Oral Health Sciences 1A

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject comprises 3 modules.

Anatomy and Histology: Microscopic structure of human body tissues; structure and function of vascular, muscular, nerve, skeletal, lymphatic and glandular body systems; surface anatomy of the head and neck; osteology of the skull; and myology of the head and neck.

Oral Anatomy: Morphological anatomy of the human dentition both permanent and deciduous; Palmer notation and FDI classification of the human dentition; the embryology of the craniofacial region, the histology and physiology of the oral tissues and odontogenesis.

Preventive Dentistry: The epidemiology of dental diseases; the preventive philosophy and the aims of preventive dentistry; individual and community oral preventive measures; the anatomy and clinical appearance of the health periodontium; and the classification, examination and diagnosis of dental caries and periodontal disease.

On completion of this subject the student should:

(1) Comprehend:
a) the terminology of anatomy, biochemistry, histology and oral anatomy;
b) a knowledge of the blood, lymphatic, and nerve supply to tissues in the head and
neck;
c) the principal clinical applications of anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, histology, oral
anatomy, and microbiology to care of the dental patient;
d) the principles of the aetiology and prevention of common oral diseases;
e) the nature of dental caries and periodontal disease and the mechanisms of primary prevention
and technical intervention to restore tooth function;
f) the skills and knowledge to implement clinical preventive procedures.

(2) Demonstrate
a) an ability to recognise:
• healthy oral tissues and
• the clinical appearance of dental caries and periodontal disease; and
b) an ability to plan work and utilise time effectively.

1) One 3-hour written examination at the end of first semester; 2) written assignments and practical reports throughout the semester comprising: 2 written assignments of no more than 1500 words each, practical workbook, mid-semester class test, and a 5-minute class presentation. A pass is required in each of sections 1 and 2 for an overall pass in this subject.

• Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology: A Clinical Approach (JK Avery), 2nd edn, Mosby, 2000
• A Colour Atlas and Text of Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology (BKB Berkovitz, GR Holland and BJ Moxham), 2nd edn, Wolfe Medical, 1992
• Functional Histology (PR Wheater, HG Burkitt and VG Daniels), 2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1987

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Planning
• Effective utilisation of time