Oral Medicine. 0 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Diagnosing and managing pathology affecting the oral and maxillofacial region requires not only solid didactic knowledge but also clinical expertise. This selective is designed to provide clinical exposure to the whole spectrum of Oral Medicine including oral mucosal and salivary gland pathology, oral complications of systemic diseases; temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain; and the dental management of medically complex patients. During this selective, the third year dental student will have the opportunity to see patients in the Oral Medicine clinic four half days a week and Orofacial Pain patients one-half day a week. Clinical experience will be complemented with a half-day rotation to the UT Health Pathology lab. Interested students should provide course director with letter of intent (max of 600 words). Prerequisite: DIAG 7055 .