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| Course Code | Course Name | Course Type | Credit Units | Practical Units | Theoretical Units | Course prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDS 651 | GERIATRIC DENTISTRY | Plan Course | 1 | 0 | 1 | /RDS 550 طب الأسنان السريري التكاملي (1)/OMDS 560 طب الفم/OMDS 520 جراحة الوجه والفكين/PDS 540 طب أسنان الأطفال (1)/PDS 520 علم الأنسجة المحيطة بالأسنان (2)/SDS 520 الإستعاضة السنية الثابتة (2)/PDS 511 طب الأسنان الوقائي/RDS 521 علاج جذور الأسنان السريري/RDS 531 العلاج التحفظي للأسنان (2)/SDS 511 الإستعاضة السنية المتحركة (2)/PDS 552 تقويم الأسنان المعملي |
Course Description
This course is designed to provide the dental students with the knowledge of complexity of aging, geriatric patient management and the importance of geriatric dentistry in total patient care. Moreover, students will be oriented about the special needs of elderly persons related to dental care: physiology and psychology of aging, systemic and oral health issues affecting older adults, medications used by elders and their potential adverse effects on oral health. Students will be oriented to recognizing impact of systemic health, medications, psychosocial, socioeconomic barriers, on frail elders in long-term care settings, and conducting appropriate treatment planning.