Part 4s Lecture List

Plaque Related Diseases

-Oral Microflora
-Basic defence mechanisms in the mouth
-Formation, structure and microbial composition of plaque
-Biochemical events in dental plaque
-Enamel homeostasis and development of caries
-Introduction to periodontics
Symposium 1:
-Introduction to occlusion
-Tooth morphology
Symposium 2
-Enamel caries
-Dentine caries
-Pulpal pathology
Symposium 3
-Saliva and caries; diet and prevention of caries
-Fissure sealants
-Topical fluorides
Symposium 4
-Screening, plaque, calculus and OHI
-Periodontal probing
-Pathology of periodontal disease
Symposium 5
-Gaining access to caries and removing caries
-Preserving tooth tissue and protecting vitality of pulp
-Prevention alone is not enough
Symposium 6
- Cavity design
- Cavity liners
Symposium 7
- Scaling and reassessment (sickle scaling lecture)
Symposium 8
- Modification of cavity form for different restorative materials
- Mechanical properties of dental biochemical
- Dental ceramics
- Metals and alloys
Symposium 9
GI cements
Amalgam
Composites
Adhesion 1+2
Complex restorations
Symposium 10
Root caries
Tooth wear
Comparison of dental materials
Symposium 11
Radiological/radiographic considerations in detection of caries
Caries risk assessment
Radiographs in periodontology
Symposium 12
Decision-making
Clinical note keeping
History taking
How to describe radiographs

Pain and Pain Control

Introduction to Orofacial pain
Anxiety
Local anaesthesic components (1+2)
Orthodontics
1. Introduction to Orthodontics course
2. Orthodontic terminology and classification
3. Aetiology of malocclusion skeletal factors
4. Aetiology of malocclusion soft tissue factors
5. Aetiology of malocclusion crowding
6. Aetiology of malocclusion local factors
7. Biology of tooth movement and anchorage
8. Fixed appliances
9. Removable appliances
10. Functional appliances
11. The scope and limitations of orthodontics
12. Clinical research into the effects of functional appliances
13. Extraction of first permanent molars
14. Indications for fixed appliances
15. Extractions in orthodontics
16. The localisation of unerupted and impacted teeth
17. The clinical management of unerupted and impacted teeth
18. Early assessment and interceptive orthodontics
19. Retention and stability
20. Orthodontics and IOTN (indices)
21. Hypodontia
22. The multidisciplinary treatment of patients born with cleft lip/palate
23. The interface between minor oral surgery and orthodontics
24. Orthognathic surgery
25. Adult orthodontics
Paediatrics
1. Tooth eruption and exfoliation
2. Growth and development
3. Role of x-rays
4. Principles of preparing and restoring deciduous teeth
5. Principles of cavity design in primary molar teeth
6. Holistic approach to paediatric dentistry
7. The use of fluoride in prevention of caries
8. Behaviour management for children
9. Pharmacological techniques
10. Management strategies
11. Non-pharmacological behaviour management
12. Trauma chart crown fracture
13. Trauma displacement chart
14. Trauma: Biological response
15. Trauma: Management
16. Soft tissue lesions
17. Pulp therapy
Oral Cavity Consolidation
1. Introduction
2. Oral biopsies and laboratory investigations
3. The normal microbial flora of the mouth
4. Infections of the oral mucosa: fungal and bacterial
5. Infections of the oral mucosa: viral
6. Oral manifestations of HIV
7. Pulpitis and periapical infection
8. Alveolar abscess and spread of infection

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The prevention of cross-infection

Pericoronitis, dry socket and osteomyelitis
Cysts of the jaws and oral regions I: classification and pathogenesis
Cysts of the jaws and oral regions II: pathology
Cysts of the jaws and oral regions III - treatment
Surgical removal lower third molars
Management of bleeding
Conditions of the maxillary antrum
Fractures of the facial bones: radiology, clinical diagnosis and emergency treatment
Fractures of the facial bones: clinical features and definitive treatment
Odontogenic tumours
Recurrent oral ulceration
Vesiculobullous disorders: autoimmune
Premalignant conditions and lesions: clinical features
Premalignant conditions and lesions: pathology
Oral cancer: epidemiology and aetiology
Oral cancer: clinical and pathological features
Oral cancer: radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Oral cancer: surgery
Pigmented lesions
Gingival swellings
Salivary gland disease I: Inflammatory and infective conditions
Salivary gland disease II: Sjogrens syndrome and other causes of dry mouth
Salivary gland disease III: neoplasms

Practicals
1. Normal oral mucosa and Inflammatory changes
2. Infections of the oral mucosa
3. Cysts and odontogenic tumours of the jaws
4. Inflammatory, fibroosseus and giant cell lesions of bone
5. Mucocutaneous disease
6. White and red patches and premalignant conditions
7. Malignant neoplasms
8. Salivary gland lesions
9. Differential diagnosis of soft tissue swellings
10. Differential diagnosis of oral ulceration and white patches
11. Differential diagnosis of radiolucencys and radiopacities in the jaws
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Introduction to oral surgery

