• Course Code :
  MPD 411
• Level :
  Undergraduate
• Course Hours :
  3.00 Hours
• Department :
  Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine

Instructor information :

The overall aims of the course are to: a) Foster knowledge that governs the principle of oral diagnosis. b) Provide opportunities for review and analysis of a wide range of patients chief complaints. c) Expand students analytical skills relative to clinical signs and symptoms and adjunctive special investigations of oro-dental diseases. d) Apply the knowledge obtained for the appropriate diagnosis of oro-dental diseases.

Introduction and scope of oral diagnosis, Patient history, Methods of clinical examination, Extraoral examination, Intraoral examination, Laboratory investigations, Biopsy

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:
	1- Recall different laboratory tests and biopsy techniques which aid the dentist in diagnosis of different oral lesions. 2- Identify normal landmarks both extraoral and intraoral to be able for detection of abnormalities. 3- Recognize the different instruments, devices and methods used in the field of oral diagnosis 4- Identify different techniques of oral examination. 5- Review different types of chief complaints. 6- State scientific rules for obtaining patient history. 7- Define different types of oral diagnosis.
b. Intellectual Skills:
	1- Propose different laboratory investigations and biopsies needed for final diagnosis of cases. 2- Interpret signs and symptoms and physical findings in terms of their anatomic, pathologic, and functional diagnostic significance. 3- Classify head and neck lymph nodes. 4- Design different history taking for different chief complaints. 5- Compare between different methods of history taking. 6- Differentiate between the different types of oral diagnosis.
c. Professional and Practical Skills:
	1- Apply infection control policies. 2- Prepare a prioritized list of tentative diagnosis, differential diagnosis and final diagnosis of each presented chief complaint/s. 3- Select the appropriate laboratory investigations that aid in the diagnostic process. 4- Use different instruments and techniques of clinical examination with knowing their limitations and hazards. 5- Practice a comprehensive extraoral and intraoral examination including head and neck, oral hard and soft tissues.
d. General and Transferable Skills:
	1- Interacts appropriately with peers and cooperates with others. 2- Focus on task and responsibilities.

For further information :

• Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
• E-mail: [email protected]