Oral Diagnosis Treatment Planning

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Oral Diagnosis Treatment Planning

Institution

King Abdul Aziz University College / Department

Faculty of dentistry, Department of oral basic and clinical sciences ( OBCS)

-Course Identification and General Information 1- Course title and code:

ORAL DIAGNOSIS (OBCS-468) 2- Credit hours 3 Hours

3- Program(s) in which the course is offered.

( If general elective available in many programs indicate this rather this than list programs )

Bachelor degree of dental science

4- Name of faculty member responsible for the course

Dr. Safia Al-Attas Head of the division , assistant professor Dr. Soliman Ouda Course director, associâtes professer 5- Level / year at which this course is offered fourth year dental student

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1^st semester

6- Pre-requisites for this course (if any )

 Basic medical sciences

 Basic dental sciences

 Oral & general pathology 7- Co-requisites for this course

 General medicine & surgery

 Oral radiology courses

8- Location if not on main campus

- Objectives

1. Summary of main learning outcomes for students enrolled in the course.

The goal of this course is to enable the graduate students to acquire the clinical skills required for handling patients in the dental clinic including Medically compromised patients. By the end of this course the students should demonstrate competence in the performance and/or

interpretation of the Following:

 Taking and recording patient’s history

 Performing extra-oral and intra-oral clinical examination

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 Evaluation of patient’s health status with emphasis on medical conditions of actual or potential significance in the management of dental patients

 Applications of appropriate supplementary diagnostic procedures (radiographs, biopsy and laboratory tests…. ) and interpretation of the obtained information

 Organization and evaluation of the information obtained from patient’s history, clinical examination and other diagnostic procedures to conclude an appropriate list of diagnostic impressions (both dental and medical impressions)

 Formulation of a preliminary sequential treatment plan.

2. Briefly describe plans for developing and improving the course that are being implemented. (eg increased use of IT or web based

reference material , changes in content a result of new research in the field ).

 Updating the course contents according to the novel achievements in the oral diagnosis field.

 Assessment form will be distributed to students by the end of each course to get their feedback.

 Frequent division meetings will discuss the course with the course coordinator.

 The report from the division will be discussed in a departmental

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meeting to find the strength and weaknesses related to the course.

 The dental school must demonstrate the effectiveness of the program using a formal & ongoing outcome assessment &

include measures of student achievement

 Encourage students of IT use or web based reference material in preparing the topics of the active learning classes ( regarding medically compromised patients )

- Course Description (Note: General description in the form to be used for the Bulletin or Handbook should be attached)

1. Topics to be Covered

List to be Covered No. of

Week

Contact hours Taking and recording the patient’s history 1 1

 Clinical examination –

 extra-oral

 Intra-oral examination and charting treatment plan

 Radiology diagnosis

 Biopsy and exfoliative cytology

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CBC count + anemia

Dental management of bleeding disorders

3 3

Active learning for medically compromised patients

5 5

2. Course components ( total contact hours per semester ):

Lecture:

8 hrs

Tutorial: Laboratory Practical/Field Work/Internship 26 hrs

Other: 5 active learning sessions

-Learning Resources

Required Text (s)

"Oral diagnosis Oral medicine and treatment planning" 2ed edition by Steven Bricker & others .BC Decker Inc (2002)

Essential References

“Principles and practice of Oral Medicine” by Stephen Sonis and others Saunders Co. 2^nd edition ( 1995)

Recommended Books and Reference Material ( Journals, Reports, etc ) (Attah List )

 Dental management of medically compromised patient by James and others.Mosby

6^th edition (2002)

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 Burket’s Oral Medicine” by Lynch and others. Lippincott Co Diagnosis and treatment, eleven, (2008).

 Differential diagnosis of oral lesions By Wood and Goaz

5th edition Electronic Materials, Web Sites etc

 www.PubMed.com

5- Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD, professional standards / regulations