Intro to Dental Medicine and Surgery (DENT90126)

Intended learning outcomes

On the completion of this subject students will be able to:

• understand the principles of medicine as it relates to dentistry, with particular emphasis on haematological disorders and cardiovascular diseases, liver and renal diseases, gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, stroke and epilepsy, rheumatology, diseases of the endocrine system, paediatric medicine and metabolic disorders;
• comprehend the importance of therapeutics in dental practice. In particular, students should have an in-depth understanding of: drug classification systems, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, adverse drug reactions, drug therapy of pain, anticoagulants, antimicrobials; immunosuppressants and local anaesthetics;
• understand principles and develop skills of diagnostic pathology including types of diagnostic tests available, disorders of growth and differentiation, acquired disorders of differentiation and growth, cell injury, inflammation, metabolic disorders, inherited and acquired disorders, immunopathology and neoplasia as these relate to dentistry.

Generic skills

• Students should: 1. be able to access new knowledge from different sources, analyse and interpret it in a critical manner; 2. have developed skills in effective communication with teaching staff and peers; 3. have developed effective organisational and time management skills; 4. be able to identify and address their own learning needs; 5. understand the need for precision, accuracy and self-evaluation. 6. develop skills in analysing and evaluating experimental and clinical data. 7. develop skills in team work and develop skills of workplace safety.