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ALFARABI Private Dental College
Level Eleven
Course
No. &
Name
690 DSD
693 POD
694 POD
695 CPD
Level Eleven
Course Title
Total
Oral Medicine 2
Clinical Orthodontics
Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 3
Biostatistics in Dentistry
Lecture
Practical/
(PreClinic)
Clinic
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
696 CPD
Dental Public Health & Community
Dentistry 1
1
1
0
2
694 PSD
Advanced Prosthodontics &
Implantology 1
1
0
1
2
692 GDC
Comprehensive Clinical Dentistry 1
1
0
3
4
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
8
1
7
16
698 PHL
104 IC
Dental Pharmacology 3
Fundamentals of Islamic Political
System
TOTAL
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Level Eleven
Contact Hours
Course No.
Course Title
Theory
Clinic
Credits
690 DSD
Oral Medicine 2
1
1
2
Course Description
Introduction:
This course is offered to 6th year undergraduate students. The course is divided into several sections:
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Lecture - This part of the course will cover some aspects of patient management especially those that
are medically compromised, infection control in the office and proper use and pitfalls of prescription
drugs. Pertinent laboratory tests and interpretation of the results are also discussed.
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Clinics - Each student will examine a minimum of 5 patients. The patients are over 35 years old and
are in need of comprehensive dental care. Preference will be given for patients with systemic diseases
for evaluation and treatment planning. Students will present one patient with complete investigation
results and treatment plan. Clinic sessions at Riyadh Dental Centre will also be arranged on a
rotational basis.
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Report presentation - Students will write reports on selected medical and dental conditions and
present the findings to their colleagues under the supervision of assigned faculty. This is a training in
methods of collection of data, review of literature, presentation techniques and conduction of
seminars.
Course Objectives:
1. General review of principles of patient management.
2. Review of patient management in relation to specific dental and medical needs, especially for
medically compromised patients.
3. Various systemic diseases will be studied especially in their relation to dental patients, and the
impact of such conditions on patient management.
4. Clinical evaluation of medically compromised patients and designs of proper treatment plan.
5. Students will learn how to search for essential information regarding some selected topics and how
such data could be organized in a report form according to the given outline under the guidance
and supervision of participating faculty.
6. Students will learn how to present their findings to their classmates and faculty in an organized
manner, and should be able to answer any reasonable questions that will be raised during
his/her presentation.
7. Students will learn principles of medical treatment of common oral diseases. They will also learn
interaction of various drugs used.
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Course Contents:
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Orofacial Pain, Taste Disorders
Advance Infection Control in Dental Clinics
Laboratory Tests in Oral Diagnosis II
Treatment of Common Oral Diseases
Presentation of Topics Related to Oral Medicine
Teaching Methodology:
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Lectures
Clinical Sessions
Discussion of Clinical Cases
Take Home Assignments
Searching through books, scientific and internet
Classroom Presentation
Assessment Tools:
Total Marks = 100 Marks; distributed as follows:
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Student’s Practical Work
Final Practical Work
Mid-Term Exam
Final Written Exam
30 Marks
20 Marks
15 Marks
35 Marks
Recommended Books, References & Teaching Materials
Required textbooks
 Burket’s Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Treatment By Malcolm A. Lynch, Vernon Brightman and
Marlin S. Greenberg. [JB Lippincott] 1996
 Principles and Practice of Oral Medicine. By Stephen Sonis, Robert Fazio and Leslie Fang. [W.B.
Saunders] Second Edition.
Reference textbook
 Dental Management of Medically Compromised Patient
By James W. Little and Donald A. Falace – 3rd Edition
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Contact Hours
Course
No.
Course Title
Theory
Clinic
Credits
693 POD
Clinical Orthodontics
0
1
1
Course Description
Introduction:
The course is given over a period of 15 weeks. In each week, 4 groups of students will
participate in problem-based tutorial sessions to analyze the presented 12 orthodontic cases chosen to
cover the following topics:
 Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning
 Orthodontic treatment of patients with medical disorders
 Early orthodontic treatment
 Management of skeletal problems (A-P/Vertical/Transverse)
 Assessment of patients for orthognathic surgery
 Adjunctive orthodontic treatment for adults
 Iatrogenic effects of orthodontic therapy.
This method of learning involves an active participation of the students in their learning
through generating hypotheses to explain the problems under discussion, contributing resources and
knowledge to the group, and demonstrating the ability to understand and apply the available evidence
to analyze the case.
