Curriculum

• 607-1. Emergencies I. The course is designed to teach the student to efficiently and effectively perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to render first aid to choking and near drowning victims. Its basic purpose is to save lives. Prevention of emergency situations will be stressed and should receive first priority.
• 607-2. Emergencies II - Emergencies in Dental Practice. The junior course is designed to review and augment the first year CPR course and familiarize the junior dental student with the types of medical emergencies that occur in the dental office. A series of presentations will be given that will cover, armamentaria for emergencies, treatment of common medical emergencies and sedation emergencies. Half of most sessions will be devoted to conducting mock drills. A review will be conducted near the end of the course prior to the final examination.
• 634-2.Systemic Diseases II - Hospital Dentistry. Systemic Diseases II - Hospital Dentistry will consist of approximately 14 hours of work. It will cover outpatient and inpatient dental services for the ASA II, III, IV medically compromised patient. It will address hospital admission, doctor's orders, progress notes, admission notes, laboratory requirements, emergency room treatment, ward treatment, physical examinations, medical histories, medical records, discharge procedures and many other facets of a dental practice and the correct approach to the medically compromised out patient.
• 639-1.Essentials of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. This is an introductory course in oral and maxillofacial surgery for second year dental students. It is designed to teach students how to treatment plan and provide the routine oral and maxillofacial surgery care for patients. Lecture content includes the preoperative evaluation of surgery patients and progresses through the intraoperative and postoperative treatment modalities available to the general dentist and management of surgical complications that may be encountered during or following surgical treatment are also discussed.
• 639-2.Advanced Topics in OMS. The major goal of the senior course is to provide a background and guide for oral and ancillary procedures of the maxillofacial region. Each practitioner will be encouraged to properly assess surgical situations. He or she must then understand what procedures are available for their patients and whether he or she is competent to perform a specific surgery or seek consultation and refer the patient to a specialist in oral - maxillofacial surgery. This course will provide the senior dental student the background and knowledge of the basic principles and techniques of oral and maxillofacial surgery, and an understanding of when referral to an oral-maxillofacial surgeon is appropriate.