Local anaesthesia
Instruments and positioning
History taking
Examination and presentation of patients
Consent
Post-operative instructions
Complications of LA
Complications of exodontia 1
Complications of exodontia 2
Note-writing and medical records
Dry socket
Cross infection control
Analgesics
Assessment of teeth for extraction
Surgical instruments and flap design
Bone removal and sectioning teeth
Suturing
IV sedation
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Pre-operative assessment of teeth for exodontia

Surgical removal of teeth
Surgical removal of wisdom teeth
NICE guidelines
Analgesics
Antibiotics
Oro-antral communication
Dry socket
Alternative LA techniques
Bleeding disorders
Management of bleeding disorders
Complications of exodontia (peri-operative) hard tissue
Complications of exodontia (peri-operative) soft tissue
Complications of exodontia (post-operative)
Emergencies in dental practice
GA, IV sedation, LA

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Dental Ceramics
Metals and alloys
Cavity liners
GICs
Amalgam
Comparison of dental materials
Composite
Adhesion 1
Adhesion 2
Alginates
Stone and plaster
Mechanical properties
Physical properties
Cements
Acrylics
Acrylics 2
Impression materials
Waxes
Investment materials
RPD alloys
Luting cements
Alloys for fixed restorations
Orthodontic materials
Indirect composites

Endodontics
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Intro to Endodontics
Aetiology of Pulpal Disease
Diagnosis and Management of Pulpal Disease
Diagnosis and Management of Pulpal Disease (2)
Aims of RCT and armamentarium
RC anatomy and access
Root canal prep
Root canal prep (2)
Obturation
Endo materials

Fixed Prosthodontics
Foundation Restorations

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Management of Teeth With Extensive Loss of Tooth Structure

Management of Teeth With Extensive Loss of Tooth Structure
Restoration of Root Treated Molar Teeth
Introduction to Post Systems

Extra Coronal Restorations (Crowns & Partial Crowns)

1. Introduction: Preparing a Patient for Crowns
2. Metal Complete and Partial Coverage Crowns
3. Ceramo Metal Crowns
4. All Ceramic Crowns and Composite Crowns
5. Metallurgy Relating to Crown and Bridgework
6. Laminate Veneers
7. Colour Management
8. Temporary and Provisional Restorations
9. Jaw Relation Records
10. Ceramics and Composites as Biomaterials
11. Try In and Cementation
12. Tissue Management
13. Impressions and Moisture Control
14. Laboratory Procedures
15. Laboratory Prescriptions
Removable Prosthodontics
Introduction to Loss of Teeth
1. Introduction to Loss of Teeth
2. Recording the Dentition Using an Impression Technique
3. Alginate, Plaster and Stone
4. An Introduction to Occlusion
5. Articulators, Facebows and Recording Jaw Relationships in Dentate and Partially
Dentate Individuals
Introduction to Removable Partial Dentures
1. Introduction to Removable Partial Dentures
2. Stages in RPD Construction
3. Acrylic Resin Partial Dentures
4. Principles of RPD Design 1
5. Principles of RPD Design 2
6. Treatment Planning for Removable Partial Dentures
7. Denture Design Workshop
8. Taking Impressions for Removable Partial Dentures
9. Principles of Surveying (includes video)
10. Health and Safety in the Laboratory
11. Tooth preparations for RPDs workshop
12. Writing Laboratory Prescriptions
13. Tooth Alteration Procedures for Removable Partial Dentures
Management of Edentulous Patients
1. Assessment of the Edentulous Patient
2. Principles of Support, Retention and Stability for Complete Dentures, and Anatomy of
the Edentulous Jaws
3. Impression Procedures for Complete Dentures
4. Tooth Positions for Complete Dentures
5. Jaw Relationships and Occlusion for Complete Dentures
6. Denture Care and Maintenance of Complete Dentures
7. Pathological Changes and Denture Wear
8. Copy Dentures
9. Elastomeric Impression Materials
10. Acrylics

Occlusion
1. Tooth Wear Intro
2. Tooth wear Aetiology, Occurance and Monitoring
3. Articulators & Facebow
4. Occlusal Splints in Tooth wear
5. Treatment of Worn Teeth with Fixed Restorations
6. Perio Occlusion
7. Occlusion 2
Growth and Ageing
1. Mechanism of tooth eruption and exfoliation
2. Postnatal growth of the face
3. Development of occlusion
4. Organisation of the human genome
5. Control of gene expression
6. Chromosomes and their abnormalities
7. Mendelian and multifactorial inheritance
8. Protein and enzyme polymorphisms
9. Developmental disturbances of teeth: Morphology
10. Developmental disturbances of teeth: Dentine and enamel
11. Clinical applications of molecular biology
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Duties
Consent
Truthfulness
Confidentiality
Vulnerability
Compliance
Dental services

Sociology
1. Health and illness behavior
2. Inequalities
3. Ethnicity and oral health
4. Gender and oral health
5. Oral health in later life
6. Sociology applied to dentistry
Psychology
1. Health attitudes and health related behaviors
2. Psychology of pain
3. Coping with illness and treatment
4. Stress and illness
5. Satisfaction and compliance
6. Anxiety and anxious patients