PERSPECTIVE IN DENTISTRY

• Perspectives in Dentistry


  A course intended to acquaint the student with the scope and responsibilities of dentistry as a health profession and its relationship with other professions
• Reasons for students' choice of dentistry

  • Personal
  • External
• Personal reasons

  • "Calling"
  • Experiences
  • Interest
• External reasons

  • Parents / Relatives
  • Peer Pressure
  • Influence
• Characteristics a dental student should possess

  • Energy
  • Enthusiasm
  • Patience
  • Perseverance
• People involved in training a dentist

  • Dentistry teachers / clinical instructors
  • Members of the allied professions
  • Government agencies
  • Private educational institutions
  • The patients
  • The community/the public
• Parts of the Dental Licensure Examination

  • Theoretical
  • Practical
• Three-fold value of the dental profession

  • Service to mankind
  • Social Security
  • Prestige
• Ideal traits of dentists

  • Dedication to service
  • Honesty and sincerity
  • Diligence and thoroughness
  • Resourcefulness
  • Charity
• Dedication to service


  referring to someone's commitment to help others or their duty to serve
• Honesty and sincerity


  refers to a someone who tells the truth and does not lie or deceive
• Diligence and thoroughness


  by performing tasks with effort from start to finish where one can be counted on to follow through on commitments and responsibilities.
• Resourcefulness


  the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
• Charity


  the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need
• General Anatomy 1


  Study of the different parts of the human body by regions involving different tissues such as bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and different internal organs using human models. (shoulders to feet)
• General Anatomy 2


  Deals with the thorough study of the head and neck with anatomical details on the skull, face, oral cavity and other maxillofacial structures
• General Histology and Embryology


  Study of the cells and tissues that compose the human organ system (using the microscope)
• Biochemistry


  The study of (bio)chemistry of the cells and organelles & their relation to the general metabolism of body
• General Physiology with Family Planning


  Study of the functions of the human body-organs (tissues and cells) with emphasis given to the practical application to dentistry together with the integration of items on Family Planning
• General Pathology


  Study of diseases / abnormalities in humans
• Pharmacology


  Deals with the mechanism of drug action on living tissue that is used in prevention and treatment of (oral) diseases, prescription writing
• Microbiology


  Study on the biology of (pathogenic) micro-organisms (infectious agent) to serve as knowledge base in the control, prevention, diagnosis, management & treatment of infectious diseases with oral significance, oral microflora
• Principle of Medicine


  Course designed to provide a logical framework for learning and working knowledge of internal medicine needed for diagnosis of dental patients with medical illnesses in relation to and correlating these to dentistry
• Energy


  the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
• Enthusiasm


  intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval
• Patience


  the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset
• Perseverance


  persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
• Oral Anatomy


  Morphology of deciduous and permanent dentition (macroscopic or gross structure of the human teeth)
• Oral Histology and Embryology


  Study of the microscopic structures of oral/dental tissues and their embryonic development, enamel, dentin, pulp, cementum, lip, and oral mucosa
• Dental Materials


  Study of the physical and chemical properties of metallic and non-metallic materials used in Dentistry
• Cariology


  Diagnosis, etiology, microbiology, classification, prevention, and management of dental caries in individuals and populations
• Infection Control


  Aseptic protocols that prevent the spread of contaminants and infectious substances from patients to patients and patients to dental staff, proper sterilization of instruments, handling, and disposal of infectious wastes
• Oral Physiology and Occlusion


  • Study of oro-facial mechanisms & dynamic interrelationships among dental, neuromuscular and TMJ as they influence establishment of functional occlusion, mastication, deglutition and speech
  • Stomatognathic system – structures involved in speech, tasting ; and in the receiving, chewing, and swallowing of food
• Oral Pathology 1


  Deals with diseases and abnormalities afflicting oral and dental tissues
• Operative Dentistry 1


  Deals with the principles of cavity preparation and the manipulation of filling materials necessary for the restoration of carious teeth
• Operative Dentistry 2


  Concepts and principles in restoring lost tooth structure to their proper form, function and anesthetics using typodont and live patient case management
• Prosthodontics 1: Fixed Partial Denture


  Rehabilitation and maintenance of partially dentate individual using fixed partial denture prostheses
• Prosthodontics 2: Removable Partial Denture


  Concepts and principles of restoring missing teeth and associated structures of partially edentulous individual with removable prostheses
• Prosthodontics 3: Complete Denture


  Deals with rehabilitation of completely edentulous patient
• Roentology


  Study of the different types of radiographic apparatus, their operations, application and maintenance, processing, mounting, reading and interpretation of radiographs, dental x- ray machine