Pathology

Catalog description

Pathology introduces dental hygiene students to concepts of disease, especially as related to the oral cavity. An introductory general survey of inflammation, infection and other general pathology is followed by a more detailed study of specific oral pathology. Areas of particular concern to dental hygiene students are stressed. Clinical applications are made by correlating the lecture materials with clinical cases. Open only to matriculated Dental Hygiene students. OPEN ONLY Open only to matriculated Dental Hygiene students. Pre-requisite(s): BIOL 135 Oral Histology and Embryology ; BIOL 136 Anatomy and Physiology for Dental Hygiene ; BIOL 205 Microbiology ; DHYG 117 Dental Radiology . Co-requisite(s): DHYG 230 Preventive Dentistry III and DHYG 231 Clinical Dental Hygiene II .