Courses
Oral Biology
8011. 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.
8012. 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.
8013. Seminars in Oral
and Craniofacial Biology (1 s.h.)
Contemporary topics and research presentations on oral and
craniofacial biology.
8014. Clinical Anatomy
of the Head and Neck (1 s.h.)
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.
8015. 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.
8016. 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.
8017. Oral Microbiology
and Immunology (1 s.h.)
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.
8018. 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.
8019. 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.
9996. Master's Thesis
in Oral Biology (1-6 s.h.)
Limited to, and required of, M.S. in Oral Biology degree students with graduate
program approval.
9991. Research in Oral
Biology (1-6 s.h.)
Limited to M.S. in Oral Biology degree students with graduate
program approval.