511-324 Scientific Principles of Surgical Prac.

Successful completion of all Year 2 subjects.

This subject is comprised of two modules.

Surgery: Principles and practice of surgery; surgical pathology of acute and chronic infection; control of infection; cancer, head and neck surgery.

Oral Medicine, Pathology and Surgery: Causes and processes of oral diseases affecting human beings; application of basic and clinical sciences knowledge to the clinical situation, individuals and the community; pathology of the jaws, the salivary glands, temporomandibular joints, oral mucosae, teeth and periodontium; examination and diagnostic methods and the dentist's responsibility for the safe and effective management of patients.

One 3-hour written examination at the end of Semester 2 and continuing clinical and written assessment (consisting of two short-answer written papers of no more than one hour each) during the semester.

• H A F Dudley and B Waxman (eds), An Aid to Clinical Surgery. 4th edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1989.