ENDODONTIC DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT

Catalog description

Integrated Pre-Clinical Sciences. This block will introduce the principles of endodontics. It is designed to prepare students to recognize, understand, diagnose, and predictably treat pathologic conditions of the dental pulp and periradicular tissues within the scope of general practice. Emphasis is placed on the biology, pathology, and treatment of the dental complex and periradicular tissues. The course specifically encompasses the biological and clinical sciences related to the normal and diseased pulp and associated periradicular tissues, as well as the etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of pathoses and injuries of these tissues. The course will utilize lecture, team exercises that focus on evidence-based endodontics as well as critical thinking concepts, text readings, and patient simulations to achieve the course outcomes. The course will also introduce case selection criteria relative to the case difficulty and practice limitations. Along with the Endodontic Simulation Laboratory portion, it prepares the student to provide clinical endodontic treatment.