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Complex periodontal treatment. Principles of periodontal surgery and biologic width. Instrumentation. Gingivectomy. Flap techniques. Periodontal dressings. Periodontal splints. Periodontal regenerative therapy. Occlusal trauma and occlusal adjustments. Implantology.

Introduction and familiarisation with materials, basic procedures and concepts in conservative dentistry. Principles of tooth preparation and minimum intervention dentistry, including fundamentals of tooth preparation, pulp protection, enamel and dentin adhesion. Designing cavities for various restorations, materials and techniques in restorative dentistry. Principles of cavity preparation, moisture control, restoration of the cavity with missing walls, and complex cavities. Retentive aids for plastic restorations, amalgam restorations, composite restorations, intra-coronal cast metal restorations.

Preparation of cavities in soap and plaster models. Application of rubber dam. Preparation of occlusal cavities (class i). Preparation of cervical cavities (class v). Preparation of proximal cavities (class ii and iii). Preparation of incisal cavities (class iv). Restoration with amalgam and composite.

Preoperative patient assessment in exodontias. Infiltration and block techniques used in exodontias. Armamentarium and clinical demonstrations and practice of the principles of intra- alveolar forceps exodontias including haemorrhage control. Armamentarium, clinical demonstrations and practice of trans-alveolar exodontias. Management of post-extraction 255 bleeding and alveolar osteitis. The maxillofacial surgery theatre. Surgical instrumentation in oral and maxillofacial surgery. General anaesthesia in oral and maxillofacial surgery. History taking and clinical examination in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Systemic considerations in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Drugs and drug interactions in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Introduction to odontogenesis, amelogenesis, dentinogenesis and cementogenesis. Formation of periodontium, developmental abnormalities. Effect of hormones on oral structures. Saliva, its functions, and salivary glands. Organic and inorganic constituents of saliva, mastication and deglutition, taste and its stimuli. Tooth deposits-pellicle, plaque, calculus. Calcium and phosphorus metabolism. Knowledge of all stages involved in the formation of the tooth.

Ulcerative and vesiculo-bullous lesions. White and red lesions. Benign soft and hard tissue lesions of the oral cavity. Disorders of pigmentation. Oral pre-malignant and malignant lesions. Oro-facial complications of non-surgical cancer therapy. Salivary gland disorders. Pain definition and concepts. Pain pathway and patho-physiology. Neuropathic pain disorders. Anatomy and function of the temporomandibular joint. Temporomandibular joint disorders.

Concept of needs and barriers to oral care. Role of the behavioural sciences in dentistry. Models of health behaviour. Primary health care approach in dentistry and the basic package of oral care. Oral health financing. The Nigerian oral health policy. Health service organisations. Oral health manpower. Dental informatics and tele-dentistry.

Cysts of the jaws. Benign odontogenic swellings. Benign non-odontogenic swellings, carcinomas, sarcomas. Maxillofacial reconstruction and tissue transplantation. Recent advances in reconstructive surgery.

Physiology of tooth movement. Interceptive orthodontics. Serial extraction. Removable appliances. Functional appliances. Fixed appliances. Current concepts in orthodontics.

Detail teaching in diagnosis and differentials of both common and uncommon otological disease, emergencies, their initial treatment and indications for referral. The required basic surgical principles of management and postoperative complications. The rehabilitation process, follow-up criteria. Acquaintance with the various preventive measures for some otological disease. Rhinology, detail teaching in diagnosis and differentials of both common rhinological disease, emergencies, their initial treatment and indications for referral. The required basic surgical principles of management and postoperative compilations. The rehabilitation process, follow-up criteria. Acquaintance with the various risk factors in the community, and knowledge of various preventive measures for some rhinological diseases. Laryngology. Head and neck, details teaching in diagnosis differentials of both common and uncommon laryngological. Head and neck disease, emergencies, their initial treatment and indications for referral. The required basic surgical principles of management and postoperative complications. The rehabilitation process, follow-up criteria, acquaintance with various risk factors in the community and knowledge of various preventive measures for some laryngological, head and neck disease.