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Oral Biology 720 (OBIO 720)

Advanced Topics in Oral Biology

Course Description

 

This course is a core course of UNC School of Dentistry Residency Programs and is taught in the summer session immediately following student orientation to his/her program. The course is taught in lecture/seminar format by several faculty members of the School of Dentistry with strong research interests and ongoing basic and translational research programs. Individually, the faculty provides insights regarding some of the general principles affecting the practice of dentistry. The faculty shares their current scientific approaches to problem solving in dentistry, and highlights their own research interests to engage the new residents to current and ongoing research around the world as well as in their own laboratories/clinics.

 

Course Objectives

  1. To introduce the new graduate students to a high level of investigation of clinical problems facing the practicing dentist. Molecular, cellular and genomic approaches to disease will be stressed.

  2. To illustrate fundamental approaches to discovery used in modern biology to establish causes and seek solutions to clinical problems facing dentistry

  3. To establish a foundation for learning and a common ground for interaction (e.g., vocabulary and definitions) among residents when discussing clinical issues among peers.

Course Director

Sompop Bencharit, DDS, MS, PhD

Department of Prosthodontics

School of Dentistry

342 Brauer Hall

CB# 7450

Tel: (919)-843-8734

Fax: (919)-966-3821

E-mail: Sompop_Bencharit@dentistry.unc.edu

Course Policies and Requirements

Attendance is mandatory of all first year Prosthodontic, Endodontic, Periodontic, and Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology graduate students.

Grading and Evaluation

  • H = High Pass or Honor. Student has attended lectures and completed the written essay examination with exceeded expectionation.

  • P = Pass. Student has attended lectures and completed the written essay examination.

  • L = Low Pass. Student has not missed more than 20% of total classes, but has completed that written examination.

  • IN = Incomplete. Failure to meet the minimum guidelines (e.g. attending the required number of lectures, but not turning in the written examinations). The IN grade is changed to a P when guidelines are met.

  • F = Fail. Failure to meet the guidelines (class attendance & written examination) and no reasonable means to meet them in a timely manner.

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