The Master’s Program in Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Odontostomatological Diagnostics offers graduates in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics the opportunity to develop the skills needed to identify and diagnose pathologies of the oral cavity, soft tissues, and hard tissues. The objective is to provide dentists with comprehensive knowledge of the discipline, enabling them to carry out effective screening and prevention activities for both benign and malignant conditions in all patients, including pediatric and adult populations. Furthermore, it offers the opportunity to collaborate with other specialists within a multidisciplinary team.
The Master in Oral Pathology and Medicine and Odontostomatologic Diagnostic makes professionals independent in carrying out an accurate clinical history, in understanding pharmacological interactions and oral manifestations of systemic pathologies, and the systemic outcomes of oral pathologies, and in prescribing and interpreting laboratory and imaging diagnostic examination methods. The course includes lectures once a month during the academic year, and the option of attending the unit for practical and clinical activities, as well as surgical practice in the treatment of mouth and systemic diseases with oral expression.
Students will have the chance to carry out training activities on patients, with the help of professors, and follow their therapeutic diagnostic path. During lectures, there will be the option of discussing clinical cases. Also, they will have the option of attending the general OR for observational purposes.
The Master in Oral Pathology and Medicine and Odontostomatologic Diagnostic is addressed to graduates in Medicine and Surgery, with qualification in Orthodontics, and graduates in Orthodontics and Dental Prosthetics, who wish to acquire and explore notions of mouth diseases and pathology.
The knowledge acquired may be applied in day-to-day clinical practice, with greater confidence in tackling the most difficult clinical cases.
The Master’s Program in Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Odontostomatological Diagnostics provides in-depth training across the following modules:
Module 1 – Introduction to Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine: identification, diagnosis, and treatment of lesions specific to the oral district involving hard and soft tissues.
Module 2 – Local, locoregional anesthesia and sedation techniques: identification of patient risk class, anesthesiological monitoring techniques, and techniques of sedation, local, and locoregional anesthesia.
Module 3 – Histocytopathological, cytological and immunohistochemical diagnostics: histological, cytological, and immunohistochemical diagnostic methods; sampling techniques from the perspective of the pathologist; specimen preparation techniques; basic and advanced diagnostic methods.
Module 4 – Basic: Histocytopathological, cytological and immunohistochemical diagnostics: diagnostic methods related to molecular typing.
Module 5 – Advanced: Histocytopathological, cytological and immunohistochemical diagnostics: advanced immunohistochemical diagnostic methods.
Module 6 – Diagnostic imaging: reasoned and ethically appropriate selection of the most suitable diagnostic imaging technique available, ensuring the lowest reasonably achievable exposure.
Module 7 – Hematology: oncohematological diseases and their implications in oral pathology.
Module 8 – Endocrinology: endocrine diseases and their implications in oral pathology.
Module 9 – Hemostasis disorders: disorders of hemostasis, including drug-induced conditions.
Module 10 – Emergency management: management of medical and surgical emergencies during oral surgery procedures.
Module 11 – Osteonecrosis of the jaws: conditions related to the use of medications and radiation therapy.
Module 12 – Surgical complications: in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Module 13 – Rehabilitation of oral functions: myofunctional therapy in patients with special needs.
The Master will include clinical activities on Tuesday morning (8 am – 1 pm), and first visits, check-ups and OR activities every week, on Wednesday morning
(8 am – 1 pm), first-aid clinical and unit activities with consultation on rotation every Tuesday morning (8 am – 1 pm), and OR activities and post-surgery check-ups on rotation. Lectures will be held on Monday or Saturday, once a month.
The general ranking of merit will be published on the Italian page of this Master according to the timing provided in the Call.
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The course includes lectures that may also be followed remotely, in case of need.
Operational attendance at the unit is scheduled and recommended, in order to acquire lecture-related notions and tackle the final exam.
There will be a final Master exam, to be agreed upon with the professors.
Mandatory attendance concerns 70% of the total Master hours.
There will be forms of facilitation, if specifically requested.