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MIP 2120: Dental Microbiology

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The Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology occupies modern facilities in the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. This comprehensive course presented to second-year dental students, covers the basic principles of bacteriology, mycology, virology, immunology and the application of these subjects to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.

The accompanying laboratory exercises, constituting a major portion of the course, are designed to illustrate principles underlying each area of basic as well as practical diagnostic microbiology. Major emphasis is on the oral microflora and immune mechanisms in relation to disease states with oral manifestations.

Clinical correlations are provided in specific areas by relevant dental and medical school clinical faculty