Table 22.1
DENTAL SCHOOL COURSES AND HOURS
ALLOTTED
Average number
Course
of hours
Basic Sciences
Anatomy (gross)
200
Anatomy (histology, general and
oral)
135
Biochemistry
100
Microbiology
100
Pathology (general and oral)
185
Pharmacology
75
Physiology
100
subtotal
895
Clinical Sciences
Anesthesiology
50
Auxiliary Utilization
140
Dental Materials
70
Diagnosis
120
Emergency Treatment
50
Endodontics
150
Hospital Dentistry
40
Nutrition
25
Occlusion
115
Operative Dentistry
475
Oral Surgery
140
Orthodontics
125
Pedodontics
150
Periodontics
220
Physical Evaluation
60
Prosthodontics (fixed and
removable)
800
Special Care
70
Tooth Morphology
85
subtotal
2885
Total hours of training
3780
A sample breakdown of the major courses by year
is shown in Table 22.2. Schools
will allot varying amounts of time to the
different courses and some courses may appear
under different titles.
Table 22.2
MAJOR COURSES IN THE DENTAL CURRICULUM--BY
YEAR
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Year
Year
Year
Year
Biochemistry
Endodontics
Endodontics
Endodontics
Dental Anatomy
Complete Dentures
Crown and Bridge
Oral Surgery
Dental Materials
Removable Prosthodontics
Operative Dentistry
Operative Dentistry
Gross Anatomy
Pathology
Pharmacology
Periodontics
Histology
Partial Dentures
Oral Diagnosis
Partial Dentures
Physiology
Operative Dentistry
Periodontics
Pedodontics
Microbiology
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