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Courses of Instruction

Orofacial pain Oral medicine (OFPM)

701 CPR, Blood and Airborne Infections and Common Emergencies for Dental Residents (1, Sm) CPR training, review of common dental emergencies, and blood and airborne pathogens in dental patients.

702ab Soft Tissue Disease for Dental Residents (a: 1, Sm; b: 2, Fa) Seminars on the various mucosal, cutaneous, gingival and salivary diseases and lesions in the oral and maxillofacial region.

703 Local Anesthesia, Minor Surgery and Biopsy Procedures for Dental Residents (1, Sm) Seminars on local anesthesia methods and minor surgical procedures appropriate for the oral and maxillofacial region.

704 Bony Pathology, Radiology and Advanced Imaging for Dental Residents (1, Sm) Review of the oral and maxillofacial region osseous and odontogenic pathologies and the various imaging methods used to examine this anatomic region.

705 Neurogenic Based Oral and Facial Pains for Dental Residents (2, Sp) Seminars on the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures appropriate for chronic neurogenic based pain disorders that occur in the orofacial region.

706 TMD, Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Physical Therapy for Dental Residents (2, Fa) Seminars on various topics relating to the diagnosis and management of Temporomandibular disorders.

707 Pharmacology Series for Dental Residents (2, Fa) Seminars on common medications used in the practice of oral medicine and chronic orofacial pain.

708 Physical Evaluation and Laboratory Diagnostics for Dental Residents (2, Sm) Seminars discussing physical evaluation and laboratory-based diagnostic procedures and methods appropriate for the diagnosis of oral medicine and chronic orofacial pain disordered patients.

709 Headaches for Dental Residents (2, Sm) Seminars on the diagnosis, prevention and management (including pathophysiologic mechanisms) of episodic and chronic headache disorders.

721 Neurosciences for Dental Residents (2, Fa) Seminars on the neurophysiologic and neuroanatomic bases of chronic orofacial pain disorders.

722 Internal Medicine and Systemic Disease for Dental Residents (2, Sp) Seminars on common systemic diseases and the potential interactions with oral disease and treatment.

723 Systems Physiology, Motor Disorders and Sleep Apnea for Dental Residents (2, Fa) Seminars on various topics relating to oral motor disorders and sleep disordered breathing (as it relates to the mandible and tongue.)

724 Psychological and Psychometric Assessment for Dental Residents (2, Sm) Seminars on various topics relating to biobehavioral diagnosis and, where appropriate, psychological management of patients with chronic illness in the orofacial region.

725 Epidemiology, Nutrition and Aging for Dental Residents (2, Sm) Seminar on the epidemiology of oral disease and nutritional topics as related to the aging patient.

726 Immunology and Immunosuppression for Dental Residents (2, Fa) Seminar course on immunology and immunosuppression as it relates to diseases in the oral and maxillofacial region.

727 Infectious Disease, Oral Microbiology and Virology for Dental Residents (2, Sm) Seminar organized around infectious diseases in the oral, pharyngeal and nasal region.

728 Case Presentations by OFP-OM Residents (2, Sp) Case presentations by Orofacial Pain/Oral Medicine residents in which each resident presents and defends the diagnostic and treatment methods selected for a particular case.