1. Normal and Abnormal Human Biology
Acquire and explain the scientific principles that underlie current understanding of normal somatic and orofacial development, structure, organization, and function.
2. Normal and Abnormal Human Biology
Explain the prinicples of human biology underlying general and orofacial health maintenance, congenital malformations, and disease processes, and apply these to disease evaluation and management, including management of medical emergencies and BLS when necessary.
3. Normal and Abnormal Human Biology
Interpret normal and abnormal human biology concepts of physical exams, labs, diagnostic images and other tests, both in general physical diagnosis and in the evaluation of the head and neck region.
4. Normal and Abnormal Human Biology
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of various therapeutic modalities, including pharmacology and surgery, of general somatic and orofacial disorders.
5. Patient Care
Demonstrate competence in patient assessment, clinical evaluation, and radiologic examination.
6. Patient Care
Demonstrate competence in planning and presenting the dental treatment of patients, including possible alternatives and referral when necessary.
7. Patient Care
Demonstrate competence in diagnosing and managing pain and anxiety for dental patients.
8. Patient Care
Integrate prevention into all aspects of patient care.
9. Patient Care
Demonstrate competence in recognizing and managing caries, periodontal, pulpal and periradicular diseases, as well as other oral diseases including basic dental emergencies.
10. Patient Care
Demonstrate competence in restoring defective and missing teeth to proper form, function and esthetics in the child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient.
11. Dental Economics and Practice Management
Acquire an understanding of oral health care delivery: practice settings, types of dental benefits, managed care plans.
12. Dental Economics and Practice Management
Demonstrate competence in efficient patient and practice management.
13. Dental Economics and Practice Management
Demonstrate competence in applying universal health precautions in the dental therapeutic setting for protection of patients and staff.
14. Dental Economics and Practice Management
Demonstrate competence in providing oral health care in the hospital setting.
15. Professional Skills and Attitudes
Demonstrate understanding of the principles of ethics.
16. Professional Skills and Attitudes
Treat with respect and dignity patients, faculty, peers, staff, and other health care providers.
17. Professional Skills and Attitudes
Demonstrate competence in communication and collaboration with patients and colleagues
18. Knowledge Base
Read, summarize and critically assess published articles of basic, clinical and epidemiological research.
19. Knowledge Base
Access and use computer data bases for literature searches, and information in support of patient care.
20. Knowledge Base
Acquire, synthesize and organize information in a critical, scientific, and effective manner to assess self- performance and knowledge, treatment outcomes, and scientific findings, therapies, and technologies.