DCT2/3 STUDY SESSION- AN UPDATE ON ORAL MEDICINE (NWDCT23221012P)
Availability | Course has taken place |
Subject | Oral Medicine |
Description | This lecture provides an overview of common Oral Medicine conditions. |
Additional information | This session is for DCT2/3s in HEENW only. |
Venue | Seminar Room 1, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool - Merseyside View details |
Date & time | Wednesday 12 October 2022, 14:00 to 17:00 |
Lecturer | Miss Majella Gregory View details |
Target audience | Mandatory: Dental Core Trainee Year 2/3 |
Development outcome | C |
Course style | Lecture |
Core topic | Not a core topic |
Catering | None |
CPD hours | 3:00 |
Cost | No charge |
Aims | To provide an overview of common Oral Medicine conditions. |
Objectives | · Outline the importance of history taking and detail how to take a history of oral ulceration and it’s importance in forming a diagnosis. · Outline the important clinical features of oral ulcers · Outline the different causes of oral ulceration. · Illustrate common conditions which may present as oral ulceration, oral colour changes or oral swelling. · Describe the multi-site presentation of the Immunobullous Diseases: Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid and Pemphigus Vulgaris. · Describe the varying clinical presentations of oral cancer. |
Learning outcomes | By the end of the module, participants will: · Have a good understanding of the importance of history taking and be able to take an oral ulceration history. · Be able to provide a clinical description of an oral ulcer. · Recognise the different causes of oral ulceration. · Identify common conditions which may present as oral ulceration. · Identify common conditions which can present as oral colour changes. · Identify common conditions which can present as oral swelling. · Understand the multi-site presentation of the Immunobullous Diseases: Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid and Pemphigus Vulgaris. . Understand the varying clinical presentations of oral cancer. |