553-411 Medicine (Dental Course)

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Subject Description

This subject covers: common medical problems and diseases, diagnosis and treatment; and diseases of particular importance to dentists, including infective endocarditis, hepatitis, bleeding diseases and acute and chronic cardiac and respiratory disorders.

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.

Assessment

A 2-hour written examination (50%) and a clinical examination (40%) at the end of Semester 2 and continuing assessment in clinical tutorials (10%).