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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.

Descriptive terms, plans and terms of relationship of the human body, terms of comparison, attachment of muscles, types of muscles, movements of joints. Osteology, principles of kinesiology, general organisation of body system. Cutaneous innervation of the upper limb; pectoral region; breast; axilla; shoulder region; arm and cubital fossa; flexor compartment of forearm; extensor compartment of forearm; hand; venous and lymphatic drainage of the upper limb. Applied anatomy of nerves; blood supply of the upper limb. Cutaneous innervation of the lower limb; femoral triangle; adductor canal and medial side of the thigh; gluteal region; back of the thigh, popliteal fossa; extensor compartment of the leg and dorsum of the foot; peroneal and flexor compartment of the leg; sole of the foot, arches of the foot; mechanism of walking; venous and lymphatic drainage of the lower limb; applied anatomy of the nerves and blood supply to the lower limb.

Biostatistics. Sources and types of data. Population, and samples. Probability. distribution, normal, Poisson and Binomial distributions, mean. Standard error. Standard deviation. Skewness, Chi test, student tests. F- distribution. Regression. Correlation coefficient and analysis of variance (one way and two ways). It covers vital and health statistics. 400 Level

Sound patterns in English Language (vowels and consonants, phonetics and phonology). English word classes (lexical and grammatical words, definitions, forms, functions, usages, collocations). Sentence in English (types: structural and functional, simple and complex). Grammar and Usage (tense, mood, modality and concord, aspects of language use in everyday life). Logical and Critical Thinking and Reasoning Methods (Logic and Syllogism, Inductive and Deductive Argument and Reasoning Methods, Analogy, Generalisation and Explanations). Ethical considerations, Copyright Rules and Infringements. Writing Activities: (Pre-writing, Writing, Post writing, Editing and Proofreading; Brainstorming, outlining, Paragraphing, Types of writing, Summary, Essays, Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Report writing, Note making and many others. Mechanics of writing). Comprehension Strategies: (Reading and types of Reading, Comprehension Skills, 3RsQ). Information and Communication Technology in modern Language Learning. Language skills for effective communication. Major word formation processes. Writing and reading comprehension strategies. Logical and critical reasoning for meaningful presentations. Art of public speaking and listening.

A continuation of DTH 312. Classify dental equipment and instruments into calibrated and non – calibrated one. Identify the units of calibration of dental surgery equipment and instruments. Adjust the calibration of dental surgery equipment and instrument where necessary. Maintenance of Hand Instrument - Identify the hand instruments used in the dental surgery such as scalars periodontal measures purses, Porte polisher and many others. Carry out simple maintenance of the hand tools identified above such as sharpening lubrication. Identify various items required for sharpening of hand instruments such as Arkansans stones, lubricating oil. Explain the various principles of sharpening hand instruments such as lubrication of the Arkansans stones, the firm grip of the Arkansans stones and many others. Sharpen various dental instruments. Clean and sterilize hand instruments; Preserve and store hand instruments: Identify the equipment needed in the dental surgery such as dental chair, dental unit, compressor, steriliser and many others. Carry out simple maintenance of the equipment above such as lubricating cleaning and many others.

Identification of the appropriate instruments for examination of the oral cavity such as dental (mouth) mirror, periodontal probe, other probes, tweezers. Set the instruments identified. Reflect, retract and protect parts of the mouth using dental mirror. Determine the depth of gum loss using the periodontal probe. Determine presence of tooth decay using other probes. Transfer materials to and from the oral cavity using tweezers. Identify the appropriate instruments for gross scaling such as jacquets 1,2 and 3, hoes, chisel, gross excavators and many others. Set the instruments identified ready for use. Apply the jacquets 1, 2, and 3 appropriately. Apply the hoes appropriately. Apply the chisels appropriately. Apply the gross excavators appropriately. Apply other instruments for gross scaling. Identify appropriate instruments for fine scaling such as drury scalars, fine excavators, chisel (fine), curettes, sickles and many others. Set the instruments identified ready for use. Apply the drury scalars appropriately. Apply the fine excavators appropriately. Apply the line chisels appropriately. Apply the curettes appropriately. Apply the sickles appropriately. Apply other instruments for fine scaling. Identify the appropriate equipment for tooth polishing such as dental units, dental chair, spot light. Identify the appropriate instruments for tooth polishing such as contra-angled arm piece, bristle brushes – wheel and cup types, rubber cups-small and large polisher, attach the instruments to the appropriate instrument. Polish tooth using the appropriate instrument.

Elementary set theory. Subsets. Union. Intersection. Complements. Venn diagrams. Real numbers. Integers. Rational and irrational numbers. Mathematical induction. Real sequences and series. Theory of quadratic equations. Binomial theorem. Complex numbers. Algebra of complex numbers. The Argand diagram. De-Moiré’s theorem. Nth roots of unity. Circular measure. Trigonometric functions of angles of any magnitude. Addition and factor formulae. 200 Level

Concept of Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship/Corporate Entrepreneurship,). Theories, Rationale and relevance of Entrepreneurship (Schumpeterian and other perspectives. Risk-Taking. Necessity and opportunity-based entrepreneurship and Creative destruction). Characteristics of Entrepreneurs (Opportunity seeker, Risk taker, Natural and Nurtured, Problem solver and change agent, Innovator and creative thinker). Entrepreneurial thinking (Critical thinking. Reflective thinking and Creative thinking). Innovation (Concept of innovation. Dimensions of innovation. Change and innovation. Knowledge and innovation). Enterprise formation. Partnership and networking (Basics of Business Plan, Forms of business ownership, Business registration and Forming alliances and join ventures). Contemporary Entrepreneurship Issues (Knowledge, Skills and Technology, Intellectual property, Virtual office, Networking). Entrepreneurship in Nigeria (Biography of inspirational Entrepreneurs, Youth and women entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship support institutions, Youth enterprise networks and Environmental and cultural barriers to entrepreneurship). Basic principles of e-commerce.

Introduction to the fundamentals of nursing as a profession, rudiments of health attainment and health care, giving extensive considerations to the roles of nurses within organisational and professional ethical prescriptions for the practice of nursing. Interpersonal communication and understanding of scientific basis of nursing care. Laboratory demonstration of basic nursing skills prior to exposure to clinical practice.

Introductory chemistry of amino acids. Their properties, reactions and biological functions. Classification of amino acids: neutral, basic and acidic. Polar and non-polar. Essential and non- essential amino acids. Introductory chemistry of proteins. Methods of their isolation, purification and identification. Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins. Basic principles of tests for proteins and amino acids. Biological functions of proteins. Introductory chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Nomenclature of nucleosides, and nucleotides. Effects of acid and alkali on hydrolysis of nucleic acids.