Admissions and Emergency II Clinical

Catalog description

The Admissions & Emergency Care Clinic rotation (13 rotations for juniors) consists of separate clinical rotations in the Emergency Care Clinic and the Oral Diagnosis (Admissions) Clinic. The Emergency Care Clinic provides emergency care to appointed and 'walk-in' non-registered patients. Emphasis is placed on efficient and thorough medical work-up and dental care to ensure that the patient receives the highest quality of emergency dental care in a timely manner. The dental students on rotation gain knowledge and experience in medical history aquisition, clinical pharmacology, general and specialty medicine, and physical examination, including a head and neck cancer examination and risk assessment, and emergency care of the dental patient. This also includes the appropriate selection and evaluation of radiography to assess the emergency. The Oral Diagnosis Clinic provides an initial evaluation for SDM patients who register for comprehensive dental care on an appointment basis. Students who rotate through the Oral Diagnosis Clinic assess the comprehensive medical and oral health status of the patients, gain knowledge of clinical pharmacology, general and specialty medical issues, associated laboratory and other studies. This also includes a head and neck cancer examination and risk assessment, and the taking of the indicated intra-oral and/or extra-oral dental radiographs. Additionally, the medical status of patients, when specifically designated by the faculty, is re-assessed annually, or other indicated frequency, in the Oral Diagnosis Clinic. Juniors must complete 10 H&P and 5 Emergencies. Oral Medicine faculty directly supervise all student activity with a faculty/student ratio of approximately 1:3.