CONTACT HOURS:

Lecture	34
Seminar/PBL	0
Laboratory	0
Clinic	0
Hospital	0
Exams	9
Other: Reviews 8   Introduction 1   Independent Study 8
TOTAL:	60

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
Schaechter, 1998, Mechanisms of Microbial Disease, 3rd Edition; Williams & Wilkins

Samaranayake, 2002, Essential Microbiology for Dentistry; Harcourt

Volk,  Essentials of Medical Microbiology 5th Edition; Williams & Wilkins

Levinson and Jawetz, 2000, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 6th Edition.  Appleton & Lange.  This is a well-known review book.  A number of students have found it to be useful.

This list is by no means exhaustive and some students may prefer to use texts that are not listed here.  In addition, there are also a number of Web sites that may be useful.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 
The student will receive basic information through systematic instruction by lecture, review and individual tutorial sessions, if necessary. The student will be expected to assimilate the information presented and, by active participation and discussion, use newly acquired information.  While the department is not against taping of lectures, permission must be obtained from each lecturer before that lecturer's material may be taped.  The Department cannot be responsible for the accuracy of transcripts made from tapes.

Dental Microbiology covers a wide range of topics including basic bacteriology, basic virology, and aspects of molecular biology.  The course covers individual infectious agents and the diseases that they produce.  The infectious agents include bacteria, protozoa, helminths, fungi and viruses.  The emphasis will constantly be on helping the prospective dentist understand and be able to cope with the agents with which he or she may come in contact.  Particular attention will be paid to the diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention and control of the infectious agents under discussion.

COURSE GOALS:
The training of today's dental student should provide tomorrow's dentist with the ability to independently add to his or her knowledge through a continuing process of self-education. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Based on this premise, the teaching objectives of the Department are:

1. To present the basic facts, principles and contemporary concepts of microbiology that provide a solid foundation for the continuous acquisition of new information and the intelligent practice of dental medicine.
2. To foster the development of an inquiring, analytical and critical attitude, encouraging the student toward intellectual maturity and independence.

NJDS COMPETENCIES TESTED TO:
     N/A

NJDS COMPETENCIES TAUGHT TO:

F2    Monitor and critically evaluate contemporary medical and dental knowledge.

30b  Manage patient needs in prevention of oral disease and maintenance of oral health by prescribing and monitoring chemotherapeutic agents.

31c.  Select and administer or prescribe the appropriate pharmacological agents to manage infection/inflammation.

1.     Apply basic biomedical, behavioral and clinical science knowledge to the management of patients, including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment or referral.

2. Apply critical thinking skills to patient care and management.

10. Implement and monitor an effective infection control program in accordance with contemporary guidelines.

20c.   Select, obtain and interpret laboratory tests.

22. Identify predisposing and etiologic factors that require intervention to prevent disease.

23a.   Diagnose the presence and extent of dental caries.

23b.   Diagnose the presence and extent of periodontal disease.

23i.   Diagnose the presence and extent of oral manifestations of systemic disease.

23j.    Diagnose the presence and extent of odotogenic infections.

30a.   Manage patient needs in prevention of oral disease and maintenance of oral health by educating patients concerning etiology and prevention of oral diseases and abnormalities.

30e.   Manage patient needs in prevention of oral disease and maintenance of oral health by providing diet counseling.