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Students should be posted to medical and surgical units where they are required to care for patients with diseases covered in previous medical and surgical courses. Students are expected to develop nursing care plans and implement such under the supervision of faculty, instructors, preceptors, and trained nurses on the ward. Use of case studies and presentations. The second round of four out of twelve weeks will be spent in hospitals setting. Continuous assessment of students will be undertaken by the team from the University, Clinical Site and the ITF officials. Students will also be required on returning to the institution to present a seminar on major duties performed and skills acquired during the training. Grading for the course should give attention to ITF directives.

Application of dental therapy theory and principles through clinical scenarios. Development of improved clinical reasoning skills. Understanding of the limits of dental therapy consultations and referral processes. Evaluation and consultation with Supervising dentist. Know the use of ultrasonic scalers (cavitron). Define an ultrasonic scaler. Identify the accessories used with the ultrasonic scalers such as interchangeable tips. Operate the ultrasonic scaler and its accessories. Carry out simple maintenance on the ultrasonic scaler. List the advantages and disadvantages of an ultrasonic scaler.

The application of principles of nutrition and management to planning and preparation of meals for special groups (institutions: boarding schools, remand homes, orphanages, armed forces, prisons, hospitals, and many others.) and special occasions. Control in food experimentation, developing food demonstration techniques; quality characteristics of some important traditional Nigerian food ingredients; strategies for improving nutrient value and utilization of the traditional and non-traditional meals.

Financing the optometric practice; Initial purchase of equipment and stock; Accounting procedures; Investments; Limited Liability Companies. Introduction to the legal system; Employment agreements.

Priority areas of research in human nutrition in developing and developed areas of the world. Energy balance in man. Measurement of human body composition. Nutrition, learning and mental development. Emerging issues in Human Nutrition and Dietetics: Nutrigenomics, Foetal origin of degenerative diseases, Diet related non-communicable diseases: risk factors, prevention and management; Human right approach to adequate food and nutrition, IYCF and individualized nutrition. Nutrition in Sport and Human Kinetics, Nutraceuticals. Phytochemicals in Human Nutrition, Functional foods, bio-fortification and many others. Computer-aided methods in dietary intake measurement; Issues on Genetically Modified Foods. Food System and Sustainable Diet. Nutrition and Climate change.

Dementia. Multiple Sclerosis. Hypertension. Diabetes. Clinical Depression. Bereavement & Grief. Cerebro-vascular disorder (Stroke). Presbycusis and types. Dizziness. Vertigo. Tumor and Cancer. Geriatric audiologic inventories. Aphasic tests. Tests of Dementia. Multi-disciplinary treatment of aged population. Depressed and aphasic elderly population. Audiologic audiograms of Aged population.

Concept, theories, objectives and historical overview of air quality. Composition of air. Air pollution, sources, types, causes and effects. Industrial and municipal air pollution, environmental problems arising from air pollution-global warming, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, photochemical smog, corrosion of artefacts, abrasion of surfaces & other bodies, inhibition of photosynthesis and many others. indoor air pollution like environmental tobacco smoke, biomass fuel, asbestos, carbon monoxide, sick building syndrome (SBS) and many others; health and environmental effects of air pollution. Equipment and tools in air quality assessment. Introduction to air quality models. Risk assessment such as health risk assessment and risk management, hazard and identification in the field and human exposure assessment, health risk characterization, health impact assessment and epidemiological methods. Air quality sampling, monitoring and analysis. Air quality standards and guidelines (national and international) air pollution prevention and control Meteorology. Institutional roles in air quality management.

Introduction to the trunk; thoracic cage; intercostal space; thoracic cavity; pleural cavities; lungs; mediastinum general; anterior & superior mediastinum; middle; mediastinum – heart and pericardium; heart – applied anatomy; posterior mediastinum. General anatomy of abdomen and abdominal regions; anterior abdominal wall muscles; inguinal canal – inguinal and femoral hernias; peritoneal cavity and spaces; abdominal oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, spleen, small intestine, large intestine, appendix; portal venous system; portocaval anastomoses; liver and gallbladder. Pancreas and biliary apparatus; kidneys, suprarenal glands, and ureters; diaphragm; posterior abdominal wall; aorta and inferior vena cava; posterior abdominal wall muscles; lumbosacral plexus; bony and ligamentous pelvis; pelvic diaphragm (floor); male reproductive organs; female reproductive organs; male and female external genitalia; perineum; rectum and anal canal; pelvic blood vessels; abdomino-pelvic nervous system.

Introduction to the trunk; thoracic cage; intercostal space; thoracic cavity; pleural cavities; lungs; mediastinum general; anterior & superior mediastinum; middle; mediastinum – heart and pericardium; heart – applied anatomy; posterior mediastinum. General anatomy of abdomen and abdominal regions; anterior abdominal wall muscles; inguinal canal – inguinal and femoral hernias; peritoneal cavity and spaces; abdominal oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, spleen, small intestine, large intestine, appendix; portal venous system; portocaval anastomoses; liver and gallbladder. Pancreas and biliary apparatus; kidneys, suprarenal glands, and ureters; diaphragm; posterior abdominal wall; aorta and inferior vena cava; posterior abdominal wall muscles; lumbosacral plexus; bony and ligamentous pelvis; pelvic diaphragm (floor); male reproductive organs; female reproductive organs; male and female external genitalia; perineum; rectum and anal canal; pelvic blood vessels; abdomino-pelvic nervous system.

Introduction to the trunk; thoracic cage; intercostal space; thoracic cavity; pleural cavities; lungs; mediastinum general; anterior & superior mediastinum; middle; mediastinum – heart and pericardium; heart – applied anatomy; posterior mediastinum. General anatomy of abdomen and abdominal regions; anterior abdominal wall muscles; inguinal canal – inguinal and femoral hernias; peritoneal cavity and spaces; abdominal oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, spleen, small intestine, large intestine, appendix; portal venous system; portocaval anastomoses; liver and gallbladder. Pancreas and biliary apparatus; kidneys, suprarenal glands, and ureters; diaphragm; posterior abdominal wall; aorta and inferior vena cava; posterior abdominal wall muscles; lumbosacral plexus; bony and ligamentous pelvis; pelvic diaphragm (floor); male reproductive organs; female reproductive organs; male and female external genitalia; perineum; rectum and anal canal; pelvic blood vessels; abdomino-pelvic nervous system.