ORM 503
Dental Management Considerations in Patients with Systemic Disorders and Clinical Oral Medicine
3 Unit(s) (LH 15; PH 90)
Course Description
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. explain the considerations while managing patients with systemic co-morbidities;
2. describe management of the medically compromised patient;
3. identify common oral lesions and oral manifestations of systemic disorders; and
4. manage common medical emergencies in the dental clinic.
Course Outline
General principles of care in the medically compromised patient. Dental management
considerations in patients with systemic disorders. Dental management considerations in
patients with cardiovascular diseases. Endocrine disorders. Neuromuscular disorders.
Gastrointestinal disorders. Renal disorders. Respiratory disorders. Bleeding disorders and
immunodiagnostic. Treatment planning and management of patients with various oral
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medicine disorders clinic including those with systemic co-morbidities or reactions to
pharmaco-therapeutic treatment. Management of patients with systemic conditions.
Management of medical emergencies in the dental clinic.