DENT 1123 - Introduction to Prevention and Diagnosis

[170 Hours]

This multidisciplinary course will prepare first year dental student to assist third and fourth year dental students chair side in the clinic. The course will begin with the basics of infection disease control. Students will then learn about preventive dentistry and cariology. The course will then focus on the clinical aspects of performing an oral diagnosis and students will perform an oral diagnosis on partners and on a school patient. Students will then learn about the dental prophylaxis and will perform the procedure on classmates and on a school patient.