DHYG 3520 - General/Oral Pathology

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Dental Hygiene

Description:

To acquire functional knowledge base for the clinical diagnosis and understanding of soft and hard tissue lesions, syndromes, diseases and disorders affecting the oral cavity, head and neck. Covers diseases that affect the oral cavity primarily or as a secondary affect. Disease processes, clinical signs and symptoms and treatment of inflammatory, immunologic, neoplastic, infectious, developmental and genetic diseases will be studied. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify by illustration, diagram or description normal, variations of normal and common pathologic oral lesions. 2. Differentiate between the pathologic processes associated with systemic disease and local factors in lesions of the head, neck and oral cavity 3. Differentiate between genetic, developmental, infectious, autoimmune and neoplastic lesions of the head and neck. 4. Evaluate the presentation of head, neck and oral lesions pertaining to symptomatology and potential course of the disease process. 5. Develop a differential diagnosis from diagnostic signs and symptoms of a lesion or pathologic process. 6. Apply the evaluation steps of diagnosis to case presentations to determine a most likely pathologic process and its progression and possible treatment or resolution. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. FA

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

08/22/2006 - 08/14/2020 

Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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