Integrative Seminars in Oral Biology I: Oral Systemic Connections
BIOL-GA 2048
Introduction to current topics in oral biology primarily focusing on the connection between oral disease and other systemic diseases and medical conditions. Topics include various aspects relating to etiology of dental caries, periodontal diseases, oral facial pain, and oral infections (oral biofilm, oral microbiome, HIV); metabolism of tobacco carcinogens by human oral tissue, squamous cell carcinomas, mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions; and correlations between oral bacterial pathogens and chronic systemic inflammatory diseases.
Open to BIOL Master students in the oral biology track only.
This course is offered through the College of Dentistry, please contact them for further information.