Cariology

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. describe all factors and their roles in the formation of caries; 2. identify and distinguish caries from tooth-wear lesions; 3. discuss the prevention of caries; 4. describe caries management by risk assessment; and 5. describe socio-economic implications of caries. 228

Aetio-pathogenesis of caries oral pathology. Microbiology of caries oral pathology. Immunology of dental caries oral pathology. Clinical appearance and presentations of dental caries. Conservative dentistry. Clinical detection of carious lesions. Conservative dentistry. Tooth-wear lesions. Restorative dentistry. Caries risk assessment. Paediatric dentistry. Treatment of non-cavitated lesions. Paediatric dentistry. Measurement of dental caries. Dental public health. Epidemiology of dental caries. Dental public health. Prevention of dental caries. Economic and policy implications of dental caries. Dental PH.