This course will comprehensively discuss about the methodology, oral biology techniques and their day-to-day use in the lab and clinic environment. In consultation with the course director, each student will select 2 specific techniques and methodologies relevant to oral biology science.
Week (1); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Introduction to the course.
Week (2); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Cell structure and function.
Week (3); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: General embryology.
Week (4); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Advances in the embryology of the orofacial complex.
Week (5); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Odontogenesis.
Week (6); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Enamel – properties, light and ultrastructure.
Week (7); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Dentin – structure and function.
Week (8); Mid-term Written Examination (50 minutes duration)
Topic: ***** Mid-term Written Examination *****
• Multiple choice questions
• 40 marks
• 60 minutes duration
Week (9); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Dental pulp – structure and function.
Week (10); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Cementum and alveolar process.
Week (11); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Periodontal ligament.
Week (12); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Oral mucosa – structure and function.
Week (13); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Salivary glands – structure and function.
Week (14); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: TMJ – structure and function.
Week (15); Lecture (50 minutes duration)
Topic: Eruption, exfoliation of deciduous teeth.
Week (16) (Examination)
Topic: Final Written Examination
• Multiple choice questions
• 60 marks
• 120 minutes duration
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