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Dental and Medical Basic Sciences (1)

Course Description: This course, taken in the first year of the PhD program, aims to review and reinforce knowledge gained from various integrated fields of basic medical and dental sciences. It is designed to ensure that postgraduate students acquire advanced knowledge as well as clinical considerations in biology, oral genetics, head and neck anatomy, physiology, oral microbiology, and immunology. The course also presents advancements in topics of oral and maxillofacial pathology and discusses the latest information on these subjects and current controversies surrounding them.

Credits: 5

Objectives of the course :

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Understand the anatomy of the head and neck, including bones, muscles, blood vessels, and nerves.
2. Explanation of growth and development processes, including the head, face, and oral cavity.
3. Identification of chromosomes, chromosome mapping, genes, chromosomal abnormalities, and mutations
4. Understanding the components and structures of oral tissues
5. Retrieve microbiological fundamentals of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial region, including bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.
6. Identification of basic immunity and immune mechanisms of diseases affecting the oral cavity
7. Description of the concept of disease and the mechanisms of disease causation.
8. Description of the clinical and pathological radiological features of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial region
9. Demonstrating the ability to utilize pathosis diagnostic methods and oral radiology in conducting an accurate diagnosis of common oral and maxillofacial diseases in dental practice.
10. Discussion of the latest scientific information on these topics and current controversies

Course outputs :

A - Knowledge
Understand the anatomy of the head and neck, including bones, muscles, blood vessels, and nerves. .
2. Clarification of growth and development processes, including the head, face, and oral cavity.
3. Chromosome identification, chromosome mapping, genes, chromosomal aberrations, and mutations
Understanding the components and compositions of oral tissues
5. Retrieve microbiological basics from oral, maxillofacial, and jaw diseases, including bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.
B – Cognitive Skills
1. Identification of basic immunity and immune mechanisms of diseases affecting the oral cavity
2. Description of the concept of disease and mechanisms of disease.
3. Description of the clinical and pathological radiological features of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial region
4. Demonstrate the ability to utilize radiographic and diagnostic methods to reach an accurate diagnosis of common oral and maxillofacial diseases encountered in dental practice.
5. Discussion of the latest scientific information and current controversies surrounding it.

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Last updated: 2026-04-27