OD 4000 Oral Surgery I
This course aims to analyze basic knowledge concerning oral surgical procedures and techniques and to provide the necessary elements to manage diseases that require this therapeutic approach.
This course aims to analyze basic knowledge concerning oral surgical procedures and techniques and to provide the necessary elements to manage diseases that require this therapeutic approach.
Upon completion of this course, students will have developed the basic skills required to carve cavities and restore the dental organ to its biological balance when its structural, functional, or aesthetic integrity has been altered or compromised in a patient.
Upon completion of this course, students will have developed the basic skills required to carve cavities and restore the dental organ to its biological balance when its structural, functional, or aesthetic integrity has been altered or compromised in a patient.
The aim of this course is for students to understand the health function of the Stomatognathic System and the parts that make it up in order to preserve their balance and correct function, applying their knowledge to preserve it and correct the factors that may alter it by developing preventive therapies and corrective solutions.
Students will learn and properly perform methods and techniques of patient exploration for the purposes of obtaining data, discriminating normal data from pathological data, registering the data in a legal document called Clinical History, identifying and listing patient problems, interpreting requested laboratory and imaging tests of patients, reaching the scientific judgment called diagnosis, issuing a prognosis and a treatment plan, and developing an appropriate medical personality.
This course provides students with basic cognitive elements for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tooth decay. The aim of this course is for students to: (1) Acquire abilities and skills for tissue cutting, restoration design, and the handling of various materials commonly used in operative dentistry clinics. (2) Endeavor to achieve effectiveness, efficiency, and pertinence, not only by using the latest scientific and technological advances, but also by providing for their comprehensive training and education.
The aim of this course is for students to understand the importance of dental restoration and its relation with the stomatognathic system and identify the biological responses of tissues to operating procedures, as part of the general health of the dental patient.
This course aims to provide students with elements and concepts related to dental anesthetics, as well as with the technical aspects of different types of dental blocks used in the practice of general dentistry.
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with the epidemiology of periodontal diseases, oral cancer and malocclusion by using health indicators and applying statistical support for the interpretation of information. Similarly, they will learn about and explain the epidemiology of communicable diseases that affect individuals fairly frequently and may be transmitted through inappropriate dental management or care.
Students will correlate knowledge of dental materials with its practical application in clinics and labs. They will also learn about types and behavior of the interfaces between dental materials and oral tissue (Biocompatibility).