Health Sciences Calendar
2005 - 2006

2.5.2 Cycle II - Preclinical Studies

Unit 10

DENT 202 Oral Health.

(8) Anatomy, growth and development of the oro-facial region, including the teeth, composition and function of saliva, the normal oral microflora and some physiology in relation to the oro-facial complex.

Unit 11

DENT 203 Oral Disease.

(4) Caries, periodontal, pulpal and periapical diseases from their etiology to their detection, craniofacial dysmorphology and growth and development problems.

Unit 12

DENT 204D1 (12.5), DENT 204D2 (12.5) Mgmt Diseases/Dysf Orofcl Comp.

(Students must register for both DENT 204D1 and DENT 204D2.) (No credit will be given for this course unless both DENT 204D1 and DENT 204D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) This course addresses the management of the conditions discussed in DENT 203 as well as principles of oral medicine and radiology. It contains a heavy laboratory component in which the students will acquire the technical skills required for treating patients.

Unit 13

DENT 205D1 (1.5), DENT 205D2 (1.5) Dental Public Health 1.

(Students must register for both DENT 205D1 and DENT 205D2.) (No credit will be given for this course unless both DENT 205D1 and DENT 205D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) This course is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the theory and principles of public health, behavioural sciences, communication skills, ethical and legal issues relevant to clinical practice. A basic understanding of the theory and practice of health promotion and the opportunities to promote oral health and prevent disease at an individual and population level will be discussed. This includes epidemiology, a knowledge of the structure and organization of the health system (in particular the key features, characteristics and issues affecting the dental care system in Canada), the theory of statistics and skills needed to apply basic statistical methods to oral health data in order to critically interpret the statistical contents of research findings, human nutrition and its implications in the prevention of dental caries.