Chabot College
Fall 2001
Replaced Fall 2006
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.
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
1.
use specific, appropriate vocabulary in describing oral conditions;
2.
describe the process of disease;
3.
describe the cardinal signs of inflammation;
4.
describe factors influencing repair and regeneration;
5.
list and describe developmental disturbances of oral and perioral structures;
6.
classify neoplasms according to origin;
7.
describe clinically the degeneration and regeneration processes associated with pathological
responses in the oral cavity;
8.
list and describe pulp and periapical disease as sequelae to dental caries;
9.
describe and clinically recognize oral manifestations of systemic diseases;
10.
describe the clinical manifestation of selected bacterial and viral infections;
11.
recognize and describe oral manifestations of chemical and traumatic injuries;
12.
discuss etiology, classification and treatment of oral cysts and tumors;
13.
identify etiological factors related to development of oral cancer;
14.
discuss dental hygiene therapy for the irradiated patient;
15.
recognize temporal mandibular joint dysfunction, its cause and treatment;
16.
identify etiological factors related to development of AIDS;
17.
identify the role of the dental hygienist in documentation of referral for oral lesions
and systemic diseases;
18.
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
Oral cysts and tumors
Oral cancer
Chabot College
Course Outline for Dental Hygiene 51, Page 2
Fall 2001
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AIDS
Oral manifestations/clinical symptoms of diseases
The irradiated patient
Temporal mandibular joint dysfunction
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:
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Lecture
Guest speakers
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Typical Assignments
a.
Identification of lesions from slides. Brief written synopsis of characteristics of lesions
b.
Self-directed research on assigned topics
c.
Case presentation/documentation
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a.
Quizzes
b.
Midterm examination
c.
Attendance and participation
d.
Final examination
Textbook(s)(Typical):
Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sapp, Eversole, and Wysocki, C. V. Mosby, 1997
Special Student Materials:
None
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