KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: At the end of the course, students will have to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the conservative dentistry principles’, of the materials and instruments used and of the techniques of preparation and conservative restorations of the dental cavities.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: At the end of the course, the student must be able to perform the main conservative dentistry’s techniques.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS: At the end of the course, students will have to be able to choose the most appropriate conservative treatment in relation to the clinical situation.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: At the end of the course the students will have to be able to speak and discuss appropriately, using the specific terminology acquired through the lectures, the teaching materials and the recommended books.
LEARNING SKILLS: At the end of the course, students must demonstrate that they are able to apply the knowledge, skills and the minimum competencies described in this Syllabus.

Fundamentals of dental anatomy and histology;
Fundamentals of dental materials.

The course treats the themes of conservative dentistry, highlights the fields of application and relates this knowledge to the clinical application of the operative techniques, with particular regard to indications and contraindications, benefits and drawbacks of direct and indirect conservative therapy, the congruous preparation of cavities, the pretreatment of enamel and dentin, the restoration with different materials. The correct manipulation of materials and the exact knowledge of the standard operative phases, instruments and tools are extensively addressed theoretically and practically.

- Definition, purposes, fields of application of operative dentistry; classes of materials used
-The tooth restoration: purpose and classification
-The marginal seal
-The occlusal and masticatory function and relative problems
-Dental aesthetics
- Preliminary treatments: surgery, periodontics, orthodontics
- Indications and contraindication, benefits and drawbacks of the conservative treatment
- Correct diagnosis and optimal therapeutic planning, choice of the restoration and implications
- Dental cavities: general and specific principles and requirements; classification, evolution, current orientations and guidelines
- Instruments and devices in conservative therapy; disinfection and sterilization basics
- Preparation of cavities: instruments and techniques
- Insulation of the operative field: indications, materials and methods
- Basic operative techniques for the preparation of cavities
- Intermediate materials
- Pulp and dentin protection and pulp capping
- Tooth withening
- Dental adhesives: classification and clinical application
- Simple conservative restoration: technique and operative phases
a. amalgam
b. composite resin
- Correct manipulation and storage of materials

-Hilton T. et al. "Summit’s Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: a contemporary approach". Quintessece edition.
-Brenna et. al. "Odontoiatria Restaurativa. Procedure di trattamento e prospettive future". Ed. Elsevier Masson 2009.
-Accademia Italiana di Conservativa. "Odontoiatria Restaurativa Estetica". Quintessence Publishing 2021.
-National and International literature

Diagnosis in Conservative dentistry
Causes of tooth tissue loss
Conservative treatment plan
Conservative dentistry instruments
Dental ergonomics
Field isolation in in Conservative dentistry
Tooth whitening
Tooth sealing
Pulp protection
Cavity preparation, general principles
Dental color
Class I direct restorations in the posterior sector
Class II direct restorations in the posterior sector
Direct restorations in the posterior area with dental amalgam
Class III and IV direct restorations in the anterior sector
Class V restorations
Polishing of restorations
Occlusion check

1. lectures
2. practical demonstrations and pre-clinical and/or clinical training
3. interactive videos

slides of the lectures available on Moodle and Teams

Verification of learning will be carried out through partial oral tests with open questions, which will also take into account the assessments carried out during the pre-clinical exercises and whose results will be published using the "Partial tests" IT tool provided by the Esse3 platform. During the partial test, the correct understanding of the course contents will be ascertained through general questions and discussion of hypothetical clinical scenarios, which will allow us to highlight whether the student has achieved the knowledge and competence objectives set by the course necessary for conservative treatment.
A single final exam date in which the Commission will proceed to verify the overall results of the integrated Course and the related verbalization will be planned.

Grading
30: excellent knowledge of the topics and excellent language skills; the student is able to brilliantly apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases and promptly connect the notions.
27-29: good knowledge of the topics, notable language skills, good analytical ability; the student is able to correctly apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases and connect the notions.
24-26: good knowledge of the main topics, fair command of language; the student shows an adequate ability to apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases.
21-23: the student does not demonstrate full mastery of the main topics of the course, despite possessing the fundamental knowledge; requires the intervention of the teacher to answer the questions correctly; However, it shows satisfactory language properties.
18-20: minimal knowledge of the main teaching topics and technical language, limited ability to adequately apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases.

To pass the exam, the student must obtain an evaluation of ≥ 18 in the partial test. He/she cannot refuse the grade of the partial test, but only the grade of the entire integrated course and, in this case, he/she will have to repeat all partial tests.
The grade of the partial test is valid until the extraordinary session of the academic year.
The final grade of the integrated course exam derives from the weighted average, weighted on the CFU of each module, obtained from each partial test. For the purposes of defining the average, the value of 1 point is attributed to any honors obtained in the partial test, i.e. the grade of 30 and honors in the partial test corresponds numerically to the score of 31. To attribute honors to the final exam grade, a weighted average calculated from the various modules’ partial tests >30.5 will be necessary.

This course treats topics
closely connected to one or more objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of
United Nations