UPenn - Introduction to Dental Medicine
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Introduction to Dental Medicine at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Introduction to Dental Medicine at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 10 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Introduction to Dental Medicine at Coursera Course details
- The mouth is the window into human health. This course provides an overview of dental medicine to engage, educate, excite and assist you in improving the oral health of your patients and members of your community. We will review topics in dental medicine including scope of the field, what to expect in function, and some of the many ways that dysfunction may present for different patients. This will include discussions of mouth, jaw, and tooth anatomy, pathology, and treatment. We will talk about differences between patients and the unique roles that different members of the dental field may play in treatment depending on the patient and condition. This course starts from basic concepts and proceeds to review trends in current research and technology. We offer scientific background, some skills for patient evaluation and interview, and some suggestions for further learning for those interested in or involved in dental education.
Introduction to Dental Medicine at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1 - Introduction to Dental Medicine and Its Relations to Public Health
Course Introduction
Lecture 1: Goals of the Course (2min)
Lecture 2: Oral Health Related to General Health: Oral Cavity Tissue (9min)
Lecture 3: Modern Scope of Dental Medicine (2min)
Lecture 4: Educational Opportunities in Dental Medicine (7min)
Lecture 5: Public Health Impact of Dental Medicine (5min)
Lecture 6: Dental Public Health (10min)
Lecture 7: Advances in Dentistry (10min)
Week 1 quiz
Week 2 - Form and Function of the Oral Cavity
Lecture 1: Embryology of the Oral Cavity and Tooth Eruption (10min)
Lecture 2: Oral Structures and Functions (11min)
Lecture 3: Periodontium and Periodontal Disease (7min)
Lecture 4: Basic Tooth Structure: Occlusion (12min)
Week 2 quiz
Week 3 - Comprehensive Evaluation of Dental Patient Needs
Lecture 1: First Dental Appointment (13min)
Lecture 2: Dental Local Anesthesia (4min)
Lecture 3: Comprehensive Patient Evaluation (14min)
Demo 1: Physical Examination: Introduction (3min)
Demo 2: Physical Examination: Extraoral Examination: Head, Neck and Face (4min)
Demo 3: Physical Examination: Extraoral Examination: Cranial Nerve (10min)
Demo 4: Physical Examination: Extraoral Examination: TMJ (5min)
Demo 5: Physical Examination: Intraoral Examination (9min)
Week 3 quiz
Week 4 - Most Common Dental Diseases Affecting Teeth and Periodontium
Lecture 1: Dental Diseases (12min)
Lecture 2: Periodontal Diseases: Part 1 (7min)
Lecture 3: Periodontal Diseases: Part 2 (11min)
Lecture 4: Periodontal Diseases: Contributing Factors (9min)
Week 4 quiz
Week 5 - Oral Mucosal Conditions: Diagnosis and Management
Lecture 1: Oral Mucosal Disease: Herpes (8min)
Lecture 2: Oral Mucosal Disease: Aphthous Ulceration and Lichen Planus (10min)
Lecture 3: Oral Mucosal Disease: Leukoplakia and Erythroplakia (7min)
Week 5 quiz
Week 6 - The Science of Pain Affecting the Intraoral and Extraoral Structures
Lecture 1: Introduction to Orofacial Pain (8min)
Lecture 2: Biopsychosocial / Biobehavioral Aspects of Orofacial Pain (7min)
Lecture 3: Common Orofacial Pain Conditions: Temporomandibular Disorders (13min)
Lecture 4: Common Orofacial Pain Conditions: Articular Disc Disorders and Arthritic Conditions (14min)
Lecture 5: Imaging and Management of TMDs (7min)
Lecture 6: Trigeminal Neuralgia (11min)
Lecture 7: Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain (11min)
Lecture 8: Oral Cavity Health Part 1 (9min)
Lecture 9: Oral Cavity Health Part 2 (9min)
Lecture 10: Oral Cavity Health Part 3 (9min)
Week 6 quiz
Week 7 - Overview of Dental Specialties: Scope and Modalities of Treatment
Lecture 1: Dental Specialties: Introduction (1min)
Lecture 2: Periodontal Treatment (11min)
Lecture 3: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (7min)
Lecture 4: Orthodontic Treatment (16min)
Lecture 5: Aesthetic Dentistry (8min)
Lecture 6: Periodontics and Prosthodontics (7min)
Lecture 7: Endodontics (8min)
Week 7 quiz
Final exam
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