Oral Diagnosis & Treatment Planning Clerkship SG
Course Director: Stuart Taylor
Credits: 2
Quarters/Yr of Program: Spring / 3
Course Overview
This clerkship course emphasizes the importance of a thorough comprehensive patient examination and the interaction between the dentist and the patient needed to compose a person-centered treatment plan that considers the patient’s desires, expectations, and financial limitations. This course also provides the foundational skills for performing a thorough and comprehensive patient assessment and oral examination; developing problem lists, differential diagnoses, and creating a person-centered, multi-disciplinary treatment plan; communicating interprofessionally; and using oral and maxillofacial radiography and radiographic interpretation.
Learning Objectives
The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:
1. Perform a comprehensive patient history and examination.
2. Differentiate normal clinical anatomy from pathology.
3. Identify oral health risk factors.
4. Interpret biopsychosocial problems or issues and their importance for oral health and a dental treatment plan.
5. Interpret oral and maxillofacial radiographs that are taken in the clinic.
6. Distinguish normal anatomy from pathology on dental and maxillofacial radiographs.
7. Identify the most urgent treatment needs.
8. Compose a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, person-centered treatment plan, customized to patient needs, desires and financial restrictions.
9. Compare treatment plan options.
UWSOD Competencies: C-01, C-02, C-03, C-04, C-05, C-06, C-07, C-08, C-09, C-10, C-11, C-12, C-13, C14, C-15, C-16, C-17, C-18, C-19, C-20, C-21, C-22, C-23, C-24, C-25, C-26, C-27, C-28, C-29, C-31, CE-02, CE-03, CE-05, CE-06, CE-07
Date last updated: 2023-03-20