DENT 1123 - INTRODUCTION TO ORAL DIAGNOSIS AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

[110 Credits]

This course will teach first-year dental students the foundational tenets of clinical infection control, oral diagnosis, disease prevention and health promotion for use in the care of patients while assisting third-year dental students chairside in the clinic. The course will begin with the basics of infection disease control to prevent the spread of blood-borne infections such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. Students will receive introductory lessons in the etiology of dental diseases and evidence-based approaches to primary and secondary prevention of disease and health promotion. Students will also learn about preventive dentistry and dental diseases. Additional concepts will focus on the clinical aspects of performing an oral diagnosis exam and students will perform an oral diagnosis on partners. Finally, students will learn about the dental hygiene procedures and will perform the procedures on classmates and on a school patient. Students will also perform chairside dental care assisting with D3 students. (Department of Diagnostic Sciences)