3 courses with the subject EDPR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
EDPR 43101 – Pre-Clinical Endodontics - This D2 endodontic core course is designed to introduce the
student to Endodontic techniques under simulated conditions on a number of extracted teeth and plastic blocks. The goal of the pre-clinical course is to train the student to perform the mechanical aspects of Endodontic therapy. This course will provide the student with a functional exposure of basic information relative to the practice of clinical Endodontics. During all phases of the course, emphasis will be placed on correlating the basic and clinical sciences. While the majority of the course covers clinical skills, biology of the normal and 110
EDPR 51501 - Advanced Concepts in Endodontics - This D3 course has been designed to expand on
concepts introduced in the prerequisite EDPR-431-01 and to transfer those concepts to patient care. The course prepares the D3 student to diagnose, assess and treat Endodontic cases in the clinic. This is accomplished by expanding diagnostic concepts introduced in the core Endodontic course and basic Endodontic knowledge in the following areas: (1) diagnostic instruments and their use; (2) Endodontic surgery; (3) Endodontic pharmacology; (4) microbiology and immunology; (5) Endodontic emergencies, including traumatic dental injuries; (6) periodontal/Endodontic lesions; (7) prognosis and evaluation of success. (1 Credit hour)
EDPR 70001 – Endodontics Clinic – This clinical course serves as a four-semester course spanning the
D3 and D4 years. Successful completion of the D2 Endodontic core course and the D3 clinical entrance examination is needed to establish the student's clinical eligibility to treat patients in the Endodontic clinic. The clinical entrance examination is comprised of two parts: (a) clinical activity and (b) diagnostic competency. The clinical activity is measured by completion of the "manikin exercise," which is intended to closely simulate the treatment of an actual patient without the need for anesthesia. The diagnostic competency section consists of performing a series of diagnostic tests and procedures on a classmate. The student will be exposed to some of the new technology of Endodontics, such as rotary instrumentation, digital radiography, electronic apex locators to name a few. Each student will participate in case presentations, which entails a formal presentation of an Endodontic case completed in the clinic. The student will self-evaluate his or her treatment and defend all modalities of treatment in the Endodontic case presentation. In addition, student will recall previously treated cases in order to determine prognosis and success of treatment rendered. (2 credit hours) DEPARTMENT OF ORAL DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES AND RESEARCH Mission of Meharry School of Dentistry Oral Diagnostic Sciences and Research Department: To provide education for the competent management of disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region to dental students and graduate dental practitioners. Provide interdisciplinary care to patients in search of relief of head and neck pain, oral mucosal conditions and diseases, osseous disease, sleep breathing disorders, salivary complications, and diagnosis and treatment planning to restore health and function. Emphasize the responsibility of dental students in obtaining a thorough medical and dental history, performing a comprehensive head and neck and oral examination, and to obtain appropriate consultation for their patients. Promote evidence-based research in the areas of oral diagnostic sciences. Educational Goals and Objectives of the Oral Diagnostic Sciences and Research Department • Goal 1. Obtain and interpret a patient’s chief concern, history of present illness, medical, dental, family, cultural, and social histories, and review of systems establishing a good health 111
