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History, ethical orientation and scope of practice of medical rehabilitation professions. Roles of medical rehabilitation in preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative care. Importance of patients in health care, and patient’s family in treatment. Responsibilities of the clinician and the patient. Student/patient relationship. Respect and confidentiality Patient care communication – Professional conduct and ethical practice. Teamwork. Listening and interviewing skills. Use and interpretation of verbal and nonverbal communication. Emotional responses to, and strategies for managing patient’s behavior and patient’s safety. Medical laws and regulations.

History and scope of microbiology; the general characteristics of microorganisms. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. Bacterial morphology and cell structure. Growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Microbial metabolism, antimicrobial agents. Systematic classification of bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae and protozoa; Microbial ecology, Microbial growth and identification, Prevention and control of microbial diseases, microbes in relation to environment, agriculture and industries.

Scope of microbiology, historical approach to infections and its control, classifications and nomenclature of microorganisms. Introduction to the microbial world, Introduction to bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology (the protozoans); Disinfection and sterilisation; Nature and acquired resistance to infection; determination of innate immunity; deep/superficial tissue infections; fungal infections: deep and systemic mycosis, perichondral/cartilaginous/osseous infections; hospital associated infections.

Scope of microbiology, historical approach to infections and its control, classifications and nomenclature of microorganisms. Introduction to the microbial world, Introduction to bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology (the protozoans). Disinfection and sterilisation. Nature and acquired resistance to infection. Determination of innate immunity, deep/superficial tissue infections. Fungal infections: deep and systemic mycosis, perichondral/cartilaginous/osseous infections. Hospital associated infections.

Fundamentals of Naturopathy: Students are introduced to the history of natural medicine. Principles/ origin of natural medicine and concepts. Natural therapies and their effects on body's physiology. Psychophysiological aspects in health and diseases are explained. Holistic principles in disease and health are expounded. Duties expected of a naturopathic physician. Hydrotherapy: The effective use of Hydrotherapy. Comprehensive understanding of diseases and the healing processes that are initiated with Hydrotherapy. Methods of administering water therapy including; hot water bath, cold water bath, hot and cold water therapy, sitz bath, cryotherapy and many others. The effect of varying temperature of water in different diseases.

Definition of Occupational Therapy. Historical perspective, philosophy, knowledge, skills reflective of past, current and future practice. Introduction to occupational therapy theoretical foundations, frames of reference, and practical models. The nature of theory and practice as it relates to scope of practice, ethics, human rights, and legal issues. Role of the Occupational Therapist and the Occupational Therapy Assistant. Local, national, and international associations and accreditation bodies. Trends in healthcare, models of practice including wellness and health promotion. Teamwork and multidisciplinary interaction. Steps in the OT process and health practice models as applicable to all fields of practice. Fundamentals of client handling and professional and therapeutic relationships. Counselling and clinical reasoning.

Introduction: Role of OS: Types of OS, Batch Systems; Multiprogramming; Time Sharing; Distributed & Real time OS. Computer structure and OS: System Architecture – I/O, Storage, Processors; System components- OS Services, System Calls, System Programs; System Design, Implementation and Generation. Process Management: Concepts of process: Process status, Process description, Process model. Process Scheduling: Concepts, Scheduler organisation, preemptive and non- preemptive scheduler strategies, scheduling algorithms: FCFS, SJN, Priority Scheduling, Round Robin Scheduling, Multiple Processor scheduling, Thread Concepts and Multiple threaded OS. Process Synchronisation and Deadlock: Process Co-operation, Concepts of Inter-processcommunication, Process Synchronisation, Synchronisation Issues, Critical Section problem, Mutual exclusion Primitives and Algorithms, Process Synchronisation with semaphores. Concepts of Deadlock, Conditions for Deadlocks, Resource Concepts & Abstractions, Deadlock Prevention, Avoidance and Recovery, Banker Algorithms for Deadlock Avoidance.Memory Management and File system: Paging, Segmentation and Contiguous memory allocation. Virtual Memory: Demand Paging, Page replacement and Frame Allocation policies, Thrashing. File System: Concepts, Access Method, Directory Structure, and File System Management. Disk management and other issues: Disk management: Disk Structure and Scheduling. Filesystems, and operating system support for distributed systems. Protection and Security related issues. Case studies of contemporary operating systems.

Examination of patient. Relevance of systemic disease. Diagnosis and treatment planning. Differential diagnosis of “toothache”. This module provides students with continuing clinical experience treating patients with more complex needs.

History and development of Orthodontics – define Orthodontics, orthodontic treatment in contemporary dental practice, goals of orthodontic treatment, terminology in orthodontics, classification of orthodontic cases viz class I, class II and class III. orthodontic model making and trimming. Muscles of mastication and expression (facial). Review of the safety and the science of dental procedures, while introducing the skills required for manipulating wires and acrylic to fabricate orthodontic appliances. The anatomical study tooth repositioning and the appliances associated with orthodontics.

Terminologies in Orthodontics. Define orthodontics. Define occlusion. Define normal occlusion. Define malocclusion. Define centric occlusion. Identify broadly when there is malocclusion. Identify orthodontic appliances. Advice and Care of orthodontic appliance.