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DEN 1070 – Oral Pathology and Therapeutics
Course Description Focuses on the diseases affecting the oral cavity and pharmacology as it relates to dentistry. Topics include: identification and disease process; signs/symptoms of oral diseases and systemic diseases with oral manifestations; developmental abnormalities of oral tissues; basic principle of pharmacology; drugs prescribed by the dental profession; drugs that may contraindicate treatment; and applied pharmacology (regulations, dosage, and applications.
Competency Areas	Hours
Identification of Disease Processes	Class	3
Signs/Symptoms of Oral Diseases and Systemic Diseases with Oral Manifestations	D. Lab	0
Developmental Abnormalities of Oral Tissue	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Basic Principles of Pharmacology	Credit	3
Drugs Prescribed by the Dental Profession
Drugs that may Contraindicate Treatment
Applied Pharmacology (Regulations, Dosage, and Application)

Prerequisite:	DEN 1010, DEN 1060
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
Identification of Disease Processes		2	0	0
Terminology	Define basic terminology relating to oral pathology.
Inflammation and healing	Explain inflammation including clinical appearance and healing processes of the body.
Observation	Describe principles of observation.
Signs/Symptoms of Oral Diseases and Systemic Diseases with Oral Manifestations		6	0	0
Oral diseases	Describe the signs and symptoms of oral diseases.
Systemic diseases	Describe systemic diseases that have oral manifestations influencing the care of the dental patient.
Developmental Abnormalities of Oral Tissue		7	0	0
Developmental abnormalities	Discuss and identify the pathologic conditions and developmental disturbances that are manifested in the oral tissues.
Principles of pharmacy	Discuss basic principles of pharmacology.
Basic Principles of Pharmacology		5	0	0
Terminology	Define terminology associated with pharmacology.
Principles of pharmacology	Discuss basic principles of pharmacology.
Drugs Prescribed by the Dental Profession		5	0	0
Dental drugs	Identify and relate to treatment the major drugs used and prescribed by the dental profession.
Drugs that may Contraindicate Treatment		2	0	0
Adverse reactions	Recognize the importance of questioning patients about medications that they may be taking or medications listed in patients’ health histories.
Emergencies	Recognize the potential emergencies that could occur from medication use or abuse.
Applied Pharmacology (Regulations, Dosage, and Application)		3	0	0
Regulations	Describe the laws governing the use and dispensing of drugs.
	Write a prescription dictated by a dentist using recognized forms and symbols.
Classification and routes of administration	Recognize the various classifications of drugs and the various routes through which these drugs can be administered.

Suggested Resources

Media Print Audio/Visual Web Other	Note: Please adhere to the APA Formatting and Style Guidelines. Examples: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. Duncan, G.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Print	Bird, D. L. & Robinson, D. S. (2008). Torres and Ehrlich modern dental assisting. (9^th ed.) Elsevier (USA): Saunders.
Print	Ciancio, S. D. & Bourgault, P. (1989), Clinical pharmacology for dental professionals. (3^rd ed.). Littleton, CO: PSG.
Print	Langlais, R. & Miller, C. (2003). Color atlas of common oral diseases. (3^rd ed.). Maryland: Lippincott. Williams and Wilkins.
Print	Leimone, C. A. & Earl, E. M. (1988). Dental assisting: Basic and dental sciences. (1^st ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Print	Newland, Meiller, Wynn, & Crossely. (2005). Oral soft tissue diseases, revised. (3^rd ed.). Lexi-Comp: Matthews Medical Books.
Print	Robinson, B. G. & Miller, A. S. (1990). Colby, Kerr, and Robinson’s color atlas of oral pathology. (5^th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Print	Shafer, W. G., et al. (1983). A textbook of oral pathology. (4^th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.
Print	Torres, H. O. & Ehrlich, A. (2002). Modern dental assisting. (7^th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.
Print Audio/Visual	University of Kentucky. Understanding pathology: Oral pathology slides.
Audio/Visual	National Audiovisual Center. Oral biopsy procedure. Washington, D. C.
Web	Evolve: http://evolve.elsevier.com

Posted: 01/05/09