A survey of pathology and internal medicine as it relates to dentistry with an emphasis on the evaluation and management of medically complex/compromised patients requiring dental treatment. Dental management of medically complex patients requires a foundational knowledge of systems pathology. Acquiring a basic understanding of systems pathology depends upon comprehension of general pathology. This course begins with topics on general pathology, proceeds through systems pathology and ends with DM of medically compromised patients. 8.0 credits.

This is a basic pharmacology course that will cover the proper use of the major classes of drugs. These include drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, cardiovascular system, endocrine system and antimicrobials. 4.0 credits.

This is a research elective offered in the summer of the first year. A Limited number of students will be paired with Research mentors to pursue a research idea related to oral health. For six to eight weeks’ students will work in established lab and conduct research that they will present to the class and faculty in the fall. Laboratory and research techniques will be taught to increase the students’ knowledge and experience in research. 6.0 credits.

This course combines both didactic and clinical components to help students acquire an understanding of pain and the principles of pain control as related to the clinical treatment of dental patients. Evaluation of the physical-mental emotional status of the patient and the determination        on of the proper pain control technique and its correlation with procedures to be performed are integrated with an understanding of advanced pain and anxiety-control modalities. Included in this course is a series of in-depth lectures covering the spectrum of basic and advanced pain control techniques. Following completion of this course, the student should be able to consistently meet the criteria of the course objectives. 2.0 credits.

This course will require second year dental students to utilize the knowledge, concepts, and skills that they acquired in the first year Ethics and Professionalism course. The course is structured so that students will be able to establish an ethical context for inter-professional practice and collaborative care. The first session will consist of a general discussion about scopes of practice and collaborative care practice. Students will prepare for each session by completing pertinent reading assignments. They will then participate in small group case study discussions. The small group sessions are meant to emphasize the skills of ethical thinking/acting. Each group will be composed of second year dental students and first year medical students. Discussions will be facilitated by both physician and dentist preceptors. 0.25 credit.

This course instructs the student on the proper technique in capturing diagnostic-quality radiographs. This is a hands-on course taught in the Radiology Simulation Lab with manikins simulating patients. Each group exercise involves a pair of students taking bitewing, anterior periapical, and posterior periapical radiographs. After taking the radiographs, students must complete a self-assessment to determine the correctness of each radiograph. 0.25 credit.

This course will-introduce students to basic principles of data collection for the periodontal examination and fundamentals of periodontal instrumentation used as data collection for the diagnosis, treatment planning, and prognosis of periodontal disease. Use and implementation of clinic Management software Axium. 1.0 credit.

This lecture course is an introductory course in Periodontology. Students will be taught the normal anatomy and function of the periodontium as well as the etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal diseases and conditions. Students will also be instructed on how to assess risk for periodontal disease and the relationship between periodontal disease and systemic disease. 1.0 credit.

This lecture course is the second part of an introductory course in Periodontology. Students will be taught about different types of periodontal diseases, the role of occlusion, radiographic analysis, and different treatment modalities. Students will also be instructed on how to assess prognosis for treatment and the importance and timing of periodontal maintenance. 1.0 credit.

This course instructs the student on the proper technique in capturing diagnostic-quality radiographs. This is a hands-on course taught in the Radiology Simulation Lab with manikins simulating patients. Each group exercise involves a pair of students taking bitewing, anterior periapical, and posterior periapical radiographs. After taking the radiographs, students must complete a self-assessment to determine the correctness of each radiograph. 0.5 credit.

General principles and concepts of diseases, as learned in Pathomedicine are applied to those diseases which manifest in the oral and maxillofacial region. Signs and symptoms, natural history, differential diagnosis, management, and prognosis of common and significant oral and maxillofacial diseases are presented. 4.0 credits.

This Lecture course is designed to complement the laboratory course. The lecture will concentrate on restorative theory treatment planning and technique. Decisions about material and treatment goals are stressed so the student will understand the reasons to choose one treatment modality over another. The lecture will coincide with the lab that is immediately after so they will put into practice what they just learned. Implant options and how each treatment plans approached will be discussed. 2.0 credits.

This course is designed for students to perform a series of motor exercises (projects and practical examinations) that simulate the clinical procedures done in fixed prosthodontic treatment. The required laboratory projects and practical examinations will provide the student with sufficient psychomotor skills and perceptual ability to pro-vide basic fixed prosthodontic treatment. 2.0 credits.

This course will present the second-year dental student with an introduction to implant dentistry. The student will learn the history and current state of Implant dentistry, as well as the scientific concepts and principles that allow for the successful use of implants today. Treatment planning based on patient specific medical and dental considerations will be emphasized. The student will become acquainted with techniques that can be utilized to maximize esthetic and functional success of implant based dental restorations. Protocols and techniques for implant surgery and prosthetic treatment will be taught. The student will learn identification and management of both surgical and prosthetic complications will be stressed. The student will also learn the importance of short and long-term evaluation and maintenance of dental implants. 1.0 credit.

