The curriculum comprises Basic Sciences, Biodental Sciences, General courses specialty-specific courses and a Thesis: A. Basic Sciences Cell Biology Genetics Anatomy & Physiology B. Biodental Sciences Oral Biology Oral Microbiology and Immunology Advanced Oral Maxillofacial Pathology Advanced Oral Maxillofacial Radiology Dental Biomaterials Applied Pharmacology in Dental Practice C. General Courses Applied Biostatistics Research Methods & Scientific Writing Communication Skills & Teaching Methods D. Periodontics/Implant Specialty Courses Periodontics/Implant Specialty Seminars (Years 1, 2, 3) The seminars comprise comprehensive reviews of current literature and older classic literature in Periodontics and Implants. Subject areas that will be discussed by staff and students, under the directorship of the faculty staff are etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal diseases, clinical treatment, preventive dental measures, periodontal diseases and orofacial infections, periodontal therapeutics and current topics at Implant dentistry. Also included are multidisciplinary topics, periodontal microbiology, implantology TMJ dysfunction and occlusion. The Implant Specialty Seminars includes, but not limited to, the study of implant selection and placement. The seminars are offered throughout the duration of the program including one summer. Periodontics/Implant Specialty Clinics (Years 1, 2, 3) The clinical exposure is uninterrupted throughout the three-year training. The graduate student is exposed in the clinical sessions to improved diagnostic skills of various periodontal diseases. The courses allow the student to develop advanced clinical skills to treat simple and complicated periodontal diseases. It also includes the placement of implants and their maintenance. Prescribed clinical requirements will be met by students through the clinical sessions. The semester by semester reinforcement of the knowledge of and skills in the management of periodontal diseases facilitate a student’s proficiency in clinical Periodontics and Implants. Advanced Treatment Planning (Years 2, 3) This course is a weekly seminar in the 2nd and 3rd year where graduate students present cases being studied or already studied. Periodontal consideration in relation to restorative dental care will be discussed also in this course. Pain & Anxiety (Year 1) This seminar course treats the topics of Pain and Anxiety in the context of failure of adaptation to whatever is or are responsible for the real or imagined pain as well as anxiety in preparing patient to cope with real pain and anxiety will be discussed. Psychology experts will be invited as guest speakers in this dentally important multidiscipline subject. Literature Review I & II (Year 1) These courses are offered in the first year as 3-hour seminars weekly for reviewing the literature in clinical dentistry in general and the specialty in particular. List of published papers will be given to students in the beginning of each semester. Students will be required to read, summarize and present for class discussion, the literature assigned by the course director. It is aimed to review previous publications on different topics in clinical dentistry in general and in the specialty in particular. In addition, updated literature will also be included to increase the knowledge of the students. Literature Review III, IV, V & VI (Years 2 & 3) These courses offered in the second and third year, respectively are a continuation of previous Literature Review courses which were given in the first year. The format of presenting the courses is as is done for Literature Review courses I & II. Multidisciplinary Seminars (Year 3) This seminar includes periodontics/implant, prosthodontics and endodontics clinical related cases and other dental specialties. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (Years 1, 2 & 3) This will be offer to the residents as part of RCDP policies. The CPR will come from two levels, the basic and advanced, each resident must be certified according to the rules and regulations at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E. Research/ Thesis (Year 3) The common compulsory care course of “Research Methods and Scientific Writing” prepares the graduate student for a novel and meaningful research on a chosen and approved topic which will culminate in a Thesis to be presented and defended in an examination by a panel of examiners. After a student has an approved research topic, with guidance, the student is expected to be able to carry on the research relatively independently. In carrying out the research, the student should demonstrate satisfactorily, critical thinking, ability to execute the research as approved, honesty, thoroughness, intellectual curiosity and the desire to add to “knowledge” in the chosen area of research. G. Periodontics/Implant Clinical Requirements The prescribed minimum clinical requirements are as follows. 1. Well-documented periodontal disease Treatment Moderate chronic periodontitis 4 patients Advanced chronic periodontitis 4 patients Aggressive periodontitis 1 case Periodontitis with systemic involvement 2 cases 2. Non-surgically Managed cases Subgingival scaling and root planning 60 patients Localized use of chemotherapy 2 cases Provisional splinting 2 cases Treatment of Bruxism 2 cases Periodontal maintenance 15 cases 3. Isolated Surgical Cases These cases are typified by difference clinical procedures like gingivectomy, gingivoplasty, crown lengthening, guided tissue regeneration, tissue grafting, ridge augmentation, esthetic root lengthening, root hemi section or amputation, sinus augmentation, perio-endodontic treatment, perio-orthodontic treatment and perio-prosthetics treatment. It is expected that before the student completes the training, nor less than seventy five (75) cases of the above mix have been treated. This clinical requirement must be met. 4. Implants 50 cases |
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