobalt chromium).
-Provide comprehensive training in creating fixed prosthetics, including metal, metal-ceramic, and complete ceramic restorations.
-Enable students to design prosthetics supported by dental implants.
-Instruct on the fabrication of various orthodontic appliances.
-Teach the construction of obturators for oral facial prosthetics.
-Provide skills for fabricating facial prosthetic components, such as eyes, ears, noses, and fingers.
-Instill professional ethics throughout the educational experience.
Outcomes
Graduates with a Bachelor's degree in Dental Technology will be able to:
-Utilize the tools and materials necessary for manufacturing diverse dental prosthetics.
-Demonstrate proficiency in fabricating removable and fixed prosthetics, including complete dentures, partial dentures (transitional and cobalt chromium), crowns, bridges, and post & core restorations.
-Create implant-supported prosthetics, such as crowns and overdentures.
-Construct both fixed and removable orthodontic appliances.
-Fabricate intraoral and extra oral facial prosthetics, including obturators, ears, noses, fingers, and eyes.
-Execute all necessary procedures for prosthetic construction at a professional level.
-Practice within a framework of social and ethical responsibility.
-Communicate effectively using appropriate verbal and written methods in professional interactions.
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 |
