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School of Dentistry 3223 North Broad Street Degree Programs: isc.temple.edu/grad/programs/ Oral Biology
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Course Descriptions - Oral Biology 401. Molecular Oral and Craniofacial Biology. (1 s.h.) Basic concepts of physiology, biochemistry, and cell biology related to the oral cavity and craniofacial complex. Topics include connective tissue biology, the role of saliva in health and disease, muscle function, taste, smell, and other sensory functions, with emphasis on current research technology. 407. Advanced Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (1 s.h.) Pharmacotherapeutics of drugs most often used in dentistry, with emphasis on mechanisms, interactions, and effects of drugs used in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral diseases, and drugs used for systemic diseases that may influence the progression or management of oral diseases. 408. Physical Diagnosis. (2 s.h.) Methods of physical assessment of major organ systems and application in diagnosis of various systemic medical conditions, including trauma, neurological, ophthalmologic, cardiac, gastrointestinal and respiratory evaluations, laboratory testing, and fluid/electrolyte analysis. 411. Seminars in Oral and Craniofacial Biology. (1 s.h.) Contemporary topics and research presentations on oral and craniofacial biology. 416. Clinical Anatomy
of the Head and Neck. Growth and development of the head and neck in relation to general gross anatomy; surgical anatomy of the head and neck region with neuroanatomic studies of cranial nerve anatomy, function and pathology; temporomandibular joint structure, function and dysfunction. 418. Research Methodology and Study Design. (1 s.h.) Fundamental principles involved in planning, conducting, analyzing, and reporting of scientific research studies, including classification of study designs, hypothesis testing, clinical trial requirements, protocol and grant preparation, scientific writing, analysis and interpretation of data, and approaches to critical evaluation of the scientific literature. 420. Advanced Oral Pathology. (1 s.h.) Differential diagnosis and case-based problem solving for mucocutaneous, salivary gland, and osseous pathology of the oral and maxillofacial complex. 421. Oral Microbiology
and Immunology. Study of microorganisms and host responses important in oral microbial ecology, oral infectious processes, and the pathogenesis of dental caries, periodontal diseases, dental implant infections, endodontic infections, oral mucosal lesions, and dental focal infections at non-oral body sites. 425. Biostatistics. (1 s.h.) Introduction to statistical analysis as it applies to biomedical research, including descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include summarizing and displaying data, theory of measurements and distribution, significance testing, and basic concepts of probability and association. 471. Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. (1 s.h.) Applications of digital dental radiography, panoramic radiology, tomographic imaging for dental implants, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); differential interpretations of clinically significant oral and maxillofacial lesions. 950. Master’s Thesis in Oral Biology. (3-6 s.h.) Limited to M.S. in oral biology degree students with graduate program approval. 951. Research in Oral Biology. (variable credit) Limited to M.S. in oral biology degree students with graduate program approval. Graduate Dental Informatics 501. Management of IT Infrastructures. (3 s.h.) Prerequisites: experience in computing architectures/operating systems and computing applications, and permission of the instructor. Participation in management of large-scale information technology infrastructures, with practical experience provided in management of large user bases, help desk management, systems management, end user training, disaster prevention and recovery, and computer security. May be repeated for credit. 502. Dental Informatics Journal Club. (3 s.h.) Prerequisites: dental and/or medical informatics core courses, and permission of the instructor. Current research and literature in dental and medical informatics is critically reviewed for scientific validity and applicability across health science disciplines. May be repeated for credit. 607. Dental Informatics Research. (6 s.h.) Prerequisites: dental and/or medical informatics core courses, and permission of the instructor. Mentored research experience with dental informatics faculty, with emphasis on interdisciplinary projects that integrate several domains. Research topics may include information needs and retrieval, decision support, intelligent agents, computer-based patient records, and educational applications. May be repeated for credit. Graduate Endodontics 500. Pain in Dentistry: Diagnosis and Control. (2 s.h.) Pathophysiology of orofacial pain, including transmission mechanisms, role of neurotransmitters and neuroregulators, neurology and classification of head and neck pain, differential diagnostic procedures, and a survey of pain control measures. May be repeated for credit. 501. Pulp Biology. (2 s.h.) Development, structure, histology, biochemistry and physiology of tooth pulp tissues in health and disease. May be repeated for credit. 502. Periapical Biology. (2 s.h.) Development, structure, histology, biochemistry, and physiology of the tooth root apex and surrounding periapical tissues in health and disease. May be repeated for credit. 503. Biologic Basis of Disease. (2 s.h.) Basic biologic structures and processes underlying growth and destruction of human body tissues, including fundamentals of acute and chronic inflammation, the complement cascade, mechanisms of cell-mediated and humoral immune responses, ligand-cell receptor complexes, and receptor diseases. 506. Current Endodontics
Literature Review. Critical review of recent basic science and clinical literature pertinent to endodontics. May be repeated for credit. 507. Classical Endodontics Literature Review. (1 s.h.) Critical evaluation of classical scientific literature in endodontics and pulp biology. May be repeated for credit. 508. Endodontic Microbiology/Immunology.
