At the end of this course, the students; 1) Describes common oral and maxillofacial hard tissue lesions 2) Defines common soft tissue lesions in the mouth and surrounding tissues 3) List the general features, clinical and radiographic characteristics of benign and malignant lesions 4) Creates a diagnosis and treatment plan by combining clinical and radiographic evaluation findings 5) Defines dental and craniofacial anomalies 6) Recognize the findings of systemic diseases in the mouth and surrounding tissues 7) Evaluate how an individual's medical conditions may affect the provision of dental care 8) Have extensive knowledge of conventional and advanced imaging techniques used in dentomaxillofacial radiology and know in which situations these techniques will be used
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Dentomaxillofacial radiology theoretical course
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Principles of differential diagnosis and radiographic interpretation
2nd Week
Panoramic radiography
3rd Week
Extraoral radiographic examinations
4th Week
Ulcerative conditions
5th Week
Intraoral white lesions
6th Week
Cone-beam computed tomography
7th Week
Dental caries and imaging
8th Week
Periodontal diseases and imaging
9th Week
Intraoral and perioral vesiculobullous diseases
10th Week
Inflammatory jaw lesions and imaging
11th Week
Cysts of the Jaws, and imaging
12th Week
Dental anomalies and imaging
13th Week
First mid term exam
14th Week
Digital imaging
15th Week
Advanced imaging modalities
16th Week
Benign tumors and imaging
17th Week
Malignant diseases and imaging
18th Week
Intraoral red lesions
19th Week
Salivary gland diseases and imaging
20th Week
Verrucous-papillary lesions
21th Week
Paranasal sinüs diseases and imaging
22th Week
Cardiovascular diseases, Hematologic disorders
23th Week
Systemic diseases and other bone diseases
24th Week
Second mid term exam
25th Week
Connective tissue disease
26th Week
Endocrine disorders, muscle and skeletal disease
27th Week
Soft tissue calcification and ossifications and imaging