Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Dentistry Program of Oral Health Sciences Program for Oral Engineering
Lecture Code J1704140 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 審美歯科学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
シンビシカガク
Subject Name in
English
Esthetic Dentistry
Instructor NIKAWA HIROKI,MINE YUICHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ニカワ ヒロキ,ミネ ユウイチ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Fri1-2:DEN Lecture Rm 4
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Focused on lectures, focused on practices (sketching), a lot of copying from the blackboard, museum tour, DVD appreciation 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 27 : Health Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 02 : Dental Sciences
Eligible Students 2nd year students of Course of Oral Engineering
Keywords Esthetic, color, shape, optical illusion 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Acquirement of knowledge and skills of esthetic dentistry 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Oral Engineering
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Knowledge and understanding of diseae prevention, treatment, diagnosis, and medical check-up concerning dentistry and other related studies. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Lectures on the overview of esthetic dentistry that combines esthetics and dentistry are given while covering biological, physiological and physical elements. The class covers the following contents: lectures on introduction to chromatics, introduction to plastic arts, introduction to esthetic dentistry, and introduction to color materials for teaching the theory and basic knowledge of esthetic dentistry, and the lectures on esthetic prostheses (hard resin facing crown, porcelain fused cast crown, and jacket crown), theory and clinical techniques of tooth bleaching (whitening), and techniques/procedures for teaching clinical aspects of esthetic dentistry. Lectures on the clinical aspects of esthetic dentistry will be given by introducing clinical cases using slides. 
Class Schedule lesson1
Concept of beauty and history
lesson2
Concept of esthetic dentistry
lesson3
Fundamentals of esthetic dentistry: Observation of teeth, periodontal tissues, and alignment of teeth, expression of morphology, sketching, and coloring
lesson4
Observation faces, sketching of self portrait
lesson5
Review regarding color; colors of teeth, gingiva, lips and face; procedure of color measurement
lesson6
Esthetic prostheses : Esthetic materials, types of esthetic treatment, and cases
lesson7
Appreciation of arts : DVD appreciation or museum tour
lesson8
Examination 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
 Shin Shikagikoushi Kyohon [New dental technicians’ textbook]“Shika gikou bijutu gairon [Introduction to arts of dental techniques]” (Ishiyaku Shuppan) 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handouts, visuals (PC/DVD) 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students should review after every class to ensure understanding. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Academic assessment will be made globally on the basis of examination (approximately 70%), attitude in attending classes (approximately 10%), and works produced (20%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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