Microbial structure, genetics,
disinfection Graduate Orthodontics 501. Orthodontic Seminar. (4 s.h.) Seminar series on craniofacial biology; development and diagnosis of malocclusions and craniofacial disorders; principles and biology of orthodontic tooth movement and craniofacial orthopedics; current concepts on interceptive therapies. May be repeated for credit. 504. Orthodontic Biomechanics. (2 s.h.) Biology and engineering mechanics of orthodontic and orthopedic forces applied to human orofacial structures. May be repeated for credit. 507. Growth and Development of the Craniofacial Complex. (2 s.h.) Fundamental biological and genetic mechanisms of normal human craniofacial growth and development, including neural crest contributions, epithelial-mesenchymal interactions, postnatal craniofacial development, and somatic growth in children. 508. Orthodontic Research Methods/Instrumentation. (1 s.h.) Fundamental principles of study design, protocol preparation, and scientific writing, with emphasis on applications in orthodontic research. 602. Current Topics in Orthodontics. (1 s.h.) Critical review of selected recent basic science and clinical research papers in orthodontics and craniofacial biology. May be repeated for credit. 603. Orthodontic Thesis Studies. (1 s.h.) Mentor-directed activities on preparation of orthodontic research protocols and thesis. 605. Dysmorphology. (1 s.h.) Study of biologic basis, classification, and management of human craniofacial anomalies and syndromes, with emphasis on cleft lip and palate. May be repeated for credit. 607. Orthodontic Thesis Research. (4 s.h.) Mentor-directed conduct of a basic science and/or clinical research project in orthodontics. May be repeated for credit. Graduate Periodontology 504. Biology and Pathology of the Periodontium. (1 s.h.) Seminars reviewing the scientific literature on development, morphology, and physiology of periodontal tissues; histopathology of periodontal diseases; current concepts on mechanisms of periodontal tissue destruction and repair. May be repeated for credit. 505. Current Periodontal
Literature Review. Critical review of selected recent basic science and clinical research review papers pertinent to periodontology. May be repeated for credit. 507. Introduction to Oral Implantology. (1 s.h.) Biologic basis for dental implants, including implant biomaterials and bioengineering, biology of bone healing, osseointegration, prosthetic and surgical considerations, implant maintenance, and etiology and management of implant compli-cations. 511. Directed Research
in Periodontology. Development and conduct of a basic science or clinical research project or literature review pertinent to periodontology under faculty mentorship. May be repeated for credit. 513. Advanced Periodontal Microbiology and Immunology. (1 s.h.) Basic biology, methods of identification, pathogenic mechanisms, host inflammatory and immunological responses, and therapeutic implications of bacteria, yeasts, and viruses implicated as putative pathogens in human periodontal diseases. 629. Oral Implantology
Literature Review. Study and critical review of basic science and clinical scientific literature on dental implants. May be repeated for credit. 719. Oral Pathology
Laboratory Rotation. Participation and experience in microscopic examination and diagnosis of human oral tissues at the oral and maxillofacial pathology laboratory biopsy service at Temple University Hospital. |