This course provides Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residents with foundational knowledge in all areas of oral and maxillofacial surgery. It serves as an introduction to principles and practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery, the physiological basis of disease, evidence-based literature review, applied surgical anatomy of the head and neck, and clinical methods. The clinical component is primarily related to the care of inpatients and an introduction to simple operative procedures. The course also provides a thorough and rigorous introduction to surgery and surgical principles in general.

In conjunction with DEN3008Y taken in Year 2, this course is designed to prepare residents for DEN3004Y, DEN3011Y, DEN3012Y, DEN3013Y, DEN3021Y, DEN3022Y, and DEN3023Y in upper years.