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DENT5124: Oral Medicine Level 3A
2024 unit information
This discipline aims to equip students with the theoretical background and practical experience necessary for the practice of clinical Oral Medicine; being the non-surgical management of diseases affecting the oro-facial tissues and adjacent areas. Skills and knowledge in a range of relevant areas are developed including: history taking; examination; application and interpretation of special investigations including radiology, serology and biopsies; differential diagnosis; treatment planning; clinical records; quality of care evaluation; development of effective communication skills in interdisciplinary clinical practice; and the principles and practice of relevant pharmacology. In addition; Oral Medicine as taught and practiced at the University of Sydney and Westmead Centre for Oral Health includes diagnosis and treatment planning for dental management of medically complex patients.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Discipline of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Diagnostics
| Code | DENT5124 |
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| Academic unit | Discipline of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Diagnostics |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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DENT5221 and DENT5222 and DENT5223 and DENT6012 |
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Corequisites:
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DENT5125 and DENT5126 and DENT6013 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of oro-facial diseases and conditions, appropriate to the level expected of a specialist practitioner in oral medicine
- LO2. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge and systematic approach for diagnostic procedures, treatment planning and management of oro-facial diseases, appropriate to the level expected of a specialist practitioner in oral medicine
- LO3. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of medically compromised patients and appropriate dental management, to the level expected of a specialist practitioner in oral medicine
- LO4. Demonstrate an ability to work in hospital multidisciplinary teams as a specialist practitioner in oral medicine.
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