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• Perspective is a way of thinking about something
• It involves understanding what is truly important
• Perspective dentistry acquaints students with responsibilities of dentistry as a healthcare profession
• Students will gain an overview of the 6-year Doctor of Dental Medicine program
• The goal and objective is to prepare students for clinical work and highlight the benefits of a dentistry career
• Students choose dentistry due to personal interests or external influences
• People involved in training dentists:
  • Dentistry teachers or clinical instructors
  • Allied professions like health professionals, X-ray and laboratory technicians
  • Private educational institutions
  • Government agencies (CHED, PRC)
• Dentist licensure examination is 3 days theoretical and 2 days practical
• Dentistry, adopted by the 1997 ADA House of Delegates, is Evaluation, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Diseases, Disorders, and Conditions of the Oral Cavity
• Dentistry, as a science, obtains knowledge through study or inquiry concerning theories, principles, and concepts
• Dentistry, as an art, requires skilled craftmanship and technical skills
• Dentistry, as a profession, requires specialized knowledge and technical skills after preparation
• The three-fold value of the dental profession:
  • Service to mankind
  • Social security
  • Prestige
• Examples of service to mankind: -Preventive, remedial, corrective, and curative services
• Three immediate complaints of patients:
  • Pain
  • Discomfort
  • Deformity
• Social security includes means of livelihood and career opportunities
• Prestige gives the title or degree of Doctor (Dr.)
• Ideal traits of a dentist:
  • Dedication to service
  • Honesty and sincerity
  • Diligence and thoroughness
  • Resourcefulness
  • Charity
• Characteristics that dental students should possess:
  • Energy
  • Enthusiasm
  • Patience
  • Perseverance
• Oral needs of humanity:
  • Conditions of the oral cavity/mouth (abnormal/normal)
  • Relations of the oral cavity to the general system
• Preventive services avoid disease onset (vitamins and minerals to increase resistance)
• Preventive dentistry includes dental check-ups (twice a year), oral prophylaxis, fluoridization, and oral health education
• Preventive services also include heart bypass, medicines, and kidney transplants
• Restorative dentistry includes restorations, root canal therapy, oral surgery, and prostheses

Employment and Career Opportunities of a Dentist

• Private Practice:

  • Individual/Solo Practice: The dentist practices alone
  • Partnership and Group Practice: Two or more dentists share costs for improved service
  • Multi-located Practice: Dentists divide time among locations, but it can be costly
  • Part-time Practice: Practice limited to a few hours

• Public Health Dentists: Opportunities with national or local government

• Hospital Dentists: Dentists practice in a private hospital

• Military Dentists: Use specialized skills in the AFP dental corps

• Industry/Company Dentists: Employed by a private company full-time or on retainer

• School Dentists: Dentists in private schools or colleges

• Dental Educator: Dentists pursue teaching careers and need administrative skills

• Other Avenues / Opportunities:

  • Dental Assistant: Novice dentists gain experience with a private dentist

• Dental Researchers perform research in a dental field, usually inside a University

• Graduate Study: Dentists study for 3-4 years for specializations (Endodontics, Oral surgery)

• Heritage Practice: The practice is continued within a family, patient loads are commonly inherited

• Dental or Medical Representative: Works for drug companies and dental traders

• Dental Consultants: Employed by dental companies and laboratories

• Foreign employment for dentists requires a license

• Foreign employment include:

  • Dental assistants (require a license abroad)
  • Dental hygienists (work on certain procedures)
  • Dental nurse
  • Dental technician (for dentures)

The Scope of the Dental Subject - Dental Courses

• Pre-clinical subjects give basic knowledge for lab skills
• Clinical Dentistry trains in handling patients.
• Hospital Dentistry overviews hospital protocols and managing medically compromised patients

Basic Medical Subjects

• General Anatomy 1: Study of body regions, involving tissues, using human models
• General Anatomy 2: Study of head and neck, including details on the skull, face, oral cavity
• Biochemistry: Study of cell and organelle biochemistry and relation to metabolism
• General Physiology with Family Planning: Study of human body functions with dental applications and family planning
• General Pathology: Study of general and systemic pathology to interpret macroscopic and microscopic changes
• Pharmacology: Study of drug action on living tissue for preventing and treating oral diseases
• Microbiology: Study of pathogenic microorganisms for controlling, preventing, diagnosing, managing, and treating diseases with oral significance
• Principles of Medicine: Learn internal medicine for dental patients with medical illnesses

