Oral Pathology

Course Details

Course Number: DNHY 4003  Fall 2011

Location: Bridwell Hall

Classroom Number: 112

Days & Times:

  MONDAY-WEDNESDAY   8:00 - 9:20 AM

Course Attachments

Textbooks

Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist  ISBN: 10: 1-4160-4991-6
MSU Faculty Member
Dr. Fredric C. Davis   
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Course Objectives

  UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:

          1.  DEFINE AND APPROPRIATELY USE TERMINOLOGY RELATED TO THE STUDY OF GENERAL AND ORAL PATHOLOGY.
            2.  EVALUATE AND ANALYZE CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS AND DETERMINE HOW THEY MIGHT AFFECT DENTAL HYGIENE TREATMENT PLANNING.           
            3.  DESCRIBE THE INFLAMMATORY PROCESS; DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN REGENERATION AND REPAIR.
            4.  RECOGNIZE AND DESCRIBE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL INJURIES OF THE ORAL TISSUES.
            5.  EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN CONTROLLING DISEASE AND IN CAUSING DISEASE.
            6.  DESCRIBE CLINICAL FINDINGS OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES THAT AFFECT THE ORAL CAVITY.
            7.  DIFFERENTIATE BACTERIAL, FUNGAL, AND VIRAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
            8.  RECOGNIZE AND DESCRIBE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS OFT HE ORAL CAVITY.
            9.  SUMMARIZE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIFFERENT NEOPLASMS.
            10. COMPARE BENIGN AND MALIGNANT TUMORS.
            11. IDENTIFY THE ETIOLOGIES OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA.
            12. DESCRIBE THE COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA.
            13. DEFINE THE PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE AND DESCRIBE INHERITED DISORDERS/CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES THAT AFFECT THE ORAL CAVITY AND FACE.
            14. DESCRIBE THE ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES INCLUDING: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS, DISEASES OF BONE, BLOOD DISORDERS, AND IMMUNODEFICIENCY.
            15. IDENTIFY LESIONS AND ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF LOCAL AND SYSTEMIC DISEASES FROM PRESENTED CLINICAL FINDINGS AND HISTORIES.
 

MORE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE FOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CHAPTER IN YOUR TEXTBOOK


Course Expectations

 

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:

HOMEWORK FOR EACH CHAPTER WILL BE ASSIGNED IN ADVANCE. THESE WILL BE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS SESSION WHERE THAT CHAPTER WILL BE DISCUSSED. THERE IS A COMBINED TOTAL OF 70 RESPONSES FOR THE SEMESTER. EACH RESPONSE WILL HAVE A VALUE OF ONE POINT. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS TURNED IN LATE WILL BE DEGRADED BY 50%. THE TOTAL HOMEWORK CREDIT WILL BE ADDED TO THE REQUIRED LIBRARY ASSIGNMENT TO EQUAL ONE EXAMINATION.


    EXAMINATIONS:
        THREE EXAMINATIONS WILL BE GIVEN DURING THE SEMESTER.  EACH EXAMINATION WILL BE COMPREHENSIVE FROM THE FIRST CLASS SESSION, BUT WILL EMPHASIZE THE MATERIAL PRESENTED
        SINCE THE LAST EXAMINATION.  THE FINAL EXAMINATION WILL BE A COMPOSITE EXIT EXAM INCLUDING ALL FALL SEMESTER DENTAL HYGIENE COURSES.

        STUDENTS MISSING AN EXAMINATION DUE TO ILLNESS WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE UP THE EXAM ON THE DAY OF THEIR RETURN TO SCHOOL.  NO GRADE HIGHER THAN A 90 WILL BE GIVEN FOR
        A MAKE-UP EXAMINATION.  STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE UP ONLY ONE (1) EXAM PER SEMESTER.

        GRADING SCALE:
          92 -  100 = A
          83 -   91 = B
          75 -   82 = C
          65 -   74 = D

AS WITH ALL DENTAL HYGIENE COURSES, A 75 AVERAGE IS THE MINIMUM PASSING SCORE
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Final Exam12/7/2011  0800

Submission Format PolicyNote: You may not submit a paper for a grade in this class that already has been (or will be) submitted for a grade in another course, unless you obtain the explicit written permission of me and the other instructor involved in advance.

