Master in Health Sciences in Periodontics Course Descriptions
HAP-721. Health Care Delivery Systems. This course is a systematic approach to understanding the origin and evolution of the U.S. health care delivery system. Topics include the history of medical care in the U.S., description of the variety of health personnel and facilities that comprise the system, including an investigation of selected contemporary health policy issues, public health, mental health, and alternative systems. 3 s.h.

HAP-735. Health Law and Risk Management. This course introduces the student to ethical and legal concepts and issues which directly affect healthcare managers. A framework for ethical decision-making and an overview of liability, risk management and patient-provider relationships are presented. 3 s.h.

HP-610. Research Methods for Health Professionals. This course provides a multidisciplinary approach to research methods in the health professions. Quantitative and qualitative approaches to research are addressed. Major topics include the role of research in the practice professions, experimental and naturalistic methods of inquiry, searching and analyzing research literature, principles of scientific writing, and research ethics. Attention will be given to the unique research needs of each health profession represented in the course. 3 s.h.

RS-665. Instructional Processes. An overview of the principles of adult learning; learning theory; instructional design; and instructional methods, skills, media and evaluation. Students will develop skill in designing a unit of instruction for adult learners in the health professions. Attention will be focused on academic, clinical, patient, community, in-service, and continuing educational settings. 3 s.h.

PEDOR-888. Adjunctive Orthodontic Procedures for Enhanced Adult Restorative Therapy. A series of lectures and seminars, supported by selected laboratory experience, will provide background information on biomechanical considerations of adjunctive orthodontic procedures in the adult patient. Adjunctive procedures are limited procedures to facilitate other dental procedures and/or enhance functional-esthetic occlusion (e.g. molar uprighting, diastema closure). Appliance design, placement, management of active appliances and retention considerations are addressed for different procedures. 1 s.h.

RMPRO-830. Implant Dentistry. Lecture course presenting a multidisciplinary approach to dental implantology with contributions from dental material science, oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontics, and prosthodontics. 1 s.h.

STOMA-834. Advanced Radiology. This course is designed to review the physics of ionizing radiation and radiographic imaging, radiation risks protection, quality assurance, infection control, and the legal aspects of dental radiology. This course emphasizes special imaging techniques, including TMJ and dental implants radiography and digital imaging technology. Extra-oral radiography, xeroradiography, computed tomagraphy and magnetic resonance imaging is also reviewed. 2 s.h.

STOMA-861. Graduate Dental Core. Reviews advances in selected basic sciences and correlates these advances to periodontics. Subjects include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, oral pathology, immunology, and microbiology. In addition, selected clinical subjects are included in the curriculum. Prerequisites: D.M.D./D.D.S. degree and permission of instructor. 3 s.h.

STOMA-863. Advances in Periodontal Immunopathology. An advanced course designed for graduate dentists interested in the immunopathology of periodontal disease. Discussion of recent papers on periodontal immunopathology, the mucosal immune response, microbial adherence to oral tissues, and immunologic mechanisms involved in periodontal bone loss is conducted. Laboratory demonstrations are provided. Prerequisites: D.M.D./D.D.S. degree and permission of instructor. 1 s.h.

STOMA-864. Advanced Periodontology I. The first part of a four-part general core course required of all periodontics graduate students. Part I consists of an in-depth study of histology of the periodontium and of currently acceptable therapeutic procedures presented via the seminar mode. Prerequisites: D.M.D./D.D.S. degree and acceptance in the periodontics graduate program. 2 s.h.

STOMA-865. Advanced Periodontology II. The second part of a four-part general core course required of all periodontics graduate students. Part two consists of an in-depth study of the post-surgery healing mechanisms of the periodontium, surgical anatomy, and the role of endocrines and nutrition in etiology and progress of periodontal disease. The course is presented via the seminar mode. Prerequisites: D.M.D./D.D.S. degree, acceptance in the periodontics graduate program. 2 s.h.

STOMA-866. Advanced Periodontology III. The third part of a four-part general core course required of all periodontics graduate students. Part III consists of an in-depth study of the etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal diseases, management of occlusal dysfunction and myofacial pain, periodontal disease in children, and restorative considerations in periodontics. Prerequisites: D.M.D./D.D.S. degree, acceptance in the periodontics graduate program, and STOMA-865. 2 s.h.

STOMA-867. Advanced Periodontology IV. The fourth part of a four-part general core course required of all periodontics graduate students. Part IV consists of an in-depth study of the development of the periodontium, collagen biochemistry, and ultrastructure of the periodontium. Course also includes study of therapeutics, hospital dentistry, the professional partnership program as well as discussion on the preparation for the American Board of Periodontology. Prerequisites: D.M.D./D.D.S. degree, acceptance in the periodontics graduate program. 2 s.h.

STOMA-868. Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. An advanced graduate level seminar and tutorial-laboratory course which provides a comprehensive understanding of the histology of the periodontium in health and disease. Light microscopic and electron microscopic patterns are emphasized. Additionally, common oral soft tissue lesions of interest to the periodontist are studied clinically and correlated histologically. Prerequisite: D.M.D./D.D.S. degree and permission of instructor. 2 s.h.

STOMA-870. Nutrition. Examines the role of nutrition in health and in disease processes affecting the oral cavity. Emphasis is placed on the role of diet in the prevention of oral diseases and incorporation of nutrition in dental care. .5 s.h.

STOMA-875. Conscious Sedation. Provides training in all areas of intravenous conscious sedation, nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation and oral sedation techniques. Clinical experience will include a minimum of 20 completed patient cases. 4 s.h.

STOMA-876. Molecular Biology. Reviews the basic concepts of molecular and cellular biology with an emphasis on providing the student with an understanding of the experimental techniques involved. Concepts introduced in lectures will be discussed in a journal review format of the current periodontal literature. Topics will cover the molecular and cellular biology of 1) the periodontum in health and disease; 2) the immune response of the periodontium in health and disease; and 3) periodontal pathogens. 2 s.h.

STOMA-878. Oral Medicine. Reviews the relationships between systemic disease processes, associated risk factors, and specific dental procedures. Facilitates the provider’s ability to appropriately modify treatment when providing comprehensive dental care for medically compromised patients. 2 s.h.

STOMA-883. Oral Histopathology I. Provides the opportunity to study the histopathology of oral diseases. Before each session, the student is required to study and diagnose a series of oral and para-oral lesions. The diagnoses and histopathological features of each week’s cases are then discussed in the weekly conference. Prerequisites: D.M.D./D.D.S. degree and permission of instructor. 1 s.h.

STOMA-884. Oral Histopathology II. A continuation of STOMA-883. Prerequisite: STOMA-883. 1 s.h.

STOMA-899. Thesis. An opportunity to work under the direction of a faculty member to conceive, implement, and analyze a research problem that generates new knowledge or adds a new perspective to existing knowledge. Must comply with A Guide to the Development and Preparation of a Thesis written for the College of Health Professions. Prerequisites: Approval of the thesis committee. Variable s.h.