Intra-Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Selective
Course Director: Dr. Alan Sutton, Associate Professor, Director, UW Maxillofacial Prosthetics Services
Credits: 1
Quarter/ Yrs of Program: Summer / 3, 4
Course Overview
This course’s focus is oral rehabilitation of oral compromise resulting from congenital anomalies/head and neck syndromes, oral cancer, or trauma. The student is presented with material on oral compromise resulting from radiotherapy, chemotherapy. Implant supported or retained prostheses along with surgical innovations related to micro-vascular graft reconstructions are also presented.
At the completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe of oral rehabilitation procedures for orally compromised individuals
- Describe oral impacts of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and appropriate management
- Explain the level of complexity of the new age/cutting edge surgical/prosthodontic reconstructive/rehabilitation procedures
Date last updated: 2023-04-10