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DENT5207: Oral Pathology 2A
2025 unit information
The course of study covers a broad spectrum of general histopathology with introduction to the specialised disciplines of cytopathology and immunopathology and their clinical applications. The oral pathology component is expanded continuing to examine in more detail the clinicopathological features of soft and hard tissue pathoses including inflammatory and repair processes, hamartomas, mucosal and salivary gland diseases, fibro-osseous conditions, benign and malignant non-odontogenic and odontogenic neoplasms, and cysts of the jaws and soft tissues of the head and neck. Weekly departmental review of the current histopathology cases, particularly biopsies of patients undertaken or seen in the Oral Medicine clinics, 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 | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(DENT6010 and DENT5203 and DENT5204 and DENT5205) or DENT6127 |
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Corequisites:
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DENT6011 and DENT5206 and DENT5208 |
| 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 solid understanding of the pathobiology and natural history of oro-facial diseases, at the level of a second year trainee in oral surgery
- LO2. demonstrate a solid understanding of the correlations between clinical and pathological features of oro-facial diseases, at the level of a second year trainee in oral surgery
- LO3. demonstrate a solid 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 surgery
- LO4. demonstrate the application of theoretical knowledge in the clinical management of patients.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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