The drive for development of new and novel oral biomaterials has never been more important with many people using oral biomaterials today and seeing their benefits in restoring and improving their oral health for a more enjoyable lifestyle. The unique properties of biomaterials such as titanium (Ti), zirconia (ZrO2) and various polymeric materials have made them materials of choice in oral health: dental implants, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and even regenerative medicine. Oral biomaterials research today is an exciting and intensive multidisciplinary area that encompasses contributions from a wide range of fields from professional dentistry to biology, chemistry, physics, material science, and engineering.
Materials in Oral Health is a FREE 4-week course open to all interested learners. In the course, you will learn about the special properties and benefits of biomaterials including, titanium and titanium alloys, zirconia and other alloys, ceramics, and modern composites. You will gain insights of the practical use of these biomaterials in different aspects of dentistry and clinical implications. You will realize how contemporary dentistry is about unifying synthetic materials to living tooth and bone tissues. You will get in touch with the crucial roles of digital dentistry and learn about CAD/CAM technology in crown fabrication, 3D printing and digital orthodontics. And lastly, you will be introduced to procedures and testing methods used to test significant mechanical properties of biomaterials in the research laboratory.
We cordially invite those of you who wish to make a difference in tomorrow’s dental materials and oral health development to join us in the 4-week journey in Materials in Oral Health.
You can get recognition for completion of the course by obtaining a Course Certificate. You can refer to details on: https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/208280196
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SJ
4.0·Reviewed May 19, 2017
I felt it could be more clinically oriented and subjects could be more elaborate. More demonstrations can also be made
SS
5.0·Reviewed Apr 14, 2018
Thanks Hong Kong candidates for this greatful course
AM
5.0·Reviewed May 12, 2020
It was very informative and wholesome. Enjoyed attending this course.
HK
4.0·Reviewed Jul 23, 2024
It is a very intresting course and very good to learn in this platform but i'm not intrested in this topic at first but now i like this to acknowledge it .
PJ
5.0·Reviewed May 30, 2023
It was very helpful course. I was very much involved in the course. All professors given very good information.
DM
5.0·Reviewed Aug 30, 2017
Great to have sessions on recent material advancements in Dentistry!
SS
4.0·Reviewed May 13, 2020
It was a great experience to be the part of this course as it gave me such a great knowledge about the materials used in dental field and lectures were also great to the point.
SK
5.0·Reviewed Jun 24, 2024
Very useful course. This knowledge will surely grow your dental practise.
LY
5.0·Reviewed Aug 23, 2020
Interesting and engaging course on dental health and modern technology. I didn't know so much went into dentistry and will appreciate my dental professionals better.
AA
5.0·Reviewed May 23, 2018
It was really interesting. Thanks HKU and Coursera. I won the best learner's essay for the 1st session of the course.
SP
5.0·Reviewed Nov 22, 2020
Fantastic insight into dental materials and also the testing of them. Highly recommended course
KL
4.0·Reviewed Sep 6, 2020
Good and generalize information about dental material.
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Hans helder boussamba kouka
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 25, 2018
I want to thank you, to try to share with us the love of materials in oral health. Why to try ? because for sure it was difficult for you to resume all of oral health in only 4 week and shorts videos. Biomatérials in oral health is the key in modern dentistry, with Research & developement we can work everyday confortable, surely and quickly in every discipline of moderne dentistry. With this course i have learn again so many things, i have refresh on my head so many important rules of material health. I want to thank you so much for this amazing work, hope to have update in 2019. Thank you all the team Great Course. Like always thank you Honk kong university dental school for this second dental MOOC innovation.
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yomna serag
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 8, 2017
I loved this course from the beginning. It was an amazing experience for me. It provided me with great knowledge about dental materials. My sincere thanks and appreciation to all of the professors and the coursera community who contributed to this course. I look forward to more MOOC courses from the university of Hong Kong.
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Sowmmya Venkatesh
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 23, 2019
The course was really effective with quizzes and the lecture videos were really amazing and overall had a good learning experience
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Andres Angulo-Benavides
5.0
·Reviewed May 23, 2018
It was really interesting. Thanks HKU and Coursera. I won the best learner's essay for the 1st session of the course.
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praveen jangade
5.0
·Reviewed May 30, 2023
It was very helpful course. I was very much involved in the course. All professors given very good information.
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Dr.Arul Joshy MDS
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 30, 2017
Great to have sessions on recent material advancements in Dentistry!
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Juan Giuseppe Castillo Márquez
4.0
·Reviewed Feb 19, 2018
I consider that I have not had enough background knowledge to ENJOY this course, It has really been a challenge to complete it for me. But I can say that it was very interesting journey! I think the course is worth it.
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Maftoon Ahmed
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 3, 2018
nice ever courses started by Hongkon University im very glad that im the student of this university , I like here to study with keen interest and aspirations , i also thankful all Professors and whoke Team of this university for registrating me in this Niceee University
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Florencia Peró Pino
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 25, 2019
Muy buen curso, desafiante, actual, invita a aprender más y ampliar la mente hacia las nuevas tecnologías que aparecen a diario en nuestra práctica profesional, y que en definitiva serán el futuro de nuestro quehacer.
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Luca Perasole
5.0
·Reviewed May 17, 2017
Superb knoledge from this course! I would appreciate another one based more on clinical side. Lot of other things must be known.
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Priyanka Porwal
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 27, 2017
excellent course for the dentist as well as dental material professionals
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Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Sheikh
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 15, 2018
Thanks Hong Kong candidates for this greatful course
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Chochang Flaqinflab
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 31, 2018
good course to review about dental materials
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Froment-Chatre
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 31, 2017
Very interesting, thank you
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maryam abuelkheir
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 20, 2019
The contents are very useful,interesting and scientific.instructors are very friendly and professional . Ian very happy to be one of their students .thank u so much and I will meet you again in the next course
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Li Jia Yang
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 23, 2020
Interesting and engaging course on dental health and modern technology. I didn't know so much went into dentistry and will appreciate my dental professionals better.
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Island Mak
5.0
·Reviewed May 13, 2017
Hope to watch many useful courses from HKU MOOC being joined with Coursera!
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Valeria Rivero J
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 20, 2018
Excellent! Recommended for everyone interested in the subject.
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IRVING MARTINEZ
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 7, 2017
Really helpful course! Thanks Hong Kong University!
