Health Sciences
2012-2013 University Calendar



5 Faculty of Dentistry : 5.5 D.M.D. Curriculum : 5.5.2 Courses of Instruction : 5.5.2.3 Clinical Studies – Third Year

5.5.2.3
Clinical Studies – Third Year
DENT 305J1 Dental Public Health 2.
(1) (Students must also register for DENT 305J2 and DENT 305J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 305J1, DENT 305J2 and DENT 305J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) Oral health promotion in the community, dentist-patient relationship and communication with an emphasis on the needs of underserved populations.
DENT 305J2 Dental Public Health 2.
(1) (Prerequisite: DENT 305J1) (Students must also register for DENT 305J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 305J1, DENT 305J2 and DENT 305J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 305J1 for course description.
DENT 305J3 Dental Public Health 2.
(1) (Prerequisite: DENT 305J2) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 305J1, DENT 305J2 and DENT 305J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 305J1 for course description.
DENT 310J1 Clinical Practice/Junior Clerkship.
(4) (Students must also register for DENT 310J2 and DENT 310J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 310J1, DENT 310J2 and DENT 310J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) Introduction to clinical dentistry in a multidisciplinary environment with emphasis on information gathering, diagnosis, treatment planning and acquisition of basic clinical skills.
DENT 310J2 Clinical Practice/Junior Clerkship.
(4) (Prerequisite: DENT 310J1) (Students must also register for DENT 310J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 310J1, DENT 310J2 and DENT 310J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 310J1 for course description.
DENT 310J3 Clinical Practice/Junior Clerkship.
(4) (Prerequisite: DENT 310J2) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 310J1, DENT 310J2 and DENT 310J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 310J1 for course description.
DENT 311J1 Endodontics 1.
(1) (Students must also register for DENT 311J2 and DENT 311J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 311J1, DENT 311J2 and DENT 311J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) Preclinical laboratory techniques on extracted and artificial teeth, rationale of endodontic therapy, anatomy, diagnosis and management of pulpal and periapical pathology including root canal preparation, obturation, periapical surgery, retropreps, apexogenesis, and trauma.
DENT 311J2 Endodontics 1.
(1) (Prerequisite: DENT 311J1) (Students must also register for DENT 311J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 311J1, DENT 311J2 and DENT 311J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms)
See DENT 311J1 for course description.
DENT 311J3 Endodontics 1.
(1) (Prerequisite: DENT 311J2) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 311J1, DENT 311J2 and DENT 311J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 311J1 for course description.
DENT 314 Summer Clinic/Externships.
(3) Summer Clinic concentrates on the treatment and management of patients, including patients with handicaps. Externships and research projects for an equal duration are acceptable alternatives with prior approval from the course director.
DENT 315J1 Orthodontics.
(0.7) (Students must also register for DENT 315J2 and DENT 315J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 315J1, DENT 315J2 and DENT 315J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) Basic principles of growth and development, diagnosis and treatment planning, biomechanics and basic orthodontic techniques with clinical experience in preventive, interceptive and limited corrective treatments.
DENT 315J2 Orthodontics.
(0.7) (Prerequisite: DENT 315J1) (Students must also register for DENT 315J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 315J1, DENT 315J2 and DENT 315J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 315J1 for course description.
DENT 315J3 Orthodontics.
(0.6) (Prerequisite: DENT 315J2) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 315J1, DENT 315J2 and DENT 315J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 315J1 for course description.
DENT 316D1 (2), DENT 316D2 (2) Pediatric Dentistry.
(Students must register for both DENT 316D1 and DENT 316D2.) (No credit will be given for this course unless both DENT 316D1 and DENT 316D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) Oral health, oral medicine, prevention, and management of oral disease including restorative procedures in children.
DENT 317D1 (1.5), DENT 317D2 (1.5) Oral Pathology and Medicine.
(Students must register for both DENT 317D1 and DENT 317D2.) (No credit will be given for this course unless both DENT 317D1 and DENT 317D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) The nature, identification, and management of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions.
DENT 318J1 Periodontology.
(1) (Students must also register for DENT 318J2 and DENT 318J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 318J1, DENT 318J2 and DENT 318J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) Examination, diagnosis, treatment planning and introduction to clinical management of periodontal diseases.
DENT 318J2 Periodontology.
(1) (Prerequisite: DENT 318J1) (Students must also register for DENT 318J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 318J1, DENT 318J2 and DENT 318J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 318J1 for course description.
DENT 318J3 Periodontology.
(1) (Prerequisite: DENT 318J2) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 318J1, DENT 318J2 and DENT 318J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 318J1 for course description.
DENT 319D1 (1.5), DENT 319D2 (1.5) Dental Pharmacology.
(Students must register for both DENT 319D1 and DENT 319D2.) (No credit will be given for this course unless both DENT 319D1 and DENT 319D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) A study of the drugs that have special application to dentistry including general anaesthesia.
DENT 320J1 Restorative Dentistry.
(2.33) (Students must also register for DENT 106J2 and DENT 106J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 106J1, DENT 106J2 and DENT 106J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) (Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken DENT 320D1/D2, DENT 321D1/D2, DENT 336D1/D2, DENT 339D1/D2.) Diagnosis, treatment planning and restorative procedures to prevent deterioration of healthy teeth and to restore diseased, damaged, worn or lost teeth by means of direct and indirect operative restorations, and fixed, removable and implant prosthodontics.
DENT 320J2 Restorative Dentistry.
(2.33) (Prerequisite: DENT 106J1) (Students must also register for DENT 106J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 106J1, DENT 106J2 and DENT 106J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) (Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken DENT 320D1/D2, DENT 321D1/D2, DENT 336D1/D2, DENT 339D1/D2.) See DENT 320J1 for course description.
DENT 320J3 Restorative Dentistry.
(2.33) (Prerequisite: DENT 106J2) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 106J1, DENT 106J2 and DENT 106J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) (Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken DENT 320D1/D2, DENT 321D1/D2, DENT 336D1/D2, DENT 339D1/D2.)
See DENT 320J1 for course description.
DENT 322 Image Interpretation.
(3) Image interpretations of various conditions affecting the head and neck region and clinical rotation in oral diagnosis and radiology.
DENT 323J1 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
(1.33) (Students must also register for DENT 323J2 and DENT 323J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 323J1, DENT 323J2 and DENT 323J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) Diagnosis and management of the oral surgical problems encountered in general practice and exodontia clinical rotation.
DENT 323J2 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
(1.33) (Prerequisite: DENT 323J1) (Students must also register for DENT 323J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 323J1, DENT 323J2 and DENT 323J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 323J1 for course description.
DENT 323J3 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
(1.33) (Prerequisite: DENT 323J2) (No credit will be given for this course unless DENT 323J1, DENT 323J2 and DENT 323J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms) See DENT 323J1 for course description.
DENT 337 Clinical Decision Making.
(2) Development of a treatment plan for patients requiring complete mouth restoration involving multidiscipline restorative procedures with an emphasis on clinical decision making.

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