Instructor(s): Brian Woo

This clerkship provides an intensive exposure to the broad spectrum of conditions encountered in the practice of plastic surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. There is hands-on experience in the operating room and clinic. Students will participate in the care of patients with congenital anomalies, traumatic deformities, acquired defects requiring reconstruction, including free tissue transfer and hand surgery, maxillofacial infection, trauma, and pathology, and elective surgeries.

Instructor(s): Brian Bast

Students will conduct oral screenings and evaluate patients with dental problems including toothache, oral pathology, dentofacial deformities, temporomandibular joint pathology, and preprosthetic problems. They will learn to give intraoral injections, perform intraoral biopsies, extract simple teeth and assist with more major surgical procedures. Students will demonstrate progressive competence, independence, and advanced skill in patient care delivery based on student level in the program.

Instructor(s): Janet Sung, Akshay Govind, Ricardo Lugo, Phillip Harrison

While on rotation at Highland Hospital, D4 students will develop their skills in flap elevation and surgical extractions. They will assist/observe implant surgeries, exposure of impacted teeth, preprosthetic surgeries, biopsies, and sedations in the outpatient clinic as well as major surgeries in the operating room. They will see patients with trauma, temporomandibular disorders, pathologies, infections, and dentofacial deformities and learn how to approach assessing and treating these patients.

Instructor(s): Sohail Saghezchi

This elective offers students an early introduction to surgical dental specialties, with particular emphasis on oral and maxillofacial surgery. Through a series of lectures, workshops, and hands-on laboratory sessions, students will practice fundamental surgical skills including suturing, anatomy review, radiology interpretation, local anesthesia, and operative techniques. Resident- and faculty-led discussions will provide mentorship and insight into the pathways within surgical dentistry.

Instructor(s): Thad Connelly, M Pogrel, Rebeka Silva, Brian Bast, Shelley Miyasaki

This course is designed to familiarize students with the techniques of history taking and the basic methods of physical examination. Practical experience in physical examination and historical interviews will be demonstrated in the hospital environment.