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3.00 Credits
General Requirements:? Completion of Year III requirements, above average clinical activity, and strong interest in pediatric dentistry. Selected students are expected to participate in both fall and spring semesters.? The clerkship includes advanced clinical experiences (challenging healthy and handicapped patients); operating room experience; graduate seminars; preclinical teaching; case presentation; independent project.
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1.00 Credits
Predoctoral students in their first year are introduced to the anatomy and histology of the healthy periodontium. The course provides an overview of the clinical discipline of periodontics and its impact on systemic health.? Didactic material forms a critical foundation for PERI 512 and is designed to prepare students to begin supervised periodontal maintenance visits on patients.
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1.00 Credits
Fall/Spring.? This course prepares the student for the treatment of a recall patient.? The student learns basic skills for periodontal assessment and instrumentation for the treatment of gingivitis.? Pre-clinical simulation and clinical exercises prepare the student for the use of a dental mirror, probe, scalers, and the skills required to perform prophylaxis.
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2.00 Credits
Fall/Spring.? This course reinforces material presented in PERI 518 and forms the foundation for patient treatment in periodontics.? The course includes reinforcement of clinical skills introduced in PERI 518. Students treat classmates initally and later treat two periodontal maintenance patients.? The following topics are taught in the clinical setting:? periodontal data collecton; plaque control instructions; periodontal instrumentation; infection control; polishing; and topical fluoride application. ?Oral cancer screening examinations are performed.? Emphasis is placed on microbiology, immunology, diagnosis and treatment planning of periodontal diseases.
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10.00 Credits
Fall/Spring. Students have didactic exposure to advanced periodontal procedures, including evidence-based therapy, impact of periodontal disease in the medically compromised patient, occlusal therapy, osseous grafts and guided tissue regeneration, periodontal plastic surgery, periodontal esthetic management and assessment of disease activity.? Clinical activity involves the diagnosis and non-surgical periodontal management of mild/moderate adult periodontitis.?? Observation of periodontal surgeries is also anticipated.
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10.00 Credits
Fall/Spring. Students continue to monitor and manage the periodontal status of their comprehensive patient care population. Experiences include assessment of initial therapy performed and determination of parameters for periodontal surgery.? Surgical observations of their patients and complex post-graduate cases are anticipated prior to performing a periodontal surgery.?? Each student performs a simple periodontal flap surgery.? Another focus for this course is the co-therapy program with the senior dental hygiene students.? This program mimics the private practice setting allowing interaction with dental hygiene students as co-therapists for the management of the initial therapy of two periodontitis cases.
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3.00 Credits
General Requirements: Cumulative grade point average > 3.0 and minimum of B grade in periodontics 518, 528 and 538. Satisfactory progress toward graduation; three or more ATC's completed.? Selected students are expected to participate in both fall and spring semesters. The clerkship includes diagnosis and treatment of moderate to advanced periodontitis; surgical and non-surgical experience, including antimocrobial therapy, management of maintenance patients, clinical teaching, seminars and case presentations.
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0.50 Credits
Spring.? This seminar series provides dental students with many of the necessary skills neded to effectively respond to a fast-changing professional environment.? The course is a three-session seminar designed to enhance practice administration learning by focusing?on?the transition from dental school to dental practice.??The sessions have been crafted and integrated to provide students with substantive knowledge and material in the topics of business law,?accounting,?financial?record-keeping,?business?planning,?and?practice?transitions.?
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3.00 Credits
Fall/Spring.? Students?learn foundational skills needed for entry into the dental profession, including the history and future of?dentistry, health communication, and professional and ethical behavior. Topics also include an introduction to dentistry whereby students are exposed to the breadth and scope of careers in dentistry and obtain technical training in skills needed to function in the clinic, including: basic life support, patient confidentiality, and infection control. Didactic and interactive sessions will be reinforced with experiences as part of a clinic team.
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2.00 Credits
Fall/Spring.? Students are recertified for BLS/CPR and receive instruction in dentistry and the law. In small group seminars, students discuss?ethical dilemmas.? They are required to achieve minimum attendance requirements, attend assigned clinical sessions and/or arrange for coverage of clinical assignments, if necessary.? In academic and clinical settings students are expected to behave in a respectful, professional manner in their interactions with peers, patients, faculty and staff.
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