The course is devoted to oral microbiology. It covers the systematic study of the oral microbiota, pathogens in the dental environment, defense mechanisms of the mouth, diagnosis of oral pathogens, etiology of dental caries and periodontal disease, sterilization methods for the dentist, oral immunology, and chemotherapy in dentistry. It concludes with a discussion of focal infections. The fundamental concepts of physiology that explain the normal function of the human body are presented. As each organ system is discussed, its interrelationships with other systems are analyzed so that the student develops an overview of the integrated functioning of the whole organism.
Pathological physiology is introduced where it can serve to clarify normal function.
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