| CODE | DNS1007 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Anatomy and Physiology of the Oral Cavity | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Child Dental Health and Orthodontics | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study unit provides foundation knowledge of oral and dental anatomy, human tooth morphology, oral histology and oral physiology. It develops the base-line knowledge of oral and para-oral structures and tissues and the structure and function of permanent and deciduous teeth. Study-unit Aims This aims of this study unit is to provide dental hygiene students with a thorough understanding of the normal anatomy and physiology of oral structures and their surrounding structures in depth. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Define the structures of the oral tissues both in gross structure and histology including, enamel, dentine, pulp, cementum, periodontium, bone, oral mucosa, salivary glands, tonsils, and lymph nodes. - demonstrate an understanding of how the oral structures function together including salivation, swallowing, oral pain transmission etc. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Name and identify each tooth and be able to describe its structure including roots, crown, pits fissures and cusps, pulp chamber and root canals - Explain how teeth and supporting structures form in depth - Describe all the oral and dental tissues histologically - Discuss various functions performed by the oral cavity - Discuss the mechanisms of pain - Describe methods and tools available for assessing pain - Discuss the role of the oral cavity as part of vital functions such as speech, mastication, swallowing, taste and smell. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings ORAL ANATOMY HISTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY • Paperback: 416 pages • Publisher: Mosby; 4 edition (22 Jan 2009) • Language English • ISBN-10: 0723434115 • ISBN-13: 978-0723434115 (available) DENTAL MORPHOLOGY: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE • Paperback: 144 pages • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (27 Jan 1983) • Language English • ISBN-10: 0723606668 • ISBN-13: 978-0723606666 (available) Clinical Oral Physiology Miles, Nauntofte, Svensson 2004 ISBN: 1850970912 (available) Clinical Oral Physiology by Timothy S. Miles, Birgitte Nauntofte and Peter Svensson 2004 ISBN 1850970912 (available- there is a 2012, 8th edition that should be acquired) |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Please note that a pass in all assessment components is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. Attendance to scheduled sessions, inclusive of lectures/tutorials, practical, laboratory and clinical components is compulsory. Students who do not attend at least 90% of the scheduled sessions will not be allowed to sit for any of the assessment components mentioned below. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Tutorial | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Christianne Coppini Joanna Basic |
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