DDS 509 Pre-clinical Practice of Dentistry I

  DDS 510 Patient-centered Care

  DDS 514 Dental Anatomy

  DDS 518 Oral Biology

DDS 509   PRE-CLINICAL PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY I   (May to July)

MATERIALS SCIENCE & DENTAL MATERIALS - Dr. Gibb, KH   (more info & photo) Agar, alginate, gypsum, plaster, composites, sealants, polymers, amalgam, metals, alloys, eutectic mixtures, intermetallic compounds, galvanic corrosion, &...galvanic electric shock inside your mouth! OCCLUSION - Dr. Gibb, KH   (more info & photo) Contacts, contacts, and still contacts!!!!  There is nothing else more important than tooth contacts! OPERATIVE - Dr. Brouwer, A  (more info & photo) Yea, baby, all you do is drilling, but . . . don't forget about sticking to your treatment plans and scheduling.  Don't you ever dare to leave an open cavity prep in your patient till next visit. PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY - Dr. Eggert, M   (more info & photo) Sealants, sealants, and still sealants!!!!  There is nothing else more important than sealants! RADIOLOGY - Dr. Lam, EWN (more info & photo) Radiation dose, radiation dose, and still radiation dose!!!!  There is nothing else more important than reducing radiation dose to ALARA. And remember . . . to remember his lecture materials until National Board Exam.

DDS 510   PATIENT-CENTERED CARE   (Sept to May)

Dr. Patterson, SK   (more info & photo) Course Coordinator

DDS 514   DENTAL ANATOMY   (Sept to Dec)

Dr. Gibb, KH   (more info & photo) Course Coordinator & Instructor He's the man to go to, if you have questions about any aspects of tooth development and morphology.  He makes quite a few rules for the anatomy of each individual tooth, starting from incisors to wisdoms and from the permanent to the deciduous.  Pay attention to those rules, because they'll help you in the exams (both the Tooth ID exam and the written final exam).  Also pay attention that some of the rules are time-restricted; ie, valid only in the first year of your dental career.  The best part of his lectures is you get to play with someone else's teeth.  They're real teeth — well preserved, real specimen — uuh...maybe not so for some teeth, but we all know that he likes to toss those defective teeth in to challenge test our knowledge. Dr. Moore, LR Instructor You may find him talking about jokes almost all the time, which can really soothe your depression if you have a bad day with your tooth in the lab. Dr. Lunardon, D Instructor Boys, whenever you go ask her for her opinions about your wax tooth, she'll make quite a few comments that you might feel a need for major dental cosmetic surgery at the beginning.  You'll get used to it ultimately, and find her comments really invaluable.  At the end, you'll be glad she spends such a long time explaining all tiny little details.  After a while, you want more...it's kinda like addiction, you know — one of those few positive feedback loops ever exists in physiology.  Very precious. Dr. Orellana, MF Instructor She looks very friendly, and if you know her well, she might let you call her by her secret nickname, which is really not a secret once you know the story (if you know what I'm talking about).  ¿Si, eh? Three Musketeers The King is making a "crown" speech. [ See those crowns in the centre of the table? ] * Still confused with what we're doing in Dental Anatomy?  Click here for more illustrations.

DDS 518   ORAL BIOLOGY   (JAN TO July)

Dr. Milos, N   (more info & photo) - Oral Embryology Dr. Ongaro, I   (more info & photo) - Oral Histology Dr. Osborn, J   (more info & photo) - Tooth Structure & Evolution of Dentition from fishes to mammals, polyphyodont to monophyodont

Last Updated: August 31, 2006