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DENTCP 682

Oral Surgery Clinic

Course Director(s): John Evans
Credits: 3 (Earned over three quarters)
Quarters/Yr of Program: Autumn, Winter, Spring / 3

Course Overview

This clinical course is the first step in developing competency in the simple extraction of teeth and other aspects of dentoalveolar surgery required for the practice of general dentistry. Students gain clinical experience in dentoalveolar surgery through the comprehensive care of patients of record, the treatment of limited-care patients referred from the community, and exposure to more complex oral and maxillofacial surgical care through assigned clinical experiences.

Learning Objectives

The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:

Document a surgical treatment plan that is integrated with a comprehensive treatment plan based on clinical history, physical examination, appropriate clinical sciences, imaging, and laboratory studies.
Demonstrate surgical and medical procedures needed by patients who present with oral and maxillofacial infections commonly seen in general dental practice.
Demonstrate the basic principles of surgical care by performing risk assessment, informed consent, and the simple extraction of teeth and associated dentoalveolar surgery.
Treat the common complications of dentoalveolar surgery within the scope of general dentistry.
Demonstrate the clinical use of nitrous oxide in dental care. This includes evaluating medical history and performing preoperative risk assessment.
Demonstrate clinical knowledge of the pathophysiology, anatomy, and treatment of acute orofacial pain.
Identify the clinical features of common oral lesions, develop differential diagnoses, and prescribe appropriate treatment.
Develop a professional relationship with a specialist based on trust and clear, open communication.
Perform and document the physical examination of patients in the context of the surgical care of general dental patients.
Treat patients with surgical and medical emergencies in an outpatient setting. This includes the evaluation of orofacial pain.

UWSOD Competencies: C-18, C-24, C-25, C-26

Date last updated: 2026-10-06

DENTCP 642

Oral Surgery Topics – Autumn

Course Director(s): John Evans
Credits: 1
Quarters/Yr of Program: Autumn / 3

Course Overview

Students study fundamental concepts in the surgical management of patients in general dental practice, ranging from dentoalveolar procedures to treatment of complex head and neck pathology. Emphasis placed on developing the knowledge needed for effective collaboration with oral and maxillofacial surgery specialists.

Learning Objectives

The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:

Describe a surgical treatment plan that is integrated with a comprehensive treatment plan based on clinical history, physical examination, appropriate clinical sciences, imaging, and laboratory studies.
Describe the surgical and medical procedures needed by patients who present with oral and maxillofacial infections commonly seen in general dental practice.
Describe the basic principles of surgical care in the treatment of patients in general dental practice including risk assessment, informed consent, and the need for specialty care.
Describe the diagnosis and treatment of common complications of surgical procedures performed by general dentists.
Describe the clinical use of pharmacologic agents in the clinical care of patients including nitrous oxide, local anesthetics and antibiotics.
Describe the pathophysiology, anatomy, and treatment of acute orofacial pain.
Identify the clinical features of common oral lesions in the development of differential diagnoses and treatment modalities.
Develop a professional relationship with a specialist based on trust and clear, open communication.
Demonstrate a didactic knowledge of the physical examination of patients in need of surgical care including an assessment of a patient ‘s capacity to undergo prescribed surgical care.
Demonstrate the basic didactic knowledge of the surgical and medical procedures employed by Oral and Maxillofacal Surgeons.

UWSOD Competencies: C-18, C-24, C-25, C-26

Date last updated: 2026-10-06

OS 651

OMS Rotation at Harborview Medical Center

Course Director: Jasjit Dillon
Credits: 2
Quarters/Yr of Program: Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring / 4

Course Overview

Exposes the dental student to a broad scope of advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS). Students participate in ward rounds, scrub and assist in the operating room, participate in the outpatient clinics and OMS program didactics. Prepares students to visit other OMS programs by teaching them hospital etiquette and provides them one-on-one interactions with the OMS faculty.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

Perform a basic maxillofacial trauma examination.
Recognize characteristics of facial trauma.
Perform appropriate initial treatment of dental trauma.

Date last updated: 2022-12-14

OS 664

Advanced Clinical Oral Surgery – Selective

Course Director: John Evans
Selective # of Credits: 1
Quarters/Yr of Program: Autumn, Winter, Spring / 1

Course Overview

Participation in this course will extend the student’s biomedical knowledge base and augment their surgical skills. The course will also offer didactic instruction in a small group setting. We will use patients referred for surgical care as the basis for didactic and clinical instruction.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, students will be able, at an advanced level, to:

1. Examine and treat patients in need of complicated dentoalveolar surgery.
2. Evaluate medical histories and care for medically complex patients.
3. Manage the pharmacological needs of their patients.
4. Interact with surgical specialists if they choose to enter general dental practice.
5. Perform complex dentoalveolar surgery in various post-graduate educational programs.

Date last updated: 2022-07-01

OS 550

Directed Studies in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery – SURF/Research Elective

Credits: variable (25 max)
Faculty: various faculty

This is an independent study course in which meeting times and projects are arranged directly with faculty members.

