Unit Code: DNT815-C1

Unit Name: General Medicine in Oral Surgery

Description: This course General Medicine in Oral Surgery is designed for the student to Reinforce the knowledgebase obtained during the PGDOS programmeme in the principles of management of medical problems in patients requiring oral surgery. It will also help to Master some of the skills in patient evaluation based on principals of clinical history, system based examination and investigations with knowledge and skills of General Medicine required for the safe management of disease conditions that are relevant to the practice of Oral Surgery. It will also provide the ability to evaluate the total patient and to assess the patient as a surgical and anaesthetic risk as recommended in the guidelines of the International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. This course with 22 weeks will be delivered with Lecture discussions, /tutorials, ward classes and clinic sessions conducted by Consultant Physicians. Trainees as observer category registrars should take part actively in patient management procedures while refining their knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviour.

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Prerequisite: DNT805 (PGD-OS)

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 100

Offered In: Semester 1