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Definition of preservation and conservation of health records, the structure of paper and paper making, paper based records in health records department. The de-acidification of paper-based health records, non-aqueous record de-acidification of paper-based Health records. Permanence of material in making medical archive information materials. Deterioration of electronic health records, management of pests and microorganism in health records office. Security management of health records conservation of health records, restoration of health records and medical archives. Constraints to preservation and conservation of health records in Africa. Definition of medical archives and medical archives management, principles of medical achieves management: provenance and original order, users of medical archives, the role of medical archives manager/medical archivist, developing medical archives policy, plans and procedures, medical archives management facilities, space planning in medical archives, medical archives architectural design, acquisition of ,medical records, appraisal of health records, description of ,medical archives , accessioning and de-accessioning of health records, arrangement of records in the medical achieves, functions of medical reference archivist, significance of national Archives decree 30, 1992 to medical archives management an health records management, strategies for meeting demands for medical archives management, budgeting techniques and budgetary control for medical archives management. Staffing and career path development in medical archives management. Definition of disaster and disaster management. State causes of disaster. Development of a disaster plan, benefits disaster plan, objectives of disaster plan, general guideline for developing a response to disasters, developing a disaster plan. Prevention of disasters in a health record office; disaster prevention activities, response to disaster, reaction to disaster, recovery from disasters, salvaging techniques if damaged materials in Health Records Office, role of insurance company in disasters management, role of communication and personnel training.

Introduction to oral health and community health. Concept oral health and community health. Principles of community dentistry and primary oral health. Relationship between oral health and community health. Models and strategies of promoting oral health care delivery in the community.

Clinical practice with emphasis on total scope of optometric patient care including general care of children, adults and geriatric populations; diagnosis of ocular disease; contact lenses; visual training and dispensing.

Clinical practice with emphasis on total scope of optometric patient care including general care of children, adults and geriatric populations; diagnosis of ocular disease; contact lenses; visual training and dispensing.

Examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients/clients in the optometry clinic under the supervision of an Optometrist. Emphasis is placed on routine optometric examination and detection of refractive errors and any other oculo-visual disorders.

Advanced acoustics and psycho-acoustics. Decibel scale. Wavelengths. Resonance. Intensity. Frequency. Diagnostic pure tone audiometry. Speech audiometry. Immittance measurements. Oto-acoustic measurements (Transient evoked and distortion products evoked emissions). Electrocochleography. Auditory-brain stem response audiometry. Central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) tests. Vestibular assessment and rehabilitation/treatment. Tests of malingering.

Basic concepts of compiler, Application of regular expressions in lexical scanners, Parsing (concrete and abstract syntax, abstract syntax trees), Application of context-free grammars in table-driven and recursive-descent parsing, Symbol table management, code generation by tree walking, Compilation approaches – Multi pass, Single Pass, Load and Go; Compiler implementation - Scanning, syntax directed table driven, Architecture-specific operations: instruction selection and register allocation, Optimization techniques and The use of tools in support of the translation process and the advantages of Program libraries and separate compilation Building syntax-directed tools.

Evolving knowledge of the principles of dental aesthetics and its relationship to successful dental appliances. The aim is for the student to develop an appreciation of the importance of facial appearance, tooth positioning, and shade. Critical analysis of appliance design to assess suitability concerning the improvement or change in the patient’s facial appearance. Terminology and principles of dental occlusion, development stages of occlusion, and the management of factors affecting normal occlusal relationships.

The normal cell and the adopted cell, cell injury and cell death, introductory general and systemic pathology, characteristics and classification of diseases of various body systems such as cardiovascular (hypertension, angina pectoris and other vascular diseases, cardiac arrhythmia and heart failures), endocrinological and highlight the organisational functions, hypophyseal hormones and pineal gland, ACTH, insulin, glucagon, parathyroid, sex hormones, pregnancy and lactation; body’s reaction to disease-inflammation, immunity and immunological and genetic factors in disease, adverse drug reactions. Pathology (pathophysiology, disease processes to a stage 1 tertiary standard) to include a basic principle and understanding of pathology including the role of micro-organisms in health and disease. Chronic and infectious diseases (such as fungal, viral and parasitic), deficiency diseases, protein-calorie malnutrition, vitamins and mineral deficiency, endocrine, metabolic, neurological and emotional diseases. Neoplasia; diverse drug reactions as well as the clinical aspects. Introductory general and systemic pathology – characteristics and classification of diseases inflammation, wounds, respiratory system, alimentary system, kidneys and urinary tract system, and many others. Consideration of the pathophysiology of infectious and chronic diseases as well as cancer.