Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 142)
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553-411 Medicine

Year 4 Dental Science.

Contact: 83 hours, including lectures, tutorials and clinical demonstrations.

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject, students should:

Comprehend: common presentations of medical disease; the use of investigations; the uses and side effects of drugs.

Have developed: an understanding of the clinical features and natural history of medical conditions; skills in communicating with and relating to patients; the ability to take a comprehensive history; the ability to formulate possible differential diagnoses; an understanding of the possible use of investigations in diagnosis and management of disease; an understanding of prognosis.

Appreciate: the effect of illness on the social, occupational and recreational activities of patients.

Content:

Common medical problems and diseases, diagnosis and treatment. Diseases of particular importance to dentists, including bacterial endocarditis, hepatitis, bleeding diseases and acute and chronic cardiac and respiratory disorders.

Assessment:

A 2-hour written examination and a clinical examination at the end of the year.

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 142)

Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct  9 1995
Last modified:   Oct  9 1995
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