Online Courses Handbook 2003

303456 (v.2) Applied Oral Biology 136

Area:	Department of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	6954 (v.2) Dental Biology 135 or any previous version
Embryology. Development, growth, eruption and exfoliation of teeth. Microscopic structure of the oral tissues. Saliva. Osteology, myology, angiology of the head and neck. Nervous system with emphasis on cranial nerves V, VII, IX and XII. Salivary glands. Pain perception and methods of control. Local anaesthetic agents - pharmacology, techniques of administration, complications and contra-indications.