DENT 207 Course Syllabus

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DENT 207 ORAL PHYSIOLOGY

(1 credit hours: 1 theory / 0 practical)

Jordan University of Science and TechnologyFaculty of dentistry

Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery

Second Semester

Course Syllabus

Course Information

Course Title Oral Physiology

Course Code Dent 207

Prerequisites N-A

Course Website N-A

Course coordinator Dr. Ashraf ShaweeshInstructor Dr. Ashraf Shaweesh

Office Location D1 L0 or Assistant Dean Office Deanship of Dentistry

Office Phone N-A

Office Hours

Monday 1 2 pm and 3 4 pm

Tuesday 10 4 pmWednesday 1 2 pm

E-mail [email protected]

Course Description

This is one of the basic dental science courses offered by the Department of Oral Medicine

and Surgery for the second year undergraduate students in the Bachelor Degree of Sciencein Dentistry. This course is given during the second semester of each academic year. The

lectures cover all the topics in the fields of Oral and Maxillofacial Physiology that dental

students need to learn during the pre-clinical stage of their candidature so that they canapply what they have learnt at a later stage during their clinical training. The topics include

saliva, mechanisms of taste and olfaction, nociception, mechanosensation, dynamics of

mastication and swallowing, mechanism of speech, calcification, dynamics of

temporomandibular joint and occlusion and some applied comparative orofacial physiology.

Text Book 1

Title Oral Bioscience

Author(s) Ferguson, D. B.

Publisher Churchill Livingstone

Year 2006

Edition 2nd

Book Website

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Assessment Policy

Assessment Type Theoretical exams (online)

Theoretical midterm exam 40%

Practical midterm exam N-APractical duties N-A

Theoretical final exam 60%

Practical final exam N-A

Course Objectives Weights

Acquire core knowledge in how oral and facial structures function and

integrate to establish the craniofacial well-being.

Learn that some oral and facial disorders develop in relation to

malfunction in any of the orofacial organs.

Recognize how dental and orofacial pain develops and how local

anaethesia functions.

Learn the physiology of dentinal pain and the other forms of orofacial

sensation.

Learn the details of physiology of taste perception.

Learn the dynamicity of the temporomandibular joint, mastication and

mandibular movements in detail.

Analyze the interactive relationship between the masticatory muscles,temporomandibular joints and teeth and their supporting structures.

Understand the relationship between form and function by applyingcomparative craniofacial physiology in understanding the dynamicity of

the craniofacial complex

Know the relevance of swallowing and speech to oral structures and

how they are affected by oral and facial malformations.

Learn the mechanism of synthesis of saliva and its general and specific

functions.

Know the physiology of tooth movement, re-implantation of avulsedteeth and prosthetic dental implants (if time allows).

Know the physiology of calcification (if time allows).

Learn the basic concepts of craniofacial growth (if time allows).

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Teaching & Learning Methods


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Classroom lectures

Tests and exams

Review for exams

Textbook reading assignments

Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Related Objective(s) Reference

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Acquire core knowledge in how oral and facial

structures function and integrate to establish thecraniofacial well-being.

Lecture notes

2Learn that some oral and facial disorders develop inrelation to malfunction in any of the orofacial

organs.

Lecture notes

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Recognize how dental and orofacial pain develops

and how local anaethesia functions. Lecture notes

4Learn the physiology of dentinal pain and the other

forms of orofacial sensation.

Ferguson, D. B. (2006)

Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed.

5Learn the details of physiology of taste perception. Ferguson, D. B. (2006)


6Learn the dynamicity of the temporomandibularjoint, mastication and mandibular movements in

detail.

Ferguson, D. B. (2006)Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed.

Lecture notes

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Analyze the interactive relationship between the

masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joints and

teeth and their supporting structures.



Lecture notes

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Understand the relationship between form andfunction by applying comparative craniofacial

physiology in understanding the dynamicity of thecraniofacial complex

Ferguson, D. B. (2006)Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed.

Lecture notesCraig, P. (2005) The teeth

and jaws of Animals.

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Know the relevance of swallowing and speech to

oral structures and how they are affected by oral and

facial malformations.



Lecture notes

10Learn the mechanism of synthesis of saliva and its

general and specific functions.



11Know the physiology of tooth movement, implants,

and calcification.



Useful Resources

Bradley, R. M. (1995) Essentials of ORAL PHYSIOLOGY. Mosby.

Harris, M. Edgar, M & Meghji S. (1998) Clinical Oral Science. Wright.

Lavelle, C. L. B. (1988) Applied Oral Physiology. 2nd Edition. Wright.


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Craig, P (2005). The Teeth and Jaws of Animals (Comparative OralAnatomy). The University of Melbourne. (To be handed).

Course Content: Lectures to be held in Science Hall 2 Mon 4.15 5.15 pm

Date

06-02-2012 Guidelines & introduction to oral physiology

13-02-2012 Neurophysiology of pain & local anesthesia

20-02-2012 Dental pulp & dental pain

27-02-2012 General sensation in the oral cavity05-03-2012 Temporomandibular joint

12-03-2012 Mastication and dynamics of occlusion I

19-03-2012 Mastication and dynamics of occlusion II

26-03-2012 Swallowing

02-04-2012 Midterm exam (to be determined)

09-04-2012 Saliva I

16-04-2012 Saliva II

23-04-2012 Speech

30-04-2012 Calcification, tooth movement and physiology of implant dentistry

07-05-2012 Comparative oral physiology form vs. function

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2012Final exam period to be determined by Reg.

Additional Notes

Attendance:

Students must attend 100% of all scheduled classes and labs. Class participation is required.

Should an absence be necessary, student should contact the course instructor by e-mail

immediately. Work missed can ONLY make up with an excused absence.- No make-up exams or quizzes will be given for unexcused absences

- Late arrivals to class are unexcused absences- All course make-ups, test, and so forth, must be completed within 14 days

from the date of the excused absence.

Student instructor relationship:

Students are instructed to frequently access the uploaded handouts, recourses


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and extra learning materials on the e-learning link on the University's website.

e-learning will also allow for mentor-student interaction through online

evaluation in the form of tutorials, assignments and quizzes.

Students will be able to view the outcomes of their evaluation uploaded on e-

learning. This includes the results the quizzes and the midterm practical exams.

It is strongly recommended that the instructor is contacted either personallyin his office within the frames of the office hours provided or through email / e-

learning. Contacting the instructors on their private mobile phones is prohibited andwill unintentionally ruin the lecturer-student relationship.

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