Code: RDT3702
NQF level: 7
Notional Hours 80
Contact Hours: 2+2P hours per week for 16 weeks
NQF Credits: 8
Pre-requisite: RDT3631
Compulsory/Electives: Compulsory
Semester offered: 3rd year semester 2
Module Aims
This module prepares students to provide integrated care for patients who have diseased gingiva, and/or periodontal and supporting tissues around teeth. Through the module the students will get in depth understanding of the development of gingival and periodontal infection, how to characterize their variations and how to make a comprehensive treatment plan and to implement it for various types of patient cases. Local and systemic medications in periodontal treatment are studied.