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DENT5122: Oral Pathology Level 2A
2023 unit information
Further understanding of Oral Pathology is built on the foundations previously established in anatomical pathology as it relates to Oral Medicine. In particular, further experience and understanding is developed in the histopathology, cytopathology and immunopathology of oral conditions encountered in Oral Medicine practice. In most weeks, there is histopathology departmental review of current clinical cases, particularly biopsies of patients undertaken or seen in the Oral Medicine clinics, and or Head and Neck oncology clinics.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Department of Medical Sciences |
| Credit points | 3 |
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Prerequisites:
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DENT5218 and DENT5219 and DENT5220 and DENT6010 |
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Corequisites:
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DENT5121 and DENT5123 and DENT6011 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a very good understanding of the pathobiology and natural history of oro-facial diseases, at the level of a second year trainee in oral medicine
- LO2. demonstrate a very good understanding of the correlations between clinical and pathological features of oro-facial diseases, at the level of a second year trainee in oral medicine
- LO3. demonstrate a very good understanding of general histopathology and the specialised disciplines of cytopathology and immunopathology and their clinical applications to oro-facial diseases, at the level of a second year trainee in oral medicine.
- LO4. Demonstrate the application of theoretical knowledge in the clinical management of patients
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