Course Outline:

This course is consists of a series of lectures in a more advanced aspects of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery such as surgical extraction of impacted teeth, preprosthetic surgery, diagnostic biopsy, early treatment of odontogenic infections, and surgical orthodontic treatment etc. The aim of this program is to provide the students with a basic understanding of and the diagnostic capability to approach these more advanced aspects, of surgery which customarily are dealt with by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. The pathology, clinical aspects, differential diagnosis and management of these conditions are discussed. In the laboratory sessions the histopathological appearances of the most significant lesions are used as an aid in understanding the biological aspects of oral disease. The seminar periods are used to integrate knowledge of the pathology with oral medicine and to impart a system of diagnosis and treatment based on the understanding of disease.