This series covers the prenatal embryogenesis and postnatal growth and development of the craniofacial complex. Mechanisms of growth control, the development of occlusion, and methods of study and timing are presented. Clinical implications for normal and abnormal facial development are discussed. Pharmacology and Therapeutics Pharmacotherapeutics of drugs most often used in dentistry are reviewed with emphasis on critical analysis of the related literature and current directions in pharmacological research. Introduction to Dental Epidemiology and Research Design Students are introduced to the fundamentals of epidemiology.
Emphasis is placed on the natural history of common dental diseases.
The synthesis, structure, and function of complex carbohydrates is considered with emphasis on recognition phenomena. Some courses administered by other centers and departments that are frequently chosen by students IND 408. Biochemistry MBI 473. Immunology STT 212. Applied Statistics for the Biological and Physical Sciences LAM 402.