OS 550 is directed toward students who have completed a SURF program summer research fellowship and wish to obtain additional course credit subsequent to quarter(s) after they have completed their SURF project. After completion of their SURF project students may continue in that particular area of research pursued earlier, or complete a publication quality manuscript under the faculty mentor’s supervision.

OS 661

Elements of Moderate Sedation – Selective

Course Director: O. Ross Beirne
Credits: 1
Quarter/Yr of Program: Autumn / 4
Prerequisite: OS 656

Course Overview

PLEASE NOTE: OS 656 Internal Medicine for Dentistry, is a prerequisite for this course. This course is a prerequisite for OS 672 Intravenous Sedation.

Theory, techniques for rendering moderate and IV moderate sedation. Airway management, pharmacology, physiology, pharmacokinetics of common sedative agents, their usual applications, special considerations, emergency prevention, recognition and management. Emphasis on monitoring, proper record keeping, legal issues. This course meets for 6 sessions, from October through December.

OS 656

Internal Medicine for Dentistry – Selective

Course Director: O. Ross Beirne
Selective # of Credits: 2
Quarters/Yr of Program: Summer / 4

Course Overview

This course teaches the student how to safely treat patients with compromising medical conditions and what types of sedation can be used to manage fear and anxiety in these patients. The pathophysiology and drug therapy for patients with diabetes, bleeding disorder, and cardiac, pulmonary, renal, neurological, and infectious diseases require significant alterations in dental management to avoid medical emergencies and not compromise the patients’ medical treatments.

IMPORTANT: This course is a prerequisite for OS 661 Elements of Modern Sedation If you miss a session, you must review the handouts for the missed session and meet with Dr. Beirne to take an oral quiz concerning the material covered. This course begins in late SUM quarter and continues into AUT quarter. It will appear on your transcript in AUT quarter only.

Learning Objectives

The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:

Describe the pathophysiology of medical diseases that impact dental treatment and sedation
Describe and modify medical therapy for patients requiring sedation for dental treatment
Describe how medical therapies effect the management of the dental patient
Modify the medical treatment of patients in consultation with patients’ physicians
Demonstrate how to prevent medical emergencies in the dental patient with medical diseases

Date last updated: 2019-4-24

DENTGP 650

Advanced Topics in General Dentistry 1 – Sedation & Pharmacology

Course Director: John Evans and O Ross Beirne
Credits: 3
Quarters/Yr of Program: Summer / 4

Course overview

This lecture course reviews many of the drugs commonly taken by patients, legal and illegal, who present for dental care. Pharmacologic details will be presented in summary form along with the medical problems that can arise from the use of these drugs. The basic biomedical principles of conscious sedation will be presented with drugs used and the basic pharmacology of each drug. Monitoring of sedated patients and related medico-legal issues will be discussed in detail.

Learning Objectives

The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:

Determine which patients are appropriate candidates for conscious oral sedation.
Specify how to manage orally sedated patients including pre-operative assessment and post-operative recovery.
Apply the medico-legal aspects of oral conscious sedation to clinical situations.
Explain the pharmacology of commonly used drugs dental patients take when they present for treatment.
Propose how to manage dental patients taking commonly prescribed medications.
Determine how to rapidly obtain information about drugs prescribed for their dental patients.

UWSOD Competencies: C-10, C-03, C-09, C-06, C-05, C-30, C-12, C-13, C-31, C-17, C-04, C-15, C-18

Date last updated: 2024-07-08

DENTCL 621

Local Anesthesia

Course Director: John Evans and Art DiMarco
Credits: 3
Quarters/Yr of Program: Summer / 3

Course Overview

The safe and effective use of local anesthesia is integral to general dentistry and most specialties. Since dentists must become expert at the safe and effective administration of local anesthesia, the primary goal of this course is to provide all dental students with the opportunity to learn the basic biomedical concepts necessary for the provision of local anesthesia for patients. Dentists must necessarily be experts with regard the pharmacology, physiology potential complications associated with local anesthetics and associated drugs routinely employed in our communities on a daily basis. This knowledge base is mandatory for most any dentist in practice.

Learning Objectives

The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:

Assess the risks associated with administration of local anesthesia to dental patients commonly seen in a general dental practice.
Describe in detail the pharmacology of local anesthetics and associated vasoconstrictors.
Describe, in three dimensions, the anatomy involved when performing the injections commonly used in dentistry.
Discuss problems associated with the administration of local anesthesia including complications.
Discuss medicolegal, ethical, and professional ramifications associated with the use of local anesthesia including nerve injury.
Discuss the management of difficult and/or fearful patients when performing local anesthesia.
Assess one’s own knowledge base and skills critically in light of clinical problems faced daily by dentists in practice.
Explain the basic biomedical sciences pertinent to the safe and effective use of local anesthetics in clinical practice.
Describe the medical risks and complications, both emergent and routine, associated with the use of local anesthesia in the management of patients in the general dental office.
Describe special techniques which may be needed to treat patients who are difficult to manage and/or anesthetize, including patients in all stages of life.

UWSOD Competencies: C-01, C-02, C-03, C-04, C-06, C-09, C-10, C-11, C-12, C-13, C-14, C-16, C-17, C-18, C-23, C-26, C-30, C-31, CE-07

Date last updated: 2024-04-11