Diagnostic Oral Pathology

Lectures, literature reading, self-study of cases using the virtual microscope through the online platform Aiforia, group discussions of clinical cases, excercises, evaluations.

Goal

The course will equip students with a systematic understanding of oral diseases, why and when it is important to take a biopsy, basic principles of diagnostics in oral pathology.

Content

The course covers the most common diseases of oral mucosa, salivary glands and jaws.

Knowledge

• Have knowledge about the oral diseases that require a biopsy
• Have knowledge about the histopathology of most common oral diseases

Skills

• Be able to decide if a biopsy is necessary
• Be able to able to describe the microscopical characteristics of tissue sections from oral mucosa, salivary glands and jaws
• Be able to integrate the histopathological description in the final di-agnosis and decision of the treatment

General qualifications

• The student has knowledge of indications for taking a biopsy
• The student is able to interpret a histopathological description and integrate it in the final diagnosis and treatment of the patient

4 ECTS

The course requires approx 100h of study, 75h dedicated for structured teaching (video lectures, disucssions, microscopy) and 20-25h of self study of literature and microscopy. There will be 10 days full time study - a combination of 7 days with video lectures in the mornings and online.