Course Objectives:
The course has the following objectives:
1. To increase the knowledge of the students in the theoretical background of selected orthodontic
topics.
2. To familiarize the students with the appropriate procedures of orthodontic diagnosis and
treatment planning.
3. To help the students to resolve the problems and meet the challenges that are encountered in the
clinical practice through the participation in the discussion of carefully selected orthodontic
cases that demand from the students acquisition of critical thinking, problem solving
proficiency, self-directed learning strategies and team participation skills.
4. At the end of the course, students should be able to recognize and classify the different types of
malocclusion and define the cases suitable for orthodontic treatment.
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Course Contents:
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Early: Class II Malocclusion, Transverse Problem
Orthodontic Diagnosis and treatment Planning in the Primary Dentition and Permanent
Dentition
Early: Class III Malocclusion, Adolescent Class II
The Timing of early Treatment : An Overview
The Timing of the Class III Malocclusion with Maxillary Expansion and Protraction
Retreatment Adult Class II, Adjunctive Orth, Tx
Class II Treatment in Adolescents
Etiology and Sequel of Root Resorption
Special Considerations in Treatment for Adults
Class I Crowding, Class I Openbite
Management of Space problems in the Primary and Mixed Dentition
Class I Crowding, Adolescent Class III
Skeletal Problem in Older Patients : Camouflage versus Surgery
Comprehensive Case II div 2
Teaching Methodology:
The course follows the problem-based approach which gives the students the opportunity to search for
the information that is related to the case presented. In addition, appropriate references covering these
topics are distributed in the first week of the course. Students are expected to study these articles /
chapters and communicate the knowledge during the tutorial sessions.
Assessment Tools:
The students will be evaluated by their performance during the course. The total grade is 100%, and it
is distributed as follows:
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Student’s Practical Work
Final Practical Exam
60 Marks
40 Marks
Recommended Books, References & Teaching Materials
1.
Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. In: Bishara SE. Textbook of Orthodontics. 1st
ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 98-112, 2001.
2. Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning in the primary dentition. Ngan P, Fields H.
ASDC Journal of Dentistry for Children, 62(1):25-33, 1995.
3. Management of space problems in the primary and mixed dentitions. Ngan P, Alkire RG,
Fields H. Journal of American Dental Association, 130(9):1330-1339, 1999.
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4. The timing of early treatment: an overview. Proffit WR. American Journal of Orthodontics and
Dentofacial Orthopedics, 129(4 Supplement 1):S47-S49, 2006.
5. Treatment of the Class III malocclusion with maxillary expansion and protraction. Turley P.
Seminars in Orthodontics, 13(3):143-157, 2007.
6. Class II treatment in adolescents. In: Proffit WR. Contemporary Orthodontics. 4th ed. St.
Louis: Mosby, Inc.; 295-300, 2006.
7. Skeletal problems in older patients: camouflage versus surgery. In: Proffit WR. Contemporary
Orthodontics. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.; 302-309, 2006.
8. Etiology and sequelae of root resorption. Vlaskalic V, Boyd RL, Baumrind S. Seminars in
Orthodontics, 4(2):124-131, 1998.
9. Special Considerations in Treatment for Adults. In: Proffit WR. Contemporary Orthodontics.
4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.; 635-650, 2006.
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Contact Hours
Course No.
Course Title
Theory
Clinic
Credits
694 POD
Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 3
0
1
1
Course Description
Introduction:
This is a clinical course in pediatric dentistry. The course consists of one clinical training
session of 3 hours per week for the whole academic year. The students are required to provide
comprehensive dental treatment for children age 3 to 8 years presenting with a wide range of dental
problems.
Course Objectives:
1. After completing the clinical training, the students should be able to:
2. Evaluate the patient’s need for behavior modification.
3. Apply different behavior modification techniques learned.
4. Formulate a treatment plan for this age group.
5. Discuss with parents different approaches for the prevention of dental disease.
6. Teach and motivate parents in proper brushing technique according to their children age.
7. Administer local anesthesia.
8. Use rubber dam properly.
9. Restore primary teeth using different materials available.
10. Use several clinical procedures available for pulp therapy.
11. Effectively manage cases of premature primary tooth/teeth loss.
12. Manage dental trauma in children.
13. Recognize and manage/refer disabled individuals.
Course Contents:
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Guidance of the Child Behavior (Behavioral Approach)
Guidance of the Child Behavior (Pharmacologic Approach)
Pulp Therapy
Stainless Steel Crown Restoration
Caries in Children and Treatment Strategies
Trauma in Primary and Immature Permanent Anterior Teeth
Space Management
Oral and Skin Manifestation of Infectious Disease
Periodontal Disease
Children with Special Needs
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Teaching Methodology:
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Clinical sessions
Assessment Tools:
Total Marks = 100 Marks; distributed as follows:
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Student’s Practical Work
60 Marks
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Final Practical Exam
40 Marks
Recommended Books, References & Teaching Materials
1.
