Chabot College Fall 2006
Replaced Fall 2011
Course Outline for Dental Hygiene 51
GENERAL AND ORAL PATHOLOGY
Catalog Description:
51 - General and Oral Pathology 4 units
Oral pathology and dysfunctions of systems of the body, which directly affect the oral cavity. Significance of oral and general pathology in relationship to treatment by the dental hygienist. Corequisite: Current enrollment in the Dental Hygiene Program. 4 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 70]
Prerequisite Skills:
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Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. use specific, appropriate vocabulary in describing oral conditions;
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8. describe the process of disease; list and describe developmental disturbances of oral and perioral structures; list and describe pulp and periapical disease as sequelae to dental caries; discuss etiology, classification and treatment of oral cysts and tumors; describe the methods of biopsy; describe clinically the degeneration and regeneration processes associated with pathological responses in the oral cavity; describe and discuss benign and malignant osseous lesions of the jaws;
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15. recognize and describe metabolic and genetic diseases pertinent to dentistry and dental hygiene; describe common odontogentic tumors; describe the clinical manifestation of selected bacterial and viral infections; identify etiological factors related to development of AIDS; describe and identify immune-mediated disorders pertinent to dentistry and dental hygiene; identify etiological factors related to development of oral cancer; discuss dental hygiene therapy for the irradiated patient;
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21. describe and identify connective tissue disorders in the oral cavity; describe and identify salivary gland disorders; discuss diseases of the blood; recognize and describe oral manifestations of chemical and traumatic injuries; identify the role of the dental hygienist in documentation of referral for oral lesions and systemic diseases; discuss the adaptation of treatment by the dental hygienist in the presence of oral lesions and systemic disease.
Course Content:
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A descriptive vocabulary of general and oral pathology
General principles of disease
The inflammatory process
Neoplasia and disturbance of growth
Caries and sequelae of periapical disease
Infectious diseases
Dysfunctions of body systems and how they relate to the oral cavity
Pathological responses in the oral cavity associated with degenerative and regenerative process
Chemical and traumatic injuries

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Chabot College
Course Outline for Dental Hygiene 51, Page 2
Fall 2006
Course Content continued:
Oral cysts and tumors
Oral cancer
AIDS
Oral manifestations/clinical symptoms of diseases
The irradiated patient
Dental hygienist's role in the recognition and referral for oral lesions
Dental hygienist's role in the recognition and referral for systemic diseases
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture
2. Guest speakers
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments a. Identify lesions from slides. Write a brief synopsis of characteristics of lesions b. c.
Present research on topics related to oral pathology
Develop a case presentation/documentation
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress a. Quizzes b. Midterm examination c. d.
Attendance and participation
Final examination
Textbook(s)(Typical):
Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology , Sapp, Eversole, and Wysocki, C. V. Mosby, 2000 or most recent edition
Special Student Materials:
None jg/tsp, G:\Course Outlines\2005-2006\DH 51
Revised: 4-20-05