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DENT5219: Oral Pathology Level 1B
2025 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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DENT5200 and DENT5119 and PAIN5023 and DENT5120 and DENT6000 |
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Corequisites:
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DENT5218 and DENT5220 and DENT6010 |
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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 sound understanding of the pathobiology and natural history of oro-facial diseases, at the level of a first year trainee in oral medicine
- LO2. demonstrate a sound understanding of the correlations between clinical and pathological features of oro-facial diseases, at the level of a first year trainee in oral medicine
- LO3. demonstrate a sound 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 first year trainee in oral medicine.
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 2 Early 2020
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2021
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2022
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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