Fundamental of Pediatric Dentistry
By: Mathewson, R.J. and
Primosch, R.E. 3rd Edition 1995
2. Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence
By: Jimmy Pinkham, 4th Edition, 2005
3. Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent
By: McDonald, R.E. and Avery, D.R.
7th Edition, 2000; Mosby Co., Inc.
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Level Eleven
Contact Hours
Course
No.
Course Title
Theory
Clinic
Credits
695 CPD
Biostatistics in Dentistry
1
0
1
Course Description
Introduction:
To provide dental students with an understanding of concepts, principles and methods of biostatistics
for dental research with emphasis on using software packages for data analysis.
Course Organization:
1. Class activities will be in the form of lectures and discussions mostly focus on the concepts of
statistical methods.
2. Tutorial sections follow each class for solving biostatistics practical problem using Excel, and
SPSS or Minitab computer software.
3. Library readings will be assigned on certain topics.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, the students should be able (using computer) to do the following:
1. Organizing and displaying dental data by tables, graphs and numerical summery measures.
2. Describe and explain inferential statistics and hypothesis testing results.
3. Identify situations in which the use of parametric or norparametric techniques is appropriate.
4. Interpret computer print outs containing specified statistical analysis.
5. Basic concepts and principles of statistical methods for dental research.
Course Contents:
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Statistical Methods
Using Excel, SPSS, Minitab, Computer Software
How to make tables, Graphs and Numerical Summary Measures
Explain Inferential Statistics
Hypothesis Testing Results
Statistical Analysis
Principles of Statistical Methods
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Teaching Methodology:
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Lectures and Discussions
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Tutorial Sessions
Assigned on Certain Topics
Assessment Tools:
Total Marks = 100 Marks; distributed as follows:
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Student work and attitude
Mid-Term written Exam
Final written Exam
10 Marks
30 Marks
60 Marks
Several assignments (4-5) will be given through the course.
Recommended Books, References & Teaching Materials
1. Statistical Methods for Health Care Research, 5th Edition
By: Barbara Hazard Munro
2. Practical Statistics for Medical Research
By: Douglas G. Altman
3. Biomeasurement
By: Hawkins
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Level Eleven
Contact Hours
Course No.
Course Title
Theory
Practical
Credits
696 CPD
Dental Public Heallth &
Community Dentistry 1
1
1
2
Course Description
Introduction:
The first part of this course is designed to provide 5th Year dental program student awareness to
the principles and activities of Dental Public Health, in addition to knowledge on the application of
sciences of epidemiology and biostatistics in dental public health. The second part of the course will
explore the concepts of the dental public health in the light of the oral health problems in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia.
Course Objectives:
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To develop into the students an awareness and sensitivity to the public health problems.
To familiarize the students with the activities in dental public health.
To discuss the relation of dental public health to private dental practice.
To provide the students with the knowledge on the basic concepts, principles and methods of
health education that will be useful for their clinical practice.
5. To provide the students with knowledge on the application of the sciences of epidemiology and
biostatistics in dental public health.
6. To develop ability for critical evaluation of scientific article addressing an issue of dental
public health.
Course Contents:
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Public Health, Concepts and Principles
Epidemiology, Concepts and Principles
The Measurement of Oral Diseases
Measuring and Epidemiology of Dental Caries and Periodontal Diseases
Biostatistics
Evaluation of Scientific Information and Reading the Dental Literature
Journal Critique Discussion and Presentation
Planning and Organizing Dental Health Program
Community Based Preventive Programs and Program Implementation
Dental Practice Management
Evaluating the Quality of Dental Care
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Infection Control
Dental Ethics and Responsibility in Dental Care
Teaching Methodology:
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Lectures
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Practical sessions
Field Visits to Selected Group for Program Implementation
Assessment Tools:
Total Marks = 100 Marks; distributed as follows:
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Assignment/Homework
Lab. Exam
Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
20 Marks
20 Marks
20 Marks
40 Marks
Recommended Books, References & Teaching Materials
Dentistry, Dental Practice and the Community
By: Burt and Eklund, 2006
Recommended Reading:
a.
