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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Dental Medicine
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Ein Karem
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Gabriel Nussbaum
Coordinator Office Hours:
Sunday 10-12
Teaching Staff:
Prof Gabriel Nussbaum,
Prof Rakefet Czerninski
Course/Module description:
Course description:
This course in Oral Pathology deals with the etiology and clinical manifestations of a wide range of conditions that manifest in the oral cavity and systemically. The pathologic and pathophysiologic basis of these conditions and their relationship to clinical decision-making in dentistry are emphasized.
Course/Module aims:
Course aims:
The aim of the course is to enable students to define the major diseases of the oral mucosa and submucosa and systemic diseases affecting and/or manifesting in the oral cavity, in terms of their etiology, clinical features, histopathology, epidemiology, treatment and prognosis. Furthermore, students should acquire the ability to generate a differential diagnosis based on clinical scenarios.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Define and describe the etiology, clinical features, and histopathology of major diseases of the oral mucosa, submucosa, and salivary glands.
• Recognize the clinical features and underlying organ pathology of major systemic illnesses that express in the oral cavity.
• Differentiate between benign and malignant processes in the oral cavity based on histopathologic and clinical features.
• Develop a differential diagnosis of oral conditions based on presentation of clinical features and histopathological data.
• Decide on a treatment plan based on patient management principles for the conditions covered in the lectures.
Attendance requirements(%):
80
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
The course is composed of frontal lectures, reading assignments with questions, and student presentations of current research in oral pathology.
Course/Module Content:
Oral pathology including:
• Vesiculo-bullous lesions
• Ulcerative lesions
• White lesions
• Pigmented lesions
• Pre-neoplastic lesions
• Neoplastic lesions
• Verruco-papillary lesions
• Connective tissue lesions
• Inflammatory jaw lesions
• Cysts of the jaws and neck
• Salivary gland diseases
• Salivary gland neoplasms
• Odontogenic and non-odontogenic tumors
• Metabolic and genetic diseases and abnormalities of the teeth
Required Reading:
Oral Pathology, Regezi, Sciubba, and Jordan, 7th Edition
Additional Reading Material:
Selected primary research articles from the literature (changes each year)
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 85 %
Presentation 10 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 5 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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