Year III Core Clinical Dentistry Case Presentation

SDM 317C Subject & Catalog Number

Description

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an in-depth experience in selecting, documenting, treating (as far as possible) and preparing a suitable case using specified guidelines for presentation to classmates and faculty representatives from all clinical departments. The student is expected to prepare a comprehensive, typed, and charted handout for the intended audience. After presenting the case (including slides, radiographs, study models, and handouts), the student is expected to respond to all questions by the faculty and students, and to defend the ideal and the alternative treatment plans which the student has presented. The objectives of the course are: to provide a forum for sharing the learning experiences of the clinic; to discuss problems encountered in treatment planning and treatment; and to give the student additional experience in case presentations with emphasis on the comprehensive examination, history, diagnosis, and ideal and alternative treatment planning.