OSA 531

This course is an overview of the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The student is introduced to the surgical management of congenital and acquired abnormalities of the oral structures and associated parts. He is trained in the management of odontogenic infections, cysts and tumours of the oral tissues, as well as the role of the dentist in the early diagnosis and in the care of head and neck cancer patients. He is trained in the diagnosis and management of facial fractures, particularly emergency care as far as the general practitioner is concerned.

Introduction to orthognathic surgery. Introduction to implant dentistry. Patient assessment and pre-anaesthetic preparation. Types of general anaesthetic drugs and techniques / conscious sedation. Complications of general anaesthesia and their management. Cardiac-pulmonary resuscitation. Principles of differential diagnosis and biopsy. Preprosthetic surgery. Temporomandibular disorders – diagnosis and management. Management of the hospitalized patient and the medically compromised patient. Introduction to aesthetic surgery.