Late Paper Policy

THIS COURSE REQUIRES A SHORT PAPER ON BIOPSY.  THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS PAPER MUST INCLUDE:
          1.  WHAT DOES “BIOPSY” MEAN?
          2.  THE RATIONALE FOR BIOPSY
          3.  DIFFERENT BIOPSY TECHNIQUES (MUST INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING):
              a.  INCISIONAL BIOPSY
              b.  EXCISIONAL BIOPSY
              c.  EXFOLIATIVE CYTOLOGY
              d.  BRUSH BIOPSY
          4.  COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE BIOPSY PROCEDURES  EVALUATED IN a., b., c., & d, ABOVE.
          5.  WHO IS USUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BIOPSY BASED DIAGNOSIS
          6.  WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERPRETING AND ACTING ONTHE BIOPSY RESULTS
         

 AT LEAST TWO SOURCES (OTHER THAN YOUR TEXTBOOK) MUST BE CITED.  INTERNET SOURCES ARE ACCEPTABLE.

          THIS PAPER MUST BE TYPEWRITTEN

          DUE DATE: NO LATER THAN 24 OCTOBER 2011

     
THE CREDIT VALUE OF THIS PAPER IS 30 POINTS.  TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT (30 POINTS) EACH OF THE TOPICS LISTED ABOVE MUST BE ANALYZED AND/0R EXPLAINED.

 WHEN COMBINED WITH THE VALUE OF THE HOMEWORK, THE CREDIT EARNED FROM THE HOMEWORK AND THE LIBRARY ASSIGNMENT WILL EQUAL ONE EXAMINATION.


Plagiarism Policy Plagiarism is the use of someone else's thoughts, words, ideas, or lines of argument in your own work without appropriate documentation (a parenthetical citation at the end and a listing in "Works Cited")-whether you use that material in a quote, paraphrase, or summary. It is a theft of intellectual property and will not be tolerated, whether intentional or not.

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As an MSU Student, I pledge not to lie, cheat, steal, or help anyone else do so."

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Attendance Requirements


    ABSENCES: 

 MORE THAN TWO (2) ABSENCES FOR ANY REASON WILL RESULT IN  A LOSS OF FIVE (5) POINTS FROM THE FINAL COURSE GRADE FOR EACH ABSENCE OVER THE ALLOWED TWO.  IN CASES OF      SEVERE ILLNESS OF HOSPITALIZATION, INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS MAY BE MADE.
 


Other Policies

PHONE USE:

 CELL PHONE USE (TEXTING OR VERBAL) IS EXTREMELY DISRUPTIVE TO YOUR FELLOW CLASSMATES AND TO THE FACULTY TEACHING THE COURSE.  THEREFORE THE USE OF CELL PHONES WILL NOT BE    TOLERATED, FOR ANY REASON.  IT YOU UTILIZE YOUR CELL PHONE IT WILL BE CONFISCATED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHEDULED DAY.  REPEAT OFFENDERS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET WITH THE FACULTY AND THE CHAIR OF THE DENTAL HYGIENE DEPT.  IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES, PLEASE    NOTIFY SPOUSES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO CONTACT YOU VIA THE   PROGRAM SECRETARY AT 397-4764.

 


 WATER BOTTLES, CELL PHONES, HAND-HELD CALCULATORS/COMPUTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED DURING AN EXAMINATION.  POSSESSION OF ANY OF THESE DEVICES DURING AN EXAM WILL BE CONSTRUED AS
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND WILL BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY.



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MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S DISABILITY AND COMPLIES WITH SECTION 504 OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT IN ITS ADMISSION, ACCESSIBILITY, AND EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.  MSUPROVIDES ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND AUXILIARY AIDS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AS DEFINED BY LAW, AND WHO ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO MEET ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS.
FOR ASSISTANCE CALL (940)397-4515.

IT IS THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO DECLARE ANY DISABILITIES. AFTER DECLARATION, PREFERABLY AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SEMESTER, THE STUDENT NEEDS TO CONTACT INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTORS TO DETERMINE ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED.
 


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