Dental Biophysics 1

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Topic

The course addresses the physical relations between the structure and function of biological systems as well as the physical basis of diagnostic and therapeutic methods. The main topics include mechanics, electricity and thermodynamics.

Lectures

• 1. Introduction: the significance of physics in dental medicine - Szabó-Meleg Edina
• 2.

  Mechanics I.: Basics

  - Huber Tamás
• 3.

  Mechanics II.: Statics

  - Huber Tamás
• 4. Mechanics III.: Oscillations, waves, sound, vibration - Szabó-Meleg Edina
• 5. Sound, ultrasound - Szabó-Meleg Edina
• 6. Mechanics IV.: Hydrostatics and hydrodynamics - Karádi Kristóf Kálmán
• 7. Mechanics V.: Mechanics of solids - Karádi Kristóf Kálmán
• 8. Materials science: the most important physical characteristics of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites - Szabó-Meleg Edina
• 9. Electricity I.: Direct current - Szabó-Meleg Edina
• 10. Electricity II.: Alternating current - Talián Csaba Gábor
• 11. Membrane potential, action potential, sensory receptors - Szatmári Dávid Zoltán
• 12. Thermodynamics I. - Lukács András Szilárd
• 13. Thermodynamics II. - Lukács András Szilárd
• 14. Diffusion, osmosis - Halász Henriett

Practices

• 1. Introduction. Laboratory safety rules, work protection.
• 2. Mathematical basics. Work in the laboratory
• 3. Mechanics I.
• 4. Mechanics II.
• 5. Centrifugation
• 6. Direct current measurements
• 7. Alternating current measurements
• 8. Thermodynamics
• 9. Viscosity
• 10. Fluid flow
• 11. Spectroscopy
• 12. Consultation
• ...

  13. Consultation
• 14. Consultation

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Tölgyesi, Derka, Módos (eds.): Physical Bases of Dental Material Science, Budapest, 2012.

Damjanovich Sándor, Fidy Judit, Szöllősi János (eds.): Medical Biophysics, Medicina, Budapest, 2009.

Biophysics Practicals - Laboratory Manual, Pécs University Press

Literature developed by the Department

Online materials on PotePedia (https://potepedia.coursegarden.com/) and MS Teams (www.office.com)

Notes

Own notes.

Recommended literature

An Introduction to Biophysics (with medical orientation) (Györgyi Rontó and Imre Tarján editors) Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Presence at least 75% of the lectures. Completion and proper documentation of each laboratory practice and approval thereof by the course instructor. Maximum 2 absences from practices. Students are not allowed to be late from the practicals. Being late counts as an absence.

Mid-term exams

During the semester the students write a mid-term test or can take an exam from the practical part. Based on the result the students can be exempted from some parts of the colloquium.

Making up for missed classes

Acceptance of the semester: presence at least 75% of the lectures. Completion and proper documentation of each laboratory practice and approval thereof by the course instructor. Maximum 2 absences from practices are allowed. Students are not allowed to be late from the practicals. Being late counts as an absence. Missed practices can be made up on the basis of discussion with the lab instructor.

Exam topics/questions

Exam topics and questions can be found on PotePedia (https://potepedia.coursegarden.com/) and MS Teams (www.office.com).

Examiners

• Huber Tamás
• Kengyel András Miklós
• Szabó-Meleg Edina
• Telek Elek

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Halász Henriett
• Karádi Kristóf Kálmán
• Szabó-Meleg Edina
• Szücs Mihály
• Telek Elek
• Varnyuné Kis-Bicskei Nikolett