Principles of Dental Public Health
By: J.M. Dunning
b.
Dental Public Health
By: Geoffrey Slack
c.
Statistical Methods for Health Care Research
By: Barbara H. Munro & Ellis B.
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Contact Hours
Course No.
Course Title
Theory
Clinic
Credits
694 PSD
Advanced Prosthodontics and
Implantology 1
1
1
2
Course Description
Introduction:
This course is designed to give the student both didactic and clinical experience in the
comprehensive management of variety of cases in Fixed, Removable Partial and Complete Dentures,
as well as dental implants. Emphasis will be placed on dental implants, overdentures, single dentures,
attachments, and surveyed crowns.
Course Objectives:
1. Improving the student’s knowledge level, both didactically and clinically, with a view to
refining the student’s approach to comprehensive patient care.
2. The student should be able to select cases, perform a proper diagnosis, a treatment planning and
treatment for variety of prosthodontic cases that include Fixed, Removable and Implant
Prostheses.
3. The student should be able to bring together the concepts of fixed and removable prosthodontic
for the purpose of providing an integrated prosthodontic patient care.
Course Contents:
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Biologic and Functional Aspect of Tooth Loss
Pre-Edentulism
Attachments for Overdentures
Removable Occlusal Devices
Bite Raising in Prosthodontics
Dental Implant (I, II, III, IV)
Maxillofacial Prosthesis (I, II, III)
Teaching Methodology:
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Formal Lectures
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Clinical and Practical Sessions
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Assessment Tools:
Total Marks = 100 Marks; distributed as follows:
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Student’s Practical Work
Final Practical Work
Mid-Term Exam
Final Written Exam
30 Marks
20 Marks
15 Marks
35 Marks
Recommended Books, References & Teaching Materials
Textbooks:
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Preiskel H. Overdenture made easy. Quintessence Publishing Co.
Worthington P, Lang B, LaVelle W. Osseointegration in Dentistry. Quintessence Publishing
Co., 1994.
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Contact Hours
Course
No.
Course Title
Theory
Clinic
Credits
692 GDC
Comprehensive Clinical Dentistry 1
1
3
4
Course Description
Introduction:
The course is designed to cover all clinical disciplines in dentistry. It consists of one
lecture and four clinical sessions per week.
This is a conjoint course by the four dental departments where contributors from all dental
disciplines participate in both in the lecture and clinical sessions.
A one-week Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course is also given.
Course Objectives:
The course is organized to augment the clinical experience of the students, there by, providing
them with an excellent foundation for patient care and clinical management.
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The students should be able to diagnose conditions of the oral cavity and its related structures,
using proper diagnostic tools.
The students also should be able to develop a comprehensive treatment plan for the
prevention and treatment of oral conditions so that each patient can be maintained in, or
restored to, a healthy, functioning aesthetic condition.
At the end of the course, the students should be able to perform competently preventive and
therapeutic procedures which are used by general dentists in the treatment of patients
Course Contents:
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Inter-Disciplinary Treatment Planning
Medical Ethics
CPR
Medically Compromised Patients
Practice Management, Software and Internet
TND Treatment Planning, Treatment and Management
Crown Lengthening Patient Assessment Management
Glass Ionomer I, II
Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth
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All Ceramic Restorations
Occlusion in Prosthodontics I, II
Endodontic Diagnosis
Surveyed Crowns
Overdenture Supported Implant
Single Tooth Implants
Scientific Writing and Presentation of a Case
Labial Veneers
Denture Adhesives : An Overview
Dental Amalgams ; A Controversial Issue
New Endodontics Instrumentation Techniques
Regulations of Practicing Health Professions
New Endodontic Obturation techniques
Radiation Hazards and Protection in Dentistry
Differential Diagnosis and Management of Head and Neck Swelling
Management of Needed ER in Dental Office
Forensic Dentistry
Research Methodology
Teaching Methodology:
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Formal Lectures
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Clinical sessions
Discussion during Clinical Sessions
Assessment Tools:
Total Marks = 100 Marks; distributed as follows:
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Student’s Practical Work
Final Practical Work
Mid-Term Exam
Final Written Exam
30 Marks
20 Marks
15 Marks
35 Marks
Note: CPR is a compulsory attached course that should be passed by the students.
