511-105 Oral Health Sciences 1A

This subject is comprised of 3 modules.

Anatomy and Histology: Microscopic structure of human body tissues; structure and function of vascular, muscular, nerve, skeletal, lymphatic and glandular body systems; surface anatomy of the head and neck; osteology of the skull; and myology of the head and neck.

Oral Anatomy: Morphological anatomy of the human dentition both permanent and deciduous; Palmer notation and FDI classification of the human dentition; the embryology of the craniofacial region, the histology and physiology of the oral tissues and odontogenesis.

Preventive Dentistry: The epidemiology of dental diseases; the preventive philosophy and the aims of preventive dentistry; individual and community oral preventive measures; the anatomy and clinical appearance of the health periodontium; and the classification, examination and diagnosis of dental caries and periodontal disease.

(1) One 3-hour written examination at the end of first semester. (2) Written assignments and practical reports throughout the semester comprising: 2 written assignments of no more than 1500 words each, practical workbook, mid-semester class test, and a 5 minute class presentation. A pass is required in each of Sections 1 and 2 for an overall pass in this subject.

• JK Avery, Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology: A Clinical Approach. 2nd edn, Mosby, 2000.
• BKB Berkovitz, GR Holland and BJ Moxham, A Colour Atlas and Text of Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology. 2nd edn, Wolfe Medical, 1992.
• PR Wheater, HG Burkitt and VG Daniels, Functional Histology. 2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1987.