Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 7 Credits

Contents

The course is given for exchange students within the dentistry programme, during the 8th semester.

Contents
Diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries, deviations and defects in jaws, oral cavity and surrounding tissues with emphasis on oral and maxillofacial surgery
Surgical removal of wisdom teeth
Diseases of ear, noose and throat
Oncology
 

Expected learning outcomes

The following learning outcomes should be achieved and on completion of the course, the student should have demonstrated:
Knowledge and understanding

• insight in current research and development within the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery and knowledge regarding the scientific and and empiric basis of the oral surgical treatment
• advanced knowledge and comprehension regarding the relationship between the patients’ general and oral health
• advanced knowledge regarding pre-, peri- and postoperative pain, treatment of pain and pre- and postoperative sedation
• understand the principles for surgery of the temporomandibular joints, reconstruction of the atrophic edentulous alveolar process prior to implant treatment, implant surgery, biopsy and cytological sampling
• advanced knowledge and comprehension regarding treatment using local anesthetics, extraction of teeth
• advanced knowledge and comprehension regarding the use of pharmacological compounds in the treatment of diseases in the oral cavity and jaws
• advanced knowledge and comprehension regarding the relationship between the patients’ general and oral health

Skills and ability

• assess the patients’ health and its’ importance for the use of sedation, local anesthetics and treatment of pain
• assess the patients’ general health and its’ consequences for a possible treatment. Furthermore, be able to determine which patients that should be referred to a specialist
• be able to diagnose and treat impacted third molars, acute and chronic infections in the oral cavity, traumatic injuries involving teeth, alveolar process and soft tissue and diseases of the oral mucosa
• be able to diagnose deviations in the jaws, jaw fractures, tumors in the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity
• be able to treat teeth with eruption obstacles surgically, understand indications for removal of these teeth, as well as be able to assess the complication risks that might affect the indication for the surgical treatment
• acquire such knowledge from the practical surgical actions that this knowledge can be used when treating other conditions surgically

Judgement and approach

• ability to with a comprehensive view and a professionally and ethically correct attitude, show an emphatic ability and to be able to communicate and establish a good contact with patients, colleagues, personnel and others involved in patient care.

Required Knowledge

The student must have completed courses that correspond to previous courses carried out during the 1st-7th semester within the dentistry programme.
 

Form of instruction

The education is given through literature studies, lectures, demonstrations, auscultations, case-seminars, laboratory work, group projects as well as treatment of patients.
At absence from compulsory parts, the teacher responsible for the course should be contacted and will decide how the missing part should be completed.
 

Examination modes

The students' knowledge and practical skills is assessed in seminars and presentations during the course.
To get the grade "Pass" the student must have attended the mandatory parts of the course and have passed the required clinical work. The grade concludes all assessments and is stated after the student has passed all parts of the course with “Pass”-results. A student who hasn't been able to attend during a compulsory element has the right to get an optional appointment.
After a consultation with the students' supervisor, the responsible examiner has the right to terminate the ongoing practice if the student shows deficient knowledge and approach and thereby constitutes a risk for the patient. The students practice is then cancelled and he/she receives the grade "Failed". When such a decision is made, the examiner has to offer a plan describing what the additional requirements are to gain the necessary knowledge to proceed with the clinical practice.
If the student has acquired the knowledge, attainment and approach that are required, the student has the right to start a new clinical practice period. During practice the student has the right to change examiner. A written request to change examiner has to be submitted to the Programme council for the Odontological Programmes (PRO).