Recommended Books, References & Teaching Materials
Periodontics:
Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology
Michael G. Newman, Henry Takei, Fermin A. Carranza, Perry R. Klokkevold
W.B. Saunders Company; 10th Edition, 2006
Operative Dentistry:
Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: A Contemporary Approach
James B. Summit
Quintessence Publishing; 3rd Edition, 2006
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Endodontics:
Pathways of the Pulp
Stephen Cohen, Kenneth M. Hargreaves
C.V. Mosby; 9th Edition, 2005
Oral Surgery:
Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Larry J. Peterson, Edward Ellis, James R. Hupp, and Myron R. Tucker
Mosby; 4th Edition, 2003
Prosthodontics:
Fixed Partial Denture
Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics
Stephen F. Rosientiel, Martin F. Land, Junhei Fujimoto
C.V. Mosby; 4th Edition, 2006
Removable Partial Denture
Stewart’s Clinical Removable Partial Prosthodontics
Rodney D. Phoenix, David R. Cagna, Charles F. DeFreest
Quintessence Publishing; 3rd Edition, 2002
Removable Complete Denture
Clinical Complete Denture Prosthodontics
Moustafa A. Hassaballa
King Saud University, Academic Publishing & Press, 2004
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Course
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Course Title
Theory
Clinic
Credits
698 PHL
Dental Pharmacology 3
1
0
1
Course Description
Introduction:
This course deals with most important principles of clinical pharmacology and drug therapy in
addition to clinical aspects of drugs implicated in dentistry. Drug therapy principles such as patient
compliance, significance of taking drug history and proper writing of prescriptions are considered.
Emphasis is given on drug-drug and food drug interactions encountered clinically, particularly in
dental practice. Hazards of drug use during pregnancy and lactations are also considered. Among
other topics, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics of hypnotics, anti-anxiety agents, coagulants,
anticoagulants, antihypertensives and antidiabetics are included.
Course Objectives:
1. Understand the principles of clinical pharmacology and drug therapy in addition to clinical
aspects of drugs implicated in dentistry.
2. Train student how to maximize patient compliance to medications, taking drug history and
proper writing of prescriptions.
3. Have a basic knowledge on drug-drug and food-drug interactions encountered clinically,
particularly in dental practice.
4. Understand the hazards of drug used during pregnancy and lactation.
5. Have a basic knowledge of pharcotherapy of hypnotics, anti-anxiety agents, coagulants,
anticoagulants, antihypertensives and antidiabetics drugs.
Course Contents:
 Clinical Pharmacology and Drugs Implicated in Dentistry
 Drug – Drug and Food – Drug Interactions Clinically
 Patient’s Compliance to Medication
 Hazards of drug Used during Pregnancy and Lactation
 Pharcotherapy of Hypnotics, Anti-anxiety Agents
 Coagulants
 Anti-coagulants
 Anti-Hypertensives
 Antidiabetics Drug
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Teaching Methodology:
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Lectures
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Assignments
Assessment Tools:
Total Marks = 100 Marks; distributed as follows:
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Student work and attitude
Mid-Term written Exam
Final written Exam
10 Marks
30 Marks
60 Marks
Recommended Books, References & Teaching Materials
Textbooks:
Title :
Author:
Publisher:
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
Katzung B.
Lang Medical Books
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Course
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Course Title
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104 IC
Fundamentals of Islamic Political
System
2
0
2
Course Description
Introduction:
To provide students with introduction to Islamic Political System and its principles and
presenting its superiority over other systems
Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to give the dental students fundamentals about Islamic Political
System and to learn from the conditions that are happening in the Islam Country.
Course Contents:
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Introduction to Islamic political system.
Islamic country during prophecy period.
Islamic country during the period of the orthodox caliphs.
The three powers in legitimate policy and other systems.
Principles of Islamic country.
Foreign relations of the Islamic country.
Principles of political system of Islamic country.
Contemporary concepts in the light of Islam.
Teaching Methodology:
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Lectures
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Assessment Tools:
Total Marks = 100 Marks; distributed as follows:
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Student work and attitude
Mid-Term written Exam
Final written Exam
10 Marks
30 Marks
60 Marks
Recommended Books, References & Teaching Materials
1.
Political System in Islam
Dr. Soulaiman bin Kasem AlEid
Dar Alwatan Riyadh 1423H
2. Principles of Ruling System in Islam with clarification
of applicability in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Fouad AbdulMonaem
Alexandra Center for book
3. Political System in Islam
Dr. Mohammad Abdulkader Abu Fares
Dar Alforkan, Jordon, 1409H
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