TAB3000 Prosthodontics 5 – Clinical Prosthodontics Course description

Gender, ethnicity, social class, age/generation, functional ability and sexual orientation form the basis for social categories that are part of the power relations and forms of dominance in society today. That also makes them important to the freedom of action of groups and individuals and the way in which they understand themselves and others. It is a challenge in empirical analyses to take into consideration that people belong to many different categories at the same time.

Intersectional approaches make it possible for analyses to identify the many-faceted interactions that can constitute social categories and that social categories can produce. This course includes theoretical perspectives and empirical research that are primarily based on affiliation to one of the relevant categories, as well as scholarly works that make dynamic relationships between category affiliations the focus of their analysis.

No prior knowledge requirements

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of skills and general competence: 

Skills 

The student can

• independently produce oral prosthetics in the chosen specialisation at a clinically acceptable level
• independently plan and make responsible choices in relation to materials and suitable method for producing oral prosthetics in the chosen specialisation
• carry out necessary laboratory technology, morphological and design adaptations with a particular focus on patient adaptation in a social perspective
• apply the precise specialist terminology of the profession and supervise fellow students, other dental health personnel and patients in dental technology issues
• evaluate the design of the dental technology product and its practical execution in relation to professional assessment criteria and theoretical and research-based knowledge

General competence

The student 

• can present and exchange points of view and experience with others in the field about treatment planning and production of dental technology products in line with applicable guidelines and professional and ethical requirements
• has insight into relevant academic and professional issues relating to the choice of dental technology solutions in relation to the patient’s right of co-determination, socio-economic factors and HSE
• can assess and refer to research results to explain and update their actions in their own professional practice
• can critically assess the risk of undesirable incidents relating to the use of dental materials, production equipment and processes

After completing the course, the candidates are expected to have the following knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

Candidates have

• knowledge about theoretical perspectives that challenge notions that social categories are substantially uniform
• knowledge about social and cultural processes that have contributed/contribute to different forms of category construction

Skills

Candidates have

• an academic basis for conducting complex and dynamic analyses of people's concurrent affiliation to important categories
• an academic basis for analysing and reflecting on power relations in research and social work activities from an intersectional perspective

General competence

Candidates are capable of

• assessing and identifying new research questions in the field
• taking part in debates in national and international forums

Teaching will take the form of lectures, groups-  and class discussions. 

Individual practical exam with a written self-assessment in the chosen specialisation, eight working days.Scope:

Specialisation A - Fixed prosthetics, six to eight practical tooth replacement units produced in the university laboratories.

Specialisation B - Removable prosthetics, six to eight practical tooth replacement units created in the university laboratories.

An overall grade is awarded for the exam based on an overall academic assessment. All the submitted practical tooth replacement units must be assessed as A-E in order for the student to pass the exam.

Resits/rescheduled exam: If one or more of the practical tooth replacement units are awarded a fail grade, the student has the right to submit a reworked version once.

All aids are permitted as long as the programme’s guidelines for the independent completion of individual work processes are adhered to.

An essay of about 6-8 pages must be written in connection with the course. The essay must be handed in for assessment by the teacher responsible for the course no later than two months after the last day of the course.  A passed essay is a precondition for being awarded the 5 ECTS credits. If the essay is awarded a fail grade, the candidate can submit a revised essay once, by a specified deadline.

All examination support material is allowed as long as source reference and quotation technique requirements are applied.