King Abdul-Aziz University, Faculty of Dentistry Oral Basic & Clinical Sciences Dept.
Oral Medicine Course
(ORMD 501)
Welcome in oral medicine course, it is one year course for 5th year dental student.
Oral medicine is dealing with various oral changes occurring in the oral & para-oral structures including Lymph node, salivary gland and TMJ disorders, how to examine these lesions and give provisional diagnosis for such cases.
Staff Members Position Ext.#
Dr. Safia Al-Attas Head of the division & 23213 [email protected] Course director 5th Year
Dr. Soliman Ouda
Lecturer 22044
Dr. Suzan Ibrahim Lecturer
Course Description
:1- one lecture one hour/ week
2- one clinical session 2 hours/ week Clinical part
In the clinical part of the course, cases representative of the primary and secondary oral disease studied in the didactic part will be evaluated and discussed with the students (differential diagnosis, working diagnosis, the need for the further diagnostic procedures, treatment, referral ...etc.)
These cases include:
1. White lesions.
2. Single and multiple ulceration 3. Central and exophytic lesion 4. Pigmented lesions
5. Acute and chronic infections
6. Systemic diseases with oral manifestation e.g. diabetes, dermatological disease…etc.
7. Lymph node and salivary gland swellings.
8. Orofacial pain and TMJ disorders.
Students assigned to individual cases are required to follow up the patient’s management (supervised by a faculty member) and to subsequently present their completed cases to the class . Case presentations should be supplemented with initial
and follow up clinical photographs and radiographs as well as with histopathological, laboratory investigation and consultation reports.
It is a requirement of the course that every student present a complete case,(1st&2ed presentations)
Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to enable students to acquire the clinical skills required for the diagnosis and management of primary and secondary diseases affecting the Oral and para-oral structures. These includes:
1- The ability to obtain and evaluate the patient’s dental and medical history and to perform a complete systemic examination of the oral and peri-oral tissues.
2- The ability to recognize and thoroughly describe the deviations from normal and to establish a working diagnosis based on a differential diagnosis.
3- The ability to select and use appropriate investigations and consultations needed to determine the treatment required and to rationalized different treatment considerations i.e. the need for emergency dental care, medications, referral and follow-up.
Learning resources -Burket’s oral medicine
Diagnosis and treatment 11th edition
“differerntial diagnosis of oral lesions”
By Wood and Goaz 5th edition
“ principles and practice of oral medicine”
Sonis and others- saunders co Second edition (1995 )
Coarse requirements and grading
1- Continuous Assessment
Quiz 1 (MCQs,complete) 10 marks
Midyear (Essays & MCQs,complete) 60 marks Quiz 2 (MCQs) 10 marks
Total 80 marks
2- Final examination
Written (Essay & MCQs) 90 marks Final clinical case exam 10 mark Final clinical case presentation 15marks Initial case presentation 5marks Total 120 marks
LECTURE SCHEDULE First Semester 1429-30/2008-2009
5
thYear
Course Director: Dr. Safia Al-Attas
DATE LECTURE TOPICS LECTURER 14/10/2008 F
13/10/2008 M Red and white lesions Dr. S. Ouda 21/10/2008 F
20/10/2008M Red and white lesions Dr. S. Ouda 28/10/2008 F
27/10/2008 M Red and white lesions Dr. S. Ouda 4/11/2008 F
3/11/2008 M Exophytic lesions Dr. S. Ouda 11/11/2008 F
10/11/2008 M Exophytic lesions Dr. S. Ouda 18/11/2008 F
17/11/2008 M Aids Dr. Suzan
25/11/2008 F
24/11/2008 M Diabetes Dr. Safia
Dr. Suzan 2/12/2008 F
1/12/2008 M Diabetes Dr. Safia
Dr. Suzan 15/12/2008 F
16/12/2008 M Endocrinal Dr. Suzan
23/12/2008 F
22/12/2008 M Endocrinal Dr. Suzan
30/12/2008 F
29/12/2008 M Endocrinal Dr. Suzan
6/1/2009 F
5/1/2009 M Immunology Dr. Suzan
13/1/2009 F
12/1/2009 M Immunology Dr. Suzan
LECTURE SCHEDULE Second Semester 1429-1430/2008-2009
5
thYear
Course Director: Dr. Safia Al-Attas
Week Date LECTURE‘S TOPICS LECTURER 1. 2/3/2009 M
3/32009 F Vesiculobullous lesions Dr. Safia 2. 9/3/2009 M
10/3/2009 F Vesiculobullous lesions Dr. Safia 3. 16/3/2009 M
17/3/2009 F Vesiculobullous lesions Dr. Safia 4. 23/3/2009 M 24/3/2009 F Pigmented Lesions Dr. Suzan 5. 30/3/2009 M
31/3/2009 F Pigmented Lesions Dr. Suzan 6. 6/4/2009 M
7/4/2009 F Salivary gland diseases Dr. S. Ouda 7. 13/4/2009 M
14/4/2009 F Salivary gland diseases Dr. S. Ouda 8. 20/4/2009 M 21/4/2009 F Dental management of patient treated with
Radiotherapy & Chemotherapy Dr. Safia 9. Vacation start 23 / 4/ 2009 – until 01 /05 / 2009
10. 4/5/2009 M
5/5/2009 F Tongue diseases Dr. Suzan 11. 11/5/2009 M 12/5/2009 F Tongue diseases Dr. Suzan 12. 18/5/2009 M
19/5/2009 F Orofacial pain Dr. S. Ouda 13. 25/5/2009 M 26/5/2009 F Orofacial pain Dr. S. Ouda Please contact me directly at [email protected]
with questions or concerns.
Dr.Safia Al attas
Consultant & Assistant Professor Oral Medicine& Diagnosis
Office hours: Monday 12pm-3pm Tuesday 11am-1pm
18/4/2009
