DDS Course Descriptions - Second Year
5220 Clinical Experience II
5221 Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
5222 Fixed Prosthodontics
5223 Growth & Development
5224 Orthodontics
5225 Operative Dentistry
5226 Removable Prosthodontics
5228 Endodontics
5230 Occlusion
5231 Patient Management I
5232 Patient Assessment II
5233 Paediatric Dentistry
5234 Introduction to Clinical Oral Surgery
5235 Oral Diseases II
5248 Anaesthesia
5252 Periodontics
5355 Practice Administration
5220: Clinical Experience II
Second year students, working with their third and fourth year team members, will participate in the provision of patient care for patients assigned to their treatment team.4 lecture hours, 0 lab hours, 84 clinic hours (Total 88 hours)
5221: Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
This course will introduce the student to the basic concepts of diagnosis and treatment planning. Through a progressive series of comprehensive, multidisciplinary cases, students will integrate and apply fundamental and clinical knowledge learned in previous courses and clinical experience.87 lecture hours, 0 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 87 hours)
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5222: Fixed Prosthodontics
Utilizing patient simulation, the art and science of Fixed Prosthodontics will be introduced and developed with emphasis on the fundamental principles and techniques required to rehabilitate oral function and form with single fixed prostheses from treatment planning to delivery and maintenance. Treatment modalities will include conventional and implant supported restorations.45 lecture hours, 64 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 109 hours)
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5223: Growth & Development
Lectures will focus on explaining general concepts of growth and development, early embryology, skeletal development, general and very specific diet and nutrition from pregnancy, childhood, adults to seniors, timelines of growth & development from pre-natal to puberty, craniofacial growth and development and its influence to treatment planning of orthodontic problems.29.5 lecture hours, 8 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 37.5 hours)
5224: Orthodontics
The course will address the etiology of malocclusion and the elements and analysis for diagnosis and treatment planning. It will introduce the students to tooth movement and biomechanics. Labs will relate to diagnostic procedures like facial, cephalometric and models analysis and their integration to diagnose and treatment plan orthodontic patients.15.5 lecture hours, 18 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 33.5 hours)
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5225 Operative Dentistry
A continuation from the first year course in which the student is prepared for the clinical environment. Particular emphasis is placed on cast intracoronal restorative procedures, aesthetic anterior rehabilitative techniques, cariology, and the differential choice of restorative materials.30 lecture hours, 54 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 84 hours)
5226 Removable Prosthodontics
Fundamental theoretical and technical training in preparation for treatment of completely and partially edentulous patients requiring removable prostheses. Students will understand and be able to describe basic clinical concepts and perform routine technical procedures related to the treatment of the edentulous and partially edentulous condition.34 lecture hours, 82 lab hours, 36 clinic hours (Total 152 hours)
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5228 Endodontics
An introduction to endodontics, from pulpal reaction to caries up to pulpal and periapical pathosis; diagnosis and treatment planning. Description of morphology and root canal anatomy, armamentarium used in endodontics. Chemo-mechanical preparation procedures and obturation of the root canal system. Restoration of the endodontically treated tooth.21 lecture hours, 36 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 57 hours)
5230 Occlusion
A study of the stomatognathic system. Components of the course will include a brief review of its general anatomy, a study of its basic physiology, an analysis of mandibular movement, and an examination of masticatory functions.14 lecture hours, 0 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 14 hours)
5231 Patient Management I
A study of the physics of diagnostic radiology. Lectures also present the approach to interpretation, radiographic anatomy, eruptive and regressive changes, anomalies, caries, periodontal disease and periapical abnormalities. Laboratory exercises re-enforce the physics lectures and provide experience in radiography and interpretation.
Lectures 24 hours; Laboratory 12 hours (Total: 36 hours).
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5232 Patient Assessment II
This course will include assessment of the pediatric patient, cover aspects of panoramic, occlusal and lateral cephalometric radiography and radiographic report writing. Through a variety of cases, students will have an opportunity to practice diagnosis of various soft tissue and osseous abnormalities.34 lecture hours, 3 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 37 hours)
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5233 Periodontics Paediatric Dentistry
Paediatric Dentistry will address preventive procedures from prenatal to adolescent and prevention and management of space loss in primary and mixed dentition.8 lecture hours, 0 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 8 hours)
5234 Introduction to Clinical Oral Surgery
The second year program is laboratory simulation introduction to the clinical techniques of dental extractions, suturing and removal of impacted teeth. It is intended to expose students to the terminology, instruments and techniques of clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery in a laboratory environment before actual clinical experience on patients.1 lecture hour, 9 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 10 hours)
5235 Oral Diseases II
This integrated course combines oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology to cover a variety of diseases that affect the hard and soft tissues of the mouth, head and neck.29 lecture hours, 5 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 34 hours)
5248 Anaesthesia
Through a series of lectures and clinics, this course covers the theory and practice of local anaesthesia.15 lecture hours, 1 lab hours, 2 clinic hours (Total 18 hours)
5252 Periodontics
This course reviews the anatomy of the periodontium the etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. In addition, the course covers the classification periodontal diseases, periodontal prognosis and periodontal treatment planning with emphasis on the non-surgical periodontal therapy.28 lecture hours, 9 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 37 hours)
5355 Practice Administration
This two year course begins in Year 2 and includes lectures on patient management, inter-personal communications skills and strategies, dental ethics, critical appraisal of the literature including systematic reviews and meta-analysis. The final grade is reported in Year 3.16 lecture hours; 0 lab hours, 0 clinic hours (Total 16 hours)
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