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RDN817 Operative Dentistry I
This second-year lecture course in operative dentistry provides the basic concepts of cavity preparation and restoration. Information on various restorative materials is provided and is coordinated with projects assigned in the preclinical laboratory course.
RDN818 Preclinical Lab II Operative
The sophomore program in operative dentistry introduces the basic concepts of cavity preparation and restoration and prepares students for the treatment of patients. Projects and exercises are selected to develop the necessary skills and provide a means of internalizing the basic concepts that must be mastered for a student to begin patient care. After the demonstration of competency in all areas, students begin clinical treatment of patients in the second semester. The course prepares students for clinical operative dentistry and patient treatment. It must be successfully completed before students can
begin patient care in restorative dentistry.
ODS820 Introduction to Diagnostic Imaging
This course provides students with an introduction to diagnostic imaging. To this end, the course is divided into two modules, each with its own objective. The first module on radiographic techniques builds on the foundation laid in the first-year oral radiology courses. The objective of this module is to introduce the student to the principles and techniques involved in and selection criteria for intraoral and extraoral radiographic examination of the structures of the head and neck. The second module on radiographic interpretation introduces the student to the concepts involved in descriptive radiology. Correlations between the biologic behavior of developmental, inflammatory, metabolic, traumatic, and neoplastic disease processes and their radiographic patterns are made. The ability to interpret the radiographic clues to formulate a differential diagnosis and establish a definitive diagnosis and propose appropriate management of lesions is stressed.
ODS821 Principles of Differential Diagnosis
This course introduces the entire educational sequence and serves to place subsequent didactic and clinical information in the appropriate context.
OSU822 Regional Anesthesia
This course teaches students how to safely and efficaciously administer local anesthesia to their patients. It also provides a conceptual framework for understanding how regional anesthetic agents work. Differences in individual patient response are discussed, as well as compensatory techniques. The principles of nerve conduction and relevant principles of pharmacology are presented to provide a basis for understanding the mechanisms of function for various anesthetic agents.
MIC502 Medical and Oral Microbiology
This course presents the concepts essential to understanding the microbiologic and immunologic bases of infectious disease. The course emphasizes the role of disease-inducing microorganisms and their relationship to systemic and oral health. Basic principles of growth and metabolism, and immunity, are shown in context with disease and health. Emphasis is placed on those aspects of microbiology and immunology that are directly pertinent to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases of man.
PTH600 General Pathology
General pathology is the study of basic mechanisms of disease. As such, it represents an essential prerequisite for human systemic disease and oral pathology. A background provided through the first-year courses in anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology provides an understanding of normal body function. The objective of this course is to organize these and related disciplines into an understanding of abnormal body function.
Since abnormal body function, or disease, is usually presumed to result from some form of tissue injury, much of pathology can be viewed as a reaction to injury. The injurious agent may be easily recognizable (e.g., trauma, infection), may be subtle and/or complex (e.g., immunologic injury), or may be completely unknown (many tumors presently fall into this category).
Fortunately, the biologic organism can react to injury in a relatively limited number of ways. These reactions vary, of course, with the type and duration of the injury and with the inherent nature of the organ or tissue injured. Some tissues react with monotonous uniformity to any of a wide variety of injurious agents. Other tissues can react to injury in a multiplicity of ways. These patterns of reaction to injury are what we recognize morphologically and clinically as specific disease and are what determine many of a disease's clinical manifestations, as well as its natural history. Mastery of these very basic concepts is essential for the four generic questions of clinical practice:
1) What is wrong?-Diagnosis
2) What will happen?-Natural history of disease
3) What can be done about it?-Selection of appropriate therapy
4) How can it be prevented?-Research, epidemiology, health maintenance
Lectures
The lecture series highlights major principles of general pathology and, in some instances, specific disease states. To eliminate the need to take extensive notes, appropriate handouts will be provided. Lectures are taped at the time of presentation, and copies are made available in the Health Sciences Library.
Laboratory Periods
The laboratory periods provide students with the opportunity to explore the basic principles of pathology in greater depth and to study these processes at a practical level. The laboratory experience helps students understand and retain course material.
CLD821 Clinical Dentistry II
This clinical course provides students with an initial experience in patient care, as well as an introduction to patient management and clinical operations. Second-year students have their first experience in the care of school patients. With the assistance of faculty in the Department of Periodontics, students evaluate the periodontal health of patients who have previously completed periodontal therapy at the school. Limited periodontal care and home-care instruction is also provided by second-year students. Students also become familiar with the operation of the vertically integrated clinics by working with third- and fourth-year students. Exercises included in the course prepare students for the responsibilities of patient care that follow later in the curriculum.
CLD822 Clinical Dentistry II
This course represents the first clinical experience in the area of restorative dentistry. Patients with minimal treatment needs are assigned to students. With the assistance of faculty from the Departments of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontics, students evaluate patient needs, develop an appropriate treatment plan, and provide care to patients. In addition to the placement of amalgam and composite resin, as well as cast restorations, students provide periodontal care and learn the basics of pain control through the administration of local anesthesia.
RDN813-814 Fixed Prosthodontics I
This introductory experience in fixed prosthodontics is presented in the fall and spring semesters of the second year. These courses present an introduction to fixed prosthodontics and are designed to complement RDN 815-816 Preclinical Lab II Fixed Prosthodontics. Relevant didactic material pertaining to the preclinical laboratory experience is presented in a lecture format.
The course also acquaints students with the basic principles and procedures necessary to provide patient care in the discipline of fixed prosthodontics.
RDN815-816 Preclinical Lab II Fixed Prosthodontics
These introductory laboratory courses teach clinical and laboratory procedures related to fixed prosthodontics. Emphasis of the laboratory experience is on the development of psychomotor and evaluation skills necessary to provide patient care in the discipline.
RDN823 Removable Prosthodontics I and RDN825 Removable Prosthodontics II
These fall- and spring-semester courses provide the knowledge necessary for the restoration of function, facial appearance, and maintenance of oral health in patients who have lost some of their natural teeth. There is an emphasis on principles of design, laboratory prescription writing, occlusion, diagnosis and treatment planning, impression making, tooth selection and arrangement, and dental materials. Successful completion of these courses will enable the student to render care to patients requiring this form of prosthodontic treatment.
RDN824 Preclinical Lab II Removable Prosthodontics
This course familiarizes preclinical students with the laboratory procedures associated with complete denture construction. Materials are strongly correlated with clinical experience sessions. Students are expected to complete all procedures associated with complete denture construction for a typodont.
RDN826 Preclinical Lab II Removable Prosthodontics
This course develops increasing levels of diagnostic skills, technical skills, and discriminatory skills. An important skill that all dentists must possess is the ability to evaluate their own clinical treatment results. To promote the development of these discriminatory skills, students will be required to assess models and projects.
RDN819 Operative Dentistry II
This course provides a number of preclinical and clinical exercises that facilitate the transition to patient care in restorative dentistry. Emphasis is placed on patient management, pain management, diagnosis, and an introduction to treatment planning.
ODS822 Oral Radiology Clinic I
This spring-semester clinical experience introduces a second-year student to the proper use of equipment, infection control, and clinic procedures associated with oral radiology. Students are familiarized with the basic procedures for positioning and making dental radiographs through the use of specially designed mannequins. Students are also instructed in the use of auxiliary devices for the proper positioning of both periapical and bitewing radiographs. Concepts of quality are introduced, and students learn to evaluate radiographs and determine the steps to be taken to improve their quality. The biological effects of radiation on the patient, dentists, and staff are reemphasized.
ODS824 Evaluation of the Medically Complex Patient
This course provides students with the necessary information to perform a complete history and physical examination of a patient, along with a comprehensive overview and correlation of many subjects previously covered in the students' education, such as head and neck anatomy, cardiovascular physiology, pathology, oral microbiology, hematology, and differential diagnosis.
ODS825 Introduction to Orofacial Diseases
This course is an introduction to subsequent didactic courses and clinical experiences in orofacial diseases presented by the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences. In this context, orofacial diseases are defined as all diseases of the oral cavity, face, and contiguous areas other than dental caries and periodontal diseases. The primary objectives of this course are to define and understand the nature and scope of the major types of diseases that may be encountered in the orofacial region, and to present foundational information regarding the presentation, diagnosis, and management of the five most common entities within each major type of disease process. After taking this course, students are prepared to enter the third-year clinics with the ability to recognize, describe, diagnose, and manage the most commonly encountered orofacial diseases. Subsequent third-year courses in Oral Mucosal Diseases, TMD and Orofacial Pain, and Diagnosis and Management of Orofacial Diseases, as well as the direct care of patients and other clinical experiences, will serve to reinforce, expand, and solidify the information initially presented in this course.
HSI820 Community Dentistry
This course provides students with the opportunity to apply some of the fundamental concepts in public-health dentistry and dental informatics previously introduced in HSI800. It will also provide students with an understanding of the increasingly complex interaction between public needs, public demands, regulatory policies, legislative oversight, and everyday professional practice.
RDN811 Endodontics I
This is the introductory didactic course in endodontics, supporting both the preclinical course and the clinical diagnostic exercises. This course, along with RDN812, makes up the initial didactic and laboratory experiences in endodontics and prepares students for the patient-care responsibility of the third year. This course is a prerequisite for all subsequent clinical and didactic endodontic courses.
RDN812 Preclinical Lab I Endodontics
This course, presented in conjunction with RDN811, introduces the basic knowledge of endodontic therapy as it applies to nonsurgical endodontic techniques. It also assists students in developing the necessary manual dexterity and skills for performing nonsurgical endodontic procedures on extracted human teeth in a laboratory setting. This course must be successfully completed before a student can begin patient care in the discipline of endodontics.
ORB824 Biological Basis of Preventive Dentistry
This course focuses on issues fundamental to normal oral biology, cariology, periodontology, prevention of oral diseases, and interrelationships between the biomedical sciences and dentistry. There is also a selective component consisting of small-group sessions (having no more than ten students per one faculty member) for in-depth study of a specific area relevant to oral biology. Student groups also engage in a series of debates focusing on several controversial topics of relevance to oral biology and the practice of dentistry.
HSI821 Practice Management
This course constitutes part of the practice and risk-management track. Specifically, this course provides students with the management tools and legal principles necessary to successfully begin the clinical component of their undergraduate dental education.
CLD825 Biomedical and Dental Sciences Review
Over the first two years of the predoctoral dental curriculum, dental students are exposed to a wide variety of biomedical and dental sciences. This 1-credit course is intended to provide a brief review of this material and to highlight particularly important topics within each area.
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