DENH 1024 - Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy

1. Periodontium: cementum, alveolar Bone, periodontal ligament
2. Abnormal and normal development of orofacial structures
3. Cell structures and function
4. Deciduous dentition
5. Dental charting
6. Dental terminology
7. Development of the face and neck
8. General histology
9. Histological features of the TMJ
10. Occlusion
11. Oral mucous membranes
12. Permanent dentition
13. Prenatal development
14. Structures/normality in the oral cavity and face and neck regions
15. Tooth development, eruption, and shedding
16. Tooth development: enamel, dentin, pulp
17. Tooth eruption and shedding of primary teeth

1. identify the divisions of the oral cavity and pharynx.

2. describe the embryonic development of the head, face, and teeth.

3. identify the mechanisms involved in the formation of enamel, dentin, and cementum.

4. describe the components and age changes of pulp.

5. describe root formation and attachment apparatus.

6. identify the sequence of eruption and shedding of teeth.

7. describe the development of clefts and the stage at which they occur.

8. describe the formation and destruction of enamel, dentin, cementum, pulp, bone, and periodontal ligaments.

9. describe the physiologic movement of teeth.

10. describe tooth development and the development of anomalies.

11. discuss the morphological characteristics of each classification of tooth in the primary and permanent dentition.

12. identify the individual teeth and their characteristics from primary and permanent dentitions and label, using major tooth numbering systems.

13. define occlusion, occlusal relationships, and Angle’s classification of malocclusion. 
Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None

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