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O S 520 P-Local Anesthesia (2)
Pharmacology, physiology, anatomy, and techniques of local anesthesia for dental students.
O S 523 Medical Emergencies in the Dental Setting (1)
Initial emergency training, focusing primary upon recertification in BLS. Emphasizes intellectual and psychomotor skills for universal treatment of emergencies (which includes BLS). Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.
O S 530 Oral Surgery: Didactic (1, max. 3)
Covers the scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery as practiced in the United States today. Introductory course for predoctoral dental students.
O S 532 P-Sedation and Pain Control (2)
Techniques of sedation (oral, inhalational, intravenous) and pain control.
O S 533 Medical Emergencies in the Dental Setting II (2)
Comprehensive medical emergency training, including review of BLS. Students participate in real-time simulated drills to prepare both their intellectual and psychomotor skills for emergency care situations. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.
O S 543 Medical Emergencies in the Dental Setting III (1)
Comprehensive review/refreshment of medical emergency training, including recertification in BLS. Students participate in real-time simulated drills to prepare both intellectual and psychomotor skills for emergency care situations. Offered: S.
O S 550 P-Directed Studies in Oral Surgery (*, max. 16)
See DPHS 449 for course description.
O S 560 Dental Sedation (2)
For graduate students in the various dental specialties on the theory, application, and techniques of dental sedation. All forms of sedation, including oral, intramuscular, intravenous, and inhalation, are covered.
O S 630 P-Clinical Oral Surgery (2, max. 6)
Clinical experience in simple and complex dentoalveolar and pre-prosthetic surgery. A problem-based course using an auto-tutorial approach covering the extraction of teeth, impaction surgery, medications, surgical complications, treatment of infections, bone cysts, maxillary sinus complications, and salivary gland and mucosal pathology. Credit/no-credit only.
O S 645 P-Hospital Rotation (2)
Clinical experience that puts into practice the material presented in DENT 537. The student is involved in hospital procedures and protocol and in dental care of the hospital patient as well as after-hours call duty. Offered: AWSpS.
O S 651 P-Harborview Clerkship (2-10, max. 10)
Four- to six-week rotation at Harborview Medical Center, including intensive instruction in oral surgery procedures and observing and assisting oral and maxillofacial surgery in the operating room. Credit/no-credit only. Prerequisite: permission of department chairperson.
