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SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
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ORAL DIAGNOSTICS
Department of Oral Diagnostics
address: Bp. VIII., Szentkirályi u. 47. 1088
Tel.: 459-1500/59161, 317-1044
Tutor: Prof. Dr. Csaba Dobó Nagy
email: oral@fok.usn.hu
Fourth year 1 st semester
Week Lecture (1 hour/week)?Practice (1 hour/week)
1. The Diagnostic method. Medical and dental history. The importance of “Oral diagnosis”.
2. Clinical evaluation. Extraoral and intraoral physical examination. Stomato-oncological
screening.
3. Additional methods of examination. Referrals and consultations. Clinical evaluation by
laboratory methods.
4. Molecular oral Diagnostics
5. Physical assessment. Risk factors. Modification of the dental treatment planning for
patients with compromised health.
6. New imaging methods in dentistry. Making decisions in dental radiology.
7. Up-to-date diagnosis of the periodontal tissues.
8. Documentation. The use of computers in the dental office. Special softwares in dentistry.
Internet
9. Diagnosis of the salivary glands.
10. Diagnosis of the TMJ disorders and Differential diagnosis of orofacial pain
11. Clinical evaluation of dental conditions, and malocclusion
12. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of maxillo-facial soft tissues. Part I.: White and red
lesions.
13. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of maxillo-facial soft tissues. Part II.: Ulcers and
proliferations.
Early diagnosis and preventive approach
Rules of practices
Activity of the students:
1. Clinical evaluation and registration of medical and dental conditions, extraoral and
intraoral examination of the patients, stomato-oncological cheque-up. Registration of
medical and dental history.
2. Documentation of the above, taking oral photos, and preparing diagnostic casts.
3. Making decisions about additional diagnostic methods, X-ray examinations, referrals and
consultations.
4. Making diagnosis and complete preliminary treatment planning.
5. Preparing written case-demonstrations including history, clinical finding, diagnosis,
preliminary treatment plan and conclusions.
6. Written case demonstrations should be made at home, with the use of the students notes
in the practice. Students are responsible for and should take great care about the patients
personal rights. No personal data, medical certificate, x-ray pictures or other relevant