Courses
Endodontics
8111. 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.
8112. Pulp Biology (2
s.h.)
Development, structure, histology, biochemistry, and physiology
of tooth pulp tissues in health and disease. May be repeated
for credit.
8113. Periapical Biology (4
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.
8114. 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.
8115. Current Clinical Concepts (2 s.h.)
8116. Endodontic Microbiology/Immunology (2
s.h.)
Microbial structure, genetics, disinfection/sterilization,
immunology, biology, and virulence relative to pulpal and periapical
infections.
8117. Systemic Diseases (1.5 s.h.)
8118. Endodontics Surgery (2.5 s.h.)
8119. Teaching for Soph Preclinical Lab (2 s.h.)
8120. Clinical Seminar in Endodontology (2 s.h.)
8122. Dental Traumatology (1 s.h.)
8123. Fundamental Methods and Materials (1 s.h.)
8130. Current Endodontics
Literature Review (1 s.h.)
Critical review of recent basic science and clinical literature
pertinent to endodontics. May be repeated for credit.
8140. Classical Endodontics
Literature Review (1 s.h.)
Critical evaluation of classical scientific literature in endodontics
and pulp biology. May be repeated for credit.
9185. Emergency Endodontics Clinic (3 s.h.)
9285. Endodontics Clinic (1-12 s.h.)
Updated 9.4.09