| CODE | DNS5120 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Dental Surgery | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides the student with further knowledge in oral medicine, and pathology, with particular emphasis on the older adult. The unit will provide the students with a basis for diagnosing and managing local and systemic disorders that manifest themselves in the oral cavity. It consists of formal lectures on the area and also presentations of clinical cases seen during the students' clinical experience. In addition, each student will deliver a presentation on a subject that is assigned at the beginning of the study-unit. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims at providing the postgraduate student with: - Knowledge of pathological conditions of the oral mucosa and the jaws of the elderly community; - The diagnostic procedures employed to examine pathological conditions of the oral mucosa and the jaws; - Management options of these pathological conditions according to the patients' requirements. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognize the main pathological conditions in the oral mucosa and the jaws of the elderly community; - Describe the management routes for mucosal lesions; - Analyze the medical background of the elderly patients. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Establish a proper differential diagnosis and conduct the necessary tests in order to obtain a proper diagnosis of a lesion or condition in the oral cavity of the elderly; - Manage the main pathological conditions in the oral mucosa and the jaws of the elderly community; - Modify the treatment plans according to the medical complications. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Odell E. Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine. (2017) 9th edition. Elsevier. - Crispian Scully, Oslei Paes de Almeida, Jose Bagan, Pedro Diz Dios, Adalberto Mosqueda Taylor. Oral Medicine and Pathology at a Glance. (2016) 2nd Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. Supplementary readings : - Regezi J, Sciubba J, Jordan R. Oral Pathology: Clinical Pathologic Correlations. (2016) 7th edition. Sauders. - Pedlar J, Frame J. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: An Objective-Based Textbook. (2001) 2 edition. Churchill Livingstone. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study and Project | ||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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