Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF DENTISTRY |
| DENTISTRY PR. | |
| Code | DEN583 |
| Name | Occupational Health and Safety |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 9. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 1-0 (T-A) (32 Week) |
| ECTS | 2 ECTS |
| National Credit | 0 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ÖZEN KILIÇ |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to teach the importance and requirement of occupational health and safety, how to do improvement studies with modern techniques about this subject, legal and ethics of the subject.
Course Content
Basic concepts of health and safety/ The history of occupational safety/ General principles of occupational health and safety/ Risk identification and risk assessment/ Occupational hygenie/ Occupational diseases/ Precautions against industrial accidents and occupational health problems/Ergonomy/ Personal protective equipment
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains and supports the process of creating a safety culture. |
| LO02 | Defines the basic concepts of occupational health and safety. |
| LO03 | Specifies the importance of occupational hygiene |
| LO04 | Defines and explains the causes of occupational diseases. |
| LO05 | Lists and explains methods for preventing occupational diseases. |
| LO06 | Explains the general rules regarding working conditions in the country. |
| LO07 | Defines methods for preventing occupational accidents. |
| LO08 | Explains protection applications for hazard sources, work environments, and individuals. |
| LO09 | Explains crisis management processes in case of a work accident. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Understand the concepts and relationships between concepts in the field of dentistry and have advanced contemporary theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of health care. | 2 |
| PLO02 | - | Have the ability to evaluate the nature, resource, limits, accuracy, reliability, and validity of knowledge. | 5 |
| PLO03 | - | Be aware of the importance of ethical principles and ethical rules. | 2 |
| PLO04 | - | Have the knowledge of discovering, evaluating and applying scientific information in dental field. | 4 |
| PLO05 | - | Be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge regarding dentistry on advanced level | 3 |
| PLO06 | - | Be able to use the computer programs, related technology and educational tools in dentistry | 2 |
| PLO07 | - | Be proficient in utilizing information and communication technologies on computer software at least at the level required by the European Computer Driving License in the field of dentistry. | 2 |
| PLO08 | - | Be able to take responsibility, either individually or as a team member, in solving complicated and unpredictable problems related to dental applications | 2 |
| PLO09 | - | Be able to critically assess acquired advanced knowledge and skills related to dentistry | 3 |
| PLO10 | - | Competent in specifying learning-needs and resources and guid the learning process by using resources effectively | 5 |
| PLO11 | - | Capable of developing and internalizing a positive attitude towards lifelong learning | 2 |
| PLO12 | - | Be qualified in instructing people or institutions on matters related to dentistry, transferring ideas and solving problems in a written or oral form, receiving thoughts, requirements and expectations of related people and institutions | 4 |
| PLO13 | - | Share professional information with both experts and people who are unfamiliar to this field | 2 |
| PLO14 | - | Capable of following professional information and interacting with international colleagues using at least one foreign language at European Language Portfolio B1 level | 3 |
| PLO15 | - | Able to observe and evaluate contemporary developments in dentistry | 2 |
| PLO16 | - | Capable of using verbal and written Turkish language correctly and expressing herself/himself | 4 |
| PLO17 | - | Improve continuously in his/her own profession, as well as skills in accordance with scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields by identifying learning needs. | 3 |
| PLO18 | - | Act according to the duties, the laws related to rights and responsibilities, regulations, legislation and professional ethical rules | |
| PLO19 | - | Have sound information about understanding the healthy and unhealthy invidual´s structure, the physiological functions and behaviors, and the interaction between health and physical and social environment | |
| PLO20 | - | Have adequate experience on dental clinical applications |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Course note and other resources | |
| 2 | Safety culture | Course note and other resources | |
| 3 | Occupational health and safety culture | Course note and other resources | |
| 4 | Definition and the importance of the historical development of occupational health and safety | Course note and other resources | |
| 5 | The importance of education in terms of worker health and safety at work | Course note and other resources | |
| 6 | General principles of occupational health and safety | Course note and other resources | |
| 7 | History of accidents at work and occupational diseases, statistical information | Course note and other resources | |
| 8 | Occupational hygenie | Course note and other resources | |
| 9 | Workplace monitoring | Course note and other resources | |
| 10 | Health surveillance | Course note and other resources | |
| 11 | Occupational diseases, work-related diseases | Course note and other resources | |
| 12 | Occupational diseases, work-related diseases | Course note and other resources | |
| 13 | Occupational diseases, work-related diseases | Course note and other resources | |
| 14 | Occupational diseases, work-related diseases | Course note and other resources | |
| 15 | Psychosocial risk factors | Course note and other resources | |
| 16 | Mid-Year Exam | All handouts | |
| 17 | Occupational health and safety management systems | Course note and other resources | |
| 18 | Hazard identification and risk | Course note and other resources | |
| 19 | Phases of risk analysis | Course note and other resources | |
| 20 | Risk analysis techniques | Course note and other resources | |
| 21 | Risk assessment matrix of judgment, protective equipment | Course note and other resources | |
| 22 | Physical risk factors | Course note and other resources | |
| 23 | Physical risk factors | Course note and other resources | |
| 24 | Chemical risk factors | Course note and other resources | |
| 25 | Biological risk factors | Course note and other resources | |
| 26 | Fire and security systems | Course note and other resources | |
| 27 | Fire and security systems | Course note and other resources | |
| 28 | Fire and security systems | Course note and other resources | |
| 29 | 2nd Midterm Exam | All handouts | |
| 30 | Work-related accidents and prevention methods | Course note and other resources | |
| 31 | Work-related accidents and prevention methods | Course note and other resources | |
| 32 | Year-End Exams | All handouts | |
| 33 | Year-End Exams | All handouts | |
| 34 | Year-End Exams | All handouts |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 29 | 1 | 29 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 29 | 1 | 29 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 60 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 2,40 | ||
| ECTS | 2 ECTS | ||