This course will prepare the students to enter the Clinic and begin treating patients. Until this point students have been gaining and perfecting foundational knowledge and skills. They have started to put these skills together for the comprehensive treatment of patients, mainly in beginning to learn rudimentary treatment planning. This course will mimic the operations of the dental clinic. All protocols that are in place in the clinic will be adhered to in the simulation clinic. Infection control protocols, treatment planning to the comprehensive completion of treatment on simulated patients. Students will learn intensive interview skills with standardized patients, complete Medical and Dental History recording, Comprehensive treatment planning and additional clinical skills to treat real world patients. 2.0 credits.

This course is the Laboratory component that will prepare the students to enter the Clinic and begin treating patients. Until this point students have been gaining and perfecting foundational knowledge and skills. They have started to put these skills together for the comprehensive treatment of patients, mainly in beginning to learn rudimentary treatment planning. This course will mimic the operations of the dental clinic. All protocols that are in place in the clinic will be adhered to in the simulation clinic. Infection control protocols, treatment planning to the comprehensive completion of treatment on simulated patients. Students will learn intensive interview skills with standardized patients, complete Medical and Dental History recording, Comprehensive treatment planning and additional clinical skills to treat real world patients. 3.0 credits.

This course is designed to enable the pre-doctoral dental student to develop an overall competency in pediatric dentistry and to increase his/her theoretical and clinical judgment, technical skills and case organizational abilities. 1.0 credit.

This preclinical course includes lectures on the biological and clinical aspects of endodontics plus laboratory exercises to gain skills in accessing the pulp chambers, removing the pulp tissue within the lengths of the canals and establishing an environment that supports healing. The biologic aspects of the lectures include discussions of the pulp and periapical diseases, diagnostic and treatment procedures, selection of patients, and medications in endodontics. Clinical lectures are devoted to procedures used in preparing and filling root canals, discussion of the materials used supported by documented research in juried journals, restoration of endodontically treated teeth and clinic orientation. During laboratory exercises, student access, instrument, and obturate root canals on extracted human teeth. Students may treat patients in the endodontic clinic after successful completion of the preclinical course and the sophomore endodontic preclinical competency exams. 1.0 credit.

This preclinical course includes lectures on the biological and clinical aspects of endodontics plus laboratory exercises to gain skills in accessing the pulp chambers, removing the pulp tissue within the lengths of the canals and establishing an environment that supports healing. The biologic aspects of the lectures include discussions of the pulp and periapical diseases, diagnostic and treatment procedures, selection of patients, and medications in endodontics. Clinical lectures are devoted to procedures used in preparing and filling root canals, discussion of the materials used supported by documented research in juried journals, restoration of endodontically treated teeth and clinic orientation. During laboratory exercises, student access, instrument, and obturate root canals on extracted human teeth. Students may treat patients in the endodontic clinic after successful completion of the preclinical course and the sophomore endodontic preclinical competency exams. 1.0 credit.

This didactic course encompasses the preliminary diagnostic and treatment information required by the dental student to begin treatment planning and managing patients in the university dental clinic. The student is provided with the necessary instruction to perform a comprehensive orthodontic examination, identify the diagnostic records which are appropriate for each patient, and assemble data from those diagnostic records. The student will unitize those records in addition to a clinical examination to plan a course of orthodontic treatment for the patient. The student is introduced to a variety of contemporary fixed and removable appliances, including removable thermoplastic dental aligners, and their component parts and properties and the indications for their use. The student is also instructed on the procedures in placement and adjustment of the appliances including the manipulation properties of orthodontic materials and the biomechanical principles governing orthodontic tooth movement. 1.0 credit.

This course focuses on the basic concepts in the etiology, pathogenesis and sequelae of dental caries. The disease is approached from epidemiological, morphological, histological, biochemical, microbiological and immunological perspectives. 0.25 credit.

This course will present the second-year dental student with an introduction to the principles and techniques integral to the provision of safe, effective, and comfortable Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical treatment. Emphasis will be placed on preoperative evaluation and diagnosis directed care as students develop an understanding of which procedures can be performed by a general dentist and when and how to seek consultation from or refer patients to a surgical specialist. Exodontia, management of unerupted teeth, and diagnostic techniques and treatments of infections and soft and hard tissue pathology will be covered. Techniques and strategies for intra- and post-operative pain control and prevention and management of both medical emergencies and intra- and post-operative surgical complications will be taught. Patient management techniques and medico-legal considerations will be integrated into the topics described above. Upon successful completion of this course students will have met the expectations of the faculty as listed for each portion of the course. Students will be prepared to take the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery portion of the National Boards. Students will have a basic level of understanding of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery that will be strengthened and expanded upon in the subsequent third year Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II course and ultimately enable them to fulfill their future responsibilities to their patients and the health care community. 1.0 credit.