Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences - OMDS

Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences OMDS 424 Oral Pathology 4 hours. Diseases of teeth, periodontium, facial bones, muscles, nerves and mucous membranes of the oral region, and salivary glands. Introduction to clinical differential diagnosis. Prerequisite(s): ANAT 312 and BCHE 411 and HSTL 451 and PHYB 321 and PATH 421. 
Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences OMDS 503 Graduate Oral Pathology 2 hours. Oral pathology for postgraduate students will cover the clinical and microscopic features of pathologic changes linked to oral-dental and systemic diseases. Prerequisite(s): OMDS 424 or the equivalent. Recommended background: Prior academic coursework including biology, histology and other related sciences.
Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences OMDS 519 Electron Microscopy Seminar 1 hours. A student speaker makes a seminar type presentation about a topic and follows this with a discussion involving electron microscopy. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. 
Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences OMDS 527 Oral Biology Seminar 1 hours. Invited speakers present the progress of current research work in their field of interest related to oral tissues. Same as HSTL 514. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. 
Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences OMDS 529 Electron Microscopy in Dentistry 1 hours. Principles, theory, and practice of transmission and scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis. Processing, sectioning, staining and examination of tissues. Same as HSTL 515. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. 
Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences OMDS 595 Seminar in Oral Pathology 2 hours. Reviews, reports, and discussion topics are drawn from the literature and material of surgical oral pathology. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. 
Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences OMDS 598 Research in Oral Pathology 0 TO 16 hours. Independent thesis research on basic biomedical phenomena or specific oral disease(s). Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the advisor.