Basic Principles of OMS and Systemic Med

Fundamentals of diagnosis, evaluation and treatment planning of patients requiring oral surgery are presented. Pharmacological and clinical bases of local anesthesia and related drugs are stressed. Management of infection, simple and complex exodontia, pre-prosthetic surgery, implants and bone grafting, post-operative care and complications are discussed and demonstrated. A review of systemic medical conditions and their impact of compromising medical problems on dental care are discussed in detail. The new graduate must be able to perform a history and physical examination, determine a differential, provisional and definitive diagnosis by interpreting and correlating findings from history, clinical and radiographic examination and other diagnostic tests as well as diagnose, treat and manage oral maxillofacial surgical problems.