Periodontal Medicine/Medically Complex Patient Seminar I

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This is a seminar course designed to address the inter-relationship between host systemic conditions and periodontal diseases, and the management of patients with complex medical histories. This course is intended to provide a thorough evidence based review and understanding of how the periodontal tissues are affected by systemic diseases/disorders as well as the systemic consequences of periodontal disease. This course is given over two semesters to all residents of the Advanced Education in Periodontics program. One-hour presentations are developed and presented by each resident every other week on selected topics related to Periodontal Medicine in conjunction with an in-depth discussion of the management of the medically complex patient using a combined literature-review, case presentation format. Guest/faculty lectures on different related topics may be included as well. Lecture Hours: 1 Repeatability: May be repeated for credit up to two times. Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit Schedule Type (Primary): Seminar - Small Group Click here for the Schedule of Classes.