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311 PDS
Preventive Periodontics
Division of Periodontics, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences
College of Dentistry, King Saud University,
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Credit Hours: 4 |
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Course Contributor -2005-2008
Course Director -2006-2007
This course consists of a didactic and clinical component with four credit hours. It will cover:
- The introduction to the science and art of periodontics emphasizing periodontal anatomy, physiology and a clinical overview of the etiology of periodontal diseases.
- Dental plaque and calculus, host defense and immunopathological mechanisms.
- Clinical, histopathological and pathogenesis of gingivitis and periodontitis, as well as risk assessment and the role of genetics, tobacco use, and systemic diseases.
- Preventive and therapeutic clinical procedures associated with the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment planning and the initial phase of periodontal therapy.
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Recommended Textbook: Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology-Newman, Takei and Carranza , 9th Ed (2002), W.B. Saunders Co,Philadelphia,USA |
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