This unit covers curriculum year 1 of the BDS programme. Anatomy - a study of human anatomy with particular emphasis on head and neck. Biochemistry - deals with the chemical basis of biological structure and function and is necessary for an understanding of living processes in health and disease. Clinical Dental Science - covers the general nature, prevention and treatment of dental diseases with particular reference to oral hygiene, diet counselling and patient management. It also provides training and testing of manual dexterity using a variety of dental manipulative techniques.
Physiology covers human cellular and organ physiology and includes a study of histology.
It emphasises the physiological responses of the body and covers topics in cell biology and cell communication, neurophysiology and tissue physiology including muscle, kidney and bone. The respiratory, cardiovascular, reproductive and hormonal systems are also studied. This unit covers curriculum year 2 of the BDS programme. This unit covers curriculum year 3 of the BDS programme. Clinical Dental Science plus Clinical Practice - commences with dental operative techniques, lectures and laboratory teaching.