Basic Dental Courses

• Oral Anatomy: Morphology of deciduous and permanent dentition
• Oral Histology and Embryology: Study of microscopic structures of oral/dental tissues
• Dental Materials: Study of the properties of materials used in dentistry, their manipulation, and uses
• Cariology: Diagnosis, etiology, microbiology, classification, prevention, and management of dental caries
• Infection Control has aseptic protocols prevent the spread of contamination
• Oral Physiology and Occlusion: Study of pro-facial mechanisms and dynamic interrelationships influencing occlusion, mastication, deglutition, and speech
• Stomatognathic System: Structures involved in speech, tasting, and swallowing
• Occlusion- Meeting of two jaws
• Oral Pathology: Diseases and abnormalities afflicting oral and dental tissues as well as several systemic diseases
• Oral Pathology 2 – Oncology: Pathology of neoplasm and other diseases in the oral cavity

Preclinical Subjects

• Operative Dentistry 1: Cavity preparation principles & manipulating filling materials
• Operative Dentistry 2: Restoring lost tooth structure (use typodont and live patient case management)
• Prosthodontics 1 (Fixed Partial Denture): Restoring natural teeth as well as partial denture prostheses
• Prosthodontics 2 (Removable Partial Denture): Restoring missing teeth of partially edentulous individuals using removable prostheses
• Prosthodontics 3 (Removable Complete Denture): Rehabilitating completely edentulous patients
• Roentgenology: Different types of radiographic apparatus and their operations, applications, and maintenance
• Anesthesiology: Principles and techniques, plus the pharmacology of local anesthetics
• Orthodontics 1: Fundamentals of normal and abnormal craniofacial structures
• Endodontics: Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of dental pulp diseases
• Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning: Diagnostic principles

Clinical Subjects

• Orthodontics 2: Prevention, interception, and treatment of malocclusion
• Oral Surgery 1: General principles of surgery in dentistry
• Oral Surgery 2: Management of extractions, injuries, and conditions related to oral lesions
• Periodontics 1: Classification, etiology, and pathogenesis of periodontal diseases
• Periodontology: Normal and abnormal periodontium and the management of periodontal diseases
• Periodontics 2: Prevention and differential diagnoses of periodontal diseases
• Pediatric Dentistry with Child Psychology): Management of children with dental problems
• Basic Dental Implantology: Fundamental knowledge on implant treatment
  • Includes patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment planning, implant selection, surgery, post-surgical care, and procedures
• Forensic Dentistry: Study of dental/oral parts to confirm identity of victims
• Current Trends in Dentistry: The latest developments in dentistry
• Interdisciplinary Approach in Patient Management: Interaction among different disciplines of dentistry
• Interprofessional Approach in Patient Management: Collaborative practice among healthcare professionals
• Management of Patients with Special Needs: Managing patients with basic protocols

Dental Public Health and Other Related Courses

• Biostatistics and Epidemiology: -Identify health trends with statistical procedures -Scientific study of (oral) diseases
• Dental Public Health 1: Concepts and principles
• Dental Public Health 2 (School-Based): Methods of community dentistry, health service, and oral health education
• Dental Public Health 3 (Field Work): Practice community dentistry in an adopted community
• Nutrition in Dentistry: Absorption and renew tissues relates to the importance of nutrition to dental health
• Dental Informatics: Principles and programs of computer applications in dental practice
• UG Research 1 (Methods of Research): Methods in research and its application to dentistry
• UG Research 2 (Research Presentation): Principles in a technical paper preparation
• Practice Management with Entrepreneurship: Dentistry in relation to the community
• Jurisprudence and Ethics: Relation of law and ethics to dental practice
• Andragogy (Teaching and Learning): Learning concepts, characteristics of adult learners

Hospital Dentistry

• Hospital Dentistry 1: Internships for senior students
• To orient students with hospital functions
• Hospital Dentistry 2: Local hospital internships

• Clinical Dentistry 1 & 2: Basic competencies acquired in Restorative Dentistry, Prothodontics, etc
• Clinical Dentistry 3:
  • Application of principles and methods of providing dental care
• Clinical Dentistry 4: Clinical applications of the competencies acquired in Clinical Dentistry 3