A guided reading seminar course covering classical theories of craniofacial growth. References are cited refuting or supporting these theories. Students learn not only about the scientific and clinical evidence to support the six main theories of craniofacial growth and development, but they also learn to critically analyze this evidence and apply it to their own understanding and clinical exposure. The objective of the second part of the course is to give the student an understanding and working knowledge of the current concept of craniofacial growth at the molecular and genetic levels. Key aspects of craniofacial embryology, general concepts of patterning in development, pattering in craniofacial development and the molecular basis of a specific craniofacial disorder are discussed. This involves recent research advances in molecular biologic factors in facial growth as well as the clinical relevance of craniofacial growth.

The objective of the course is to investigate the reaction of tissues to forces created by orthodontic and functional appliances. The areas to be covered are: a) Reaction of the periodontal ligament, cortical bone, attached and free gingiva, the root and the pulp to orthodontic tooth movement with heavy and light forces; b) Muscle reaction to orthodontic and orthopedic forces; and c) The condyle. Students are required to write a term paper on a particular topic and to present this paper to the class. Students are required to plan an original project in conjunction with their term paper topic.

This is a seminar course that covers morphological variations, and their methods of detection and treatment from the historic and current perspective. Topics of great significance and relevance to the specialty that require a focused synthesis of the literature are included.

The objective of the course is to give the student an understanding and working knowledge of the current concept of craniofacial growth at the molecular and genetic levels. Recent research is discussed showing advances in molecular biologic factors involved in the regulation of facial growth and their clinical relevance. Four seminars are given covering key aspects of craniofacial embryology, general concepts of patterning in development, pattering in craniofacial development, and the molecular basis of a specific craniofacial disorder.

This lecture and seminar course for students in Year 1 of the MSc Orthodontics program comprises lectures, preclinical seminars, and diagnostic case analyses. The objective is to teach students to recognize and diagnose the various forms of malocclusion, and understand the etiologic factors associated with the genesis of orthodontic abnormalities. Cephalometric and model analyses are studied as the basis for providing knowledge of normal and abnormal facial development. Students participate in lectures and lead case analysis seminars and preclinical diagnostic exercises they conduct with DDS2 and International Dentist Advanced Placement Program students, designed to prepare them for future clinical practice.

This guided seminar course for students in Year 2 of the MSc Orthodontics program provides the students the ability to clearly identify clinical situations where early intervention will be most beneficial to patients, together with the limitations of such interventions. The objective is for students to be able to identify clinical situations where early and interceptive treatment is indicated, develop knowledge and familiarity with the treatment modalities available in interceptive orthodontics, become aware of the cost benefit analysis and the relation between early and definitive treatments and finally, to be able to apply appropriate early treatment optimally or to reassure and enlighten patients and parents when later treatment is more beneficial.

This lecture and seminar course for students in Year 3 of the MSc Orthodontics program comprises didactic and clinical components. Lectures are designed to provide participating students with a greater knowledge and understanding of the principles of orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning as well as biology of tooth movement, orthodontic appliances, and the role of orthodontics in multidisciplinary treatment. The clinical component puts into practice knowledge gained from previous didactic courses in diagnosing cases suited for interceptive orthodontics through screening sessions the students conduct with DDS3 students, teaching them skills in examination and diagnosis for orthodontic patients. Case-based learning seminars are designed to foster a more indepth discussion of orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. Students also conduct a simulated treatment on an orthodontic case and teach DDS3 students all the steps involved with the treatment of a fully bonded orthodontic patient.

This course is the first and introductory collaborative educational component of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontic graduate programs. It exposes both OMFS and Orthodontic residents to a comprehensive, detailed, and innovative clinic. The Centre for Corrective Jaw Surgery at the University of Toronto is unique in Canada and is a weekly clinic held in both the surgical and orthodontic departments. Orthodontic diagnosing, surgical orthodontic virtual surgical planning and presurgical orthodontic preparation will be emphasized. Milestones in orthognathic surgery and in surgical orthodontics are met through clinic, seminar, and operating room interactions. The first part of the course is further enhanced by 24 cased-based seminars covering the full scope of facial deformity correction. These seminars are jointly presented by OMFS and Orthodontic residents.

This course is the second clinically intensive collaborative educational component of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontic graduate programs. It investigates in detail and involves the surgical educational component of the patients prepared in DEN2051Y. It involves both OMFS and Orthodontic residents to a comprehensive, detailed, and innovative clinic. This part will detail the final presurgical orthodontic preparation, presurgical orthognathic surgery preparation, and post-operative aftercare all provided in the clinics. Operative orthognathic surgery (assisted by orthodontic residents) takes place at Mount Sinai or Humber River hospitals. Milestones in orthognathic surgery and in surgical orthodontics are met through clinic, seminar, and operating room interactions. Residents will be exposed and utilize the OMFS Digital Laboratory where they will have, special access to participate in the complete experience of digital planning: virtual surgical preparation, surgical guide fabrication, surgical orthodontic diagnosis, and treatment. Participation and presentation in joint seminars by guests, staff, and Fellows of both the orthodontic and OMFS programs will occur.

This course provides the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with the fundamental medical knowledge. It covers physical diagnosis, medicine, and physiology. It is required for patient care and management, especially in the pre- and post-operative phases, and for general consults in a hospital setting. The course also provides an assessment of current literature and clinical research. The relationship of the basic sciences (physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, and microbiology) to disease processes through a systematic discipline, is emphasized.

The didactic component of this course provides the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with a complete understanding of the diagnosis and surgical management of diseases of the head, face, and neck regions. Seminar presentations use a case-based format. Residents participate in all areas of the clinical practice of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Sound judgment is developed through the formulation of differential diagnoses, rational treatment options and participation in the surgical procedures. In Year I, the clinical component is primarily related to the care of inpatients and an introduction to simple operative procedures. It also provides a thorough and rigorous introduction to surgery and surgical principles in general. In Years 3 and 4, advanced clinical practice and increasing levels of responsibility for patient care are demanded which culminate in a high level of surgical skill and knowledge.

The practice of evidence-based medicine requires the ability to define a problem and to assess, summarize, and apply the information derived from current literature to daily clinical care. This course introduces the concepts of evidence-based practice and provides the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with practice in critical appraisal of the current literature. A review of selected journals on a regular basis also ensures the resident’s familiarity with contemporary practice.

This course is designed to teach anatomy for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Particular attention is focused on the surgical approaches of the head, face, neck, and calvarium. Techniques for harvesting bone and development of local, regional, and free flaps for reconstruction are reviewed. It explores 16 core surgical competencies in approaching the broad scope required for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. It is an extension of DEN3005H with focus on surgical and technical skills acquisition.

The Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, together with the Faculty of Dentistry, offers a comprehensive head and neck anatomy course tailored for the specialties of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), Endodontics, Prosthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, and Orthodontics The course will comprise five weