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3D Printing in Dentistry
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:24.03.2023 15:32:54
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | FK_073 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Physics; Material Physics | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jevgenijs Proskurins | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Physics | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, Floor No.1, Rooms 147 a and b, fizika rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061539 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 30 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of informatics at the level of the secondary school program. It is preferable to take the study course FK_069 "IT basics" in advance. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To give an opportunity to get acquainted with 3D printing and its application in dentistry. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | 3D printing and 3D scanning – the importance and advantages of these innovative technologies today. Their interaction and application. | Lectures | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 2 | Classification and selection criteria of 3D printing technologies. Printing materials. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 3 | 3D scanning technologies and their application. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 4 | Other ways of obtaining 3D models and future perspectives. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 5 | On the interaction of 3D technologies with other disciplines, security and the future. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 6 | Target areas of 3D technology in medicine – anatomy, dentistry, rehabilitation, surgery, etc. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 7 | Basics of 3D printing – acquiring practical skills, incl. preparation of a ready 3D model for printing by choosing optimal criteria. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 8 | Basics of 3D modeling – parametric and non-parametric modeling. Practical individual works. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 9 | Practical group work in 3D printing and scanning. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Group work: thematic interactive group work with competition elements, where you will have to solve problems related to 3D printing, modeling, scanning. Individual work: students will individually learn 3D modeling, model preparation for 3D printing, 3D printing and scanning. Practical works according to guidelines and creative. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical lessons. Successful completion of a test in the form of a test in the e-study environment, which accounts for 50% of the final grade. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | To provide students with insight and practical knowledge in such innovative technologies as 3D printing, 3D modeling and 3D scanning, which students could potentially encounter in the future in their professional environment, thus increasing their competitiveness. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of the study course, students will be able to use the acquired knowledge about 3D printing, 3D modeling and 3D scanning in order to be able to work practically with various 3D printers, 3D modeling programs and 3D scanners, as well as be able to apply these technologies in practice. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of studying the study course, students will be able to use the available 3D printing, modeling and scanning technologies, will be able to assess the current situation in the field of 3D technology, predict its development directions. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hod Lipson, Melba Kurman. „Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing”. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, publicēts 2013-02-11 | ||||||||
| 2 | Richard Bibb, Dominic Eggbeer, Abby Paterson. „Medical Modelling: The Application of Advanced Design and Rapid Prototyping Techniques in Medicine”. Elsevier Science & Technology, publicēts 2015-01-12 | ||||||||
