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DENT5040: Dental Anomalies and Genetics 1
2025 unit information
This unit follows on from the unit on growth and development and will cover the abnormalities of dental growth and development. It will provide the students with the knowledge and skills necessary for the diagnosis and management of children with acquired and congenital malformations affecting the mouth, head and neck. . The students will develop a comprehensive knowledge of the pathogenesis, classification and both clinical and ultrastructural manifestations of dental anomalies. They will learn all the disorders of tooth number, size and shape and anomalies of enamel and dentine and disorders of eruption and root development.
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Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Discipline of Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the pathogenesis, classification, clinical, and ultrastructural manifestation of the dental anomalies listed in this unit
- LO2. demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the pathogenesis, classification, clinical, and ultrastructural manifestation of major craniofacial syndromes
- LO3. demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the pathogenesis, classification, clinical, and ultrastructural manifestation of clefts of the head and neck
- LO4. apply correct terminology and nomenclature used in syndromology
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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