DHY 3104 - ORAL DIAGNOSIS

[1 Credit]

This introductory course in Oral Diagnosis is specially designed for first year Dental Hygiene students, with emphasis on interpretation of health history, physical observations and vital signs, and medical risk assessment. Students are introduced to different examinations of the patient, including identification of normal structures, head and neck, intraoral soft issue and lesion descriptions, radiographic correlation, occlusal nomenclature, initial periodontal assessment, using diagnostic instrumentation such as a mirror and explorer, transillumination, pulp and periapical testing, and charting the findings. Clinical periods will reinforce didactic learning.