DSCP 538 Oral Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences
Oral Medicine is the study and management of oral pathologies other than routine caries and periodontal diseases. Also systemic diseases, as well as the medications used to treat these diseases, can significantly affect even the most routine dental procedure. Conversely, dental treatment can also have serious effects upon a patient's existing health problems. The quality of total health care delivered to a patient is, therefore, dependent upon the ability of the dentist to properly evaluate the physical status of dental patients. This lecture course is devoted to a review of oral pathologies. The skills learned in lecture will help with the clinical management of patients. The objectives of this course are:
1) to provide a review of oral disorders with regard to etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentations and medical treatment;
2) to emphasize the relationship between oral disorders and systemic diseases and specific dental procedures;
3) to teach students to recognize those oral conditions which require referral and be able to initiate appropriate referral mechanisms;
4) to provide the information necessary to interpret the results of medical consultations, biopsies and laboratory tests;
5) to teach students how to alter the dental treatment plan accordingly to provide comprehensive dental care for the patient with advanced oral pathologies
Offered
Fall/Spring.