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Outline the history of radiography. Define the following terms: radiography, radiology, x-rays, radiation. List the types of radiation and their uses. Explain the concepts of matters, electricity. The x –ray tube. Basic x – ray absorption and scattered x – rays, identify x – ray films, intra – oral film, size and speed of extra oral film, film properties, explain the effects of radiation on living tissues. Describe the various protective measures against radiation hazards.

General Introduction: General definition of Dental Technology and the various branches. Removable and Fixed Prosthodontics, Orthodontics, Maxillo-Facial, and Implant prosthodontics. Students will also be exposed to digital dental technology such as CAD-CAM. The importance of Dental Technology to dental health care delivery and with other members of the Health Care Delivery Team. Basic tools and equipment used in Dental Technology Practice. Manual dexterity in the practice of Dental Technology, Arrangement of teeth. Dental formula-deciduous and permanent dentition. Principles involved in the construction of basic dental appliances – impression taking, handling and casting, model separation, trimming of models, special tray construction, duplication of models, Bite registration block making and registration.

Dental Laboratory setup. Hazards in the dental laboratory and risk control such as Physical hazards (Vibration. noise. fire. burns. sharp objects. electrocution). Chemical Hazards. (Acids. methyl/ethyl methacrylate/ monomer. Chemical dusts such as dust from gypsum acrylic and pumice). Biological hazards (Viral. bacterial and fungi infections. Ergonomic hazards and Psychosocial hazards. Handling biospecimens and other hazardous substances such as gas. molten metals. and fumes.

Revision of multi-view representation. Harder examples on two and three view representation (1st and 3rd angle). Harder examples on isometric drawing to include simple pictorial assembly drawing in isometric. Harder examples on oblique drawing (Cavalier, Cabinet and Angles other than 45 degrees). Dimensioning. Sections and Conventions. Auxilliary views. Representation and specification of threads. Bolted joints. Keys and cottered joints. Conventional representations. 300 Level

Concept of environmental health, and environmental sanitation, Components of environmental health. Components of environmental sanitation. Role of environmental health in disease prevention and control. Qualities of an environmental health practitioners/officers; environmental health practice. Environmental health functions in different settings (home, schools, market places, recreational and hospitality facilities, workplace, industries). Environmental health practice tools, qualities, skills and competencies of environmental health practitioners/officers, environmental health regulation. Ethics in environmental health practice. Inter and intra sectoral collaboration in environmental health practice environmental health service delivery system- federal, state, LGA and private; career path/progression in environmental health.

Definition and concept. Characteristics of different environmental media (air, water, soil). Environmental approach to air, water and land pollution. Environmental effects of technological advances, radiation, noise, vibration, pollution of the biosphere. Concept of environmental management system. Mycotoxins and nitro-compounds in the environment. Environmental degradation. Methods of environmental assessment such as remote sensing and GIS, EA, EHIA, HIA. Economics of environmental management. Tools for Air, water and soil analyses. Management of degraded environment, re-forestation, erosion control, waste management, pollution control, international measures to control global warming and climate change remediation, meteorology. Chemicals of Emerging Concerns (CECs); Nanotechnology and nanomaterials.

Introducing the history and concepts of epidemiology, using principles and methods of both descriptive and analytical epidemiology to address public health problems and issues. Practical application of epidemiology, measures of morbidity and mortality, descriptive epidemiology, causation, source of epidemiological data, epidemiological studies’ design, measure of effect, data interpretations issues, and screening for disease in the community.

The Kingdom Protista Organisation differences in eucaryotic cells classification and nomenclature of micro-organisms. Bacterial cell form, structure nutrition reproduction and metabolism. Bacterial genetics. A typical prokaryotic cell Viruses. Encaryotic Micro-organism-fungi microbial control, microbes in food, water and environment. Bacterial infection and virulence. Phagocytosis. Introduction to pathogenic microbiology. Laboratory animals, types breeding and uses.

Scope of microbiology, historical approach and many others Classification and nomenclature of microorganisms. The kingdom Protista. Organisational differences in eukaryotic cells. Bacterial cell form. Structure, nutrition, reproduction and metabolism. Bacterial genetics. A typical prokaryotic cell. Viruses. Eukaryotic microorganisms. Fungi. Microbial control. Microbes in foods, water and the environment. Bacterial infection and virulence. Introduction to pathogenic microbiology. Laboratory animals - types of breeding and uses.

Basic concepts, knowledge and skills of Health Informatics. Way data, information and knowledge are created, managed and processed using Information and Communication Technology. Introduction to Health Informatics as a Discipline, Basics of Electronics Health Records, Computerised Physician Order Entry, Medical databases, Imaging, Tele-health, Consumer Health Informatics, Ethics in Health Informatics, social and organisational factors involved in implementation of electronic health systems, and Integration standards such as HL7. Historical perspectives of computing in health. 200 Level