Topics will include saliva, muscle function, taste, smell and other sensory functions. Top of The Page 407. This course focuses on therapeutic agents related to dentistry. Topics covered include general principles, autonomic pharmacology, analgesics, sedatives, antibiotics and emergency drugs. An introduction to physical diagnosis presented by the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery faculty and guest lecturers.
Students select topics and develop a position on controversial issues related to dentistry.
Each week students debate the pro and con of the selected issue and support their position from the current literature. Seminar series presented by students under staff supervision. Research problems and related topics applied to dentistry are discussed. The lectures are designed to look into the future of the specialty area and discuss the steps necessary to achieve these new breakthroughs. Top of The Page 412.