DH 312 - General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist

Credits: 2

Description
Fundamentals of microscopic and gross pathology disease, repair, healing and regression period. Special emphasis: diseases, developmental disturbances, infection, lesions, and injuries to the oral cavity.

Student Learning Outcomes

Correlate the causes and mechanism of disease to: cellular activity and its environment; reaction of cellular injury as it relates to healing injury and repair.
Analyze the nature of disease including manifestations, classifications, and predisposing factors.
Analyze the etiology of dental caries including: contributing factors, clinical aspects, and methods of control.
Evaluate regressive alterations of teeth, pulpal disturbances, tumors, and cysts of odontogentic origin.
Evaluate developmental disturbances in growth of the oral cavity and its related structures with special emphasis on benign and malignant tumors.
Integrate the science of general and oral pathology into the recognition, diagnosis, and care planning of patients.

Prerequisite: Admission to the B.S. Dental Hygiene program