DENT 207 ORAL PHYSIOLOGY (1 credit hours: 1 theory / 0 practical) Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of dentistry

Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery Second Semester Course Syllabus Course Title Course Code Prerequisites Course Website Course coordinator Instructor Office Location Office Phone Office Hours E-mail Course Information Oral Physiology Dent 207 N-A N-A Dr. Ashraf Shaweesh Dr. Ashraf Shaweesh D1 L0 or Assistant Dean Office Deanship of Dentistry N-A Monday 1 2 pm and 3 4 pm Tuesday 10 4 pm Wednesday 1 2 pm ashrafis@just.edu.jo

Course Description This is one of the basic dental science courses offered by the Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery for the second year undergraduate students in the Bachelor Degree of Science in Dentistry. This course is given during the second semester of each academic year. The lectures cover all the topics in the fields of Oral and Maxillofacial Physiology that dental students need to learn during the pre-clinical stage of their candidature so that they can apply what they have learnt at a later stage during their clinical training. The topics include saliva, mechanisms of taste and olfaction, nociception, mechanosensation, dynamics of mastication and swallowing, mechanism of speech, calcification, dynamics of temporomandibular joint and occlusion and some applied comparative orofacial physiology. Text Book 1 Title Author(s) Publisher Year Edition Book Website References

Oral Bioscience Ferguson, D. B. Churchill Livingstone 2006 2nd

Assessment Policy Assessment Type Theoretical midterm exam Practical midterm exam Practical duties Theoretical final exam Practical final exam Course Objectives

Theoretical exams (online) 40% N-A N-A 60% N-A Weights 5% 5% 5% 10 % 5% 25 % 10 % 5% 15 % 10 % 5% 5% 5%

Acquire core knowledge in how oral and facial structures function and integrate to establish the craniofacial well-being. Learn that some oral and facial disorders develop in relation to malfunction in any of the orofacial organs. Recognize how dental and orofacial pain develops and how local anaethesia functions. Learn the physiology of dentinal pain and the other forms of orofacial sensation. Learn the details of physiology of taste perception. Learn the dynamicity of the temporomandibular joint, mastication and mandibular movements in detail. Analyze the interactive relationship between the masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joints and teeth and their supporting structures. Understand the relationship between form and function by applying comparative craniofacial physiology in understanding the dynamicity of the craniofacial complex Know the relevance of swallowing and speech to oral structures and how they are affected by oral and facial malformations. Learn the mechanism of synthesis of saliva and its general and specific functions. Know the physiology of tooth movement, re-implantation of avulsed teeth and prosthetic dental implants (if time allows). Know the physiology of calcification (if time allows). Learn the basic concepts of craniofacial growth (if time allows).

Teaching & Learning Methods

Classroom lectures Tests and exams Review for exams Textbook reading assignments

Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to Related Objective(s) Reference Acquire core knowledge in how oral and facial 1 structures function and integrate to establish the Lecture notes craniofacial well-being. Learn that some oral and facial disorders develop in 2 relation to malfunction in any of the orofacial Lecture notes organs. Recognize how dental and orofacial pain develops 3 Lecture notes and how local anaethesia functions. Learn the physiology of dentinal pain and the other Ferguson, D. B. (2006) 4 forms of orofacial sensation. Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed. Learn the details of physiology of taste perception. Ferguson, D. B. (2006) 5 Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed. Learn the dynamicity of the temporomandibular Ferguson, D. B. (2006) 6 joint, mastication and mandibular movements in Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed. detail. Lecture notes Analyze the interactive relationship between the Ferguson, D. B. (2006) 7 masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joints and Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed. teeth and their supporting structures. Lecture notes Understand the relationship between form and Ferguson, D. B. (2006) function by applying comparative craniofacial Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed. 8 physiology in understanding the dynamicity of the Lecture notes craniofacial complex Craig, P. (2005) The teeth and jaws of Animals. Know the relevance of swallowing and speech to Ferguson, D. B. (2006) 9 oral structures and how they are affected by oral and Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed. facial malformations. Lecture notes Learn the mechanism of synthesis of saliva and its Ferguson, D. B. (2006) 10 general and specific functions. Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed. Know the physiology of tooth movement, implants, Ferguson, D. B. (2006) 11 and calcification. Oral Bioscience. 2nd ed. Useful Resources Bradley, R. M. (1995) Essentials of ORAL PHYSIOLOGY. Mosby. Harris, M. Edgar, M & Meghji S. (1998) Clinical Oral Science. Wright. Lavelle, C. L. B. (1988) Applied Oral Physiology. 2nd Edition. Wright.

 Craig, P (2005). The Teeth and Jaws of Animals (Comparative Oral Anatomy). The University of Melbourne. (To be handed).

Course Content: Lectures to be held in Science Hall 2 Mon 4.15 5.15 pm Date 06-02-2012 Guidelines & introduction to oral physiology 13-02-2012 Neurophysiology of pain & local anesthesia 20-02-2012 Dental pulp & dental pain 27-02-2012 General sensation in the oral cavity 05-03-2012 Temporomandibular joint 12-03-2012 Mastication and dynamics of occlusion I 19-03-2012 Mastication and dynamics of occlusion II 26-03-2012 Swallowing 02-04-2012 Midterm exam (to be determined) 09-04-2012 Saliva I 16-04-2012 Saliva II 23-04-2012 Speech 30-04-2012 Calcification, tooth movement and physiology of implant dentistry 07-05-2012 Comparative oral physiology form vs. function 13 to 24-05Final exam period to be determined by Reg. 2012

Additional Notes Attendance: Students must attend 100% of all scheduled classes and labs. Class participation is required. Should an absence be necessary, student should contact the course instructor by e-mail immediately. Work missed can ONLY make up with an excused absence. No make-up exams or quizzes will be given for unexcused absences Late arrivals to class are unexcused absences All course make-ups, test, and so forth, must be completed within 14 days from the date of the excused absence. Student instructor relationship: Students are instructed to frequently access the uploaded handouts, recourses

and extra learning materials on the e-learning link on the University's website. e-learning will also allow for mentor-student interaction through online evaluation in the form of tutorials, assignments and quizzes. Students will be able to view the outcomes of their evaluation uploaded on elearning. This includes the results the quizzes and the midterm practical exams. It is strongly recommended that the instructor is contacted either personally in his office within the frames of the office hours provided or through email / elearning. Contacting the instructors on their private mobile phones is prohibited and will unintentionally ruin the lecturer-student relationship.