511-102 Oral Anatomy 1

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Subject Description:

This subject covers topographical anatomy of the oral cavity and comparative dental anatomy.

On completion of this subject, students should:

Comprehend: the fundamental terminology and nomenclature of anatomy and dentistry that is essential to apply basic dental science knowledge to future studies in dentistry; the morphology of all teeth in the human dentition, the manner of their occlusion and other pertinent anatomical relationships; the life history of individual teeth and the chronology of development of the dentition as a whole; the relationship of human beings to other members of the animal kingdom with respect to diet, dentition, teeth and cranial anatomy; comparative oral anatomy including the components of the evolutionary theories regarding the origins of hard tissues, and the different mechanisms of attachment and the differences in dental anatomy encountered in both extant and extinct animals.

Have developed: the ability to observe and record simple clinical and laboratory findings in a coherent and systematic way; the ability to find information from textbooks and scientific articles to augment lecture notes; manual dexterity by carving human teeth to scale from blocks of wax.

Appreciate: the fundamental importance of oral anatomy to the present state of knowledge in dental science and to future developments in the practice of dentistry; that different aspects of the course in oral anatomy are treated with different emphasis, expressly to prepare the student for a career in dentistry and in a way that is complementary to knowledge already acquired in the course; the inter-relationship between oral anatomy and other disciplines outside dentistry; that learning should be a continuous, life-long process for staff and students alike.

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Prescribed Texts:

• Scott J H and Symons N B B 1982, Introduction to Dental Anatomy, 9th ed. Churchill Livingstone.