INTRODUCTION TO PERIODONTICS

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Integrated Pre-Clinical Sciences. The goal of this block is to get the students acquainted with the basics of periodontology. The course will start by describing the anatomy and histology of periodontium and will be followed by pathophysiology of the diseases. Epidemiological and etiological factors of the disease and its relation to systemic health will be discussed. Clinical examination, classification, diagnoses, and rationale for treatment planning of periodontal diseases and conditions will be discussed. The students will develop skills and the biologic basis for periodontal instrumentation, and the impact of these procedures on the bacterial microflora and periodontal tissues. A concluding part of this course will include practicing the use of hand and ultrasonic instruments in removal of calculus and root planning the tooth root surfaces in the sim clinic on periodontal typodonts. They will acquire the skills to clinically and radiographically evaluate the periodontal status of patients. Students will work in pairs and perform these techniques on each other as a prerequisite to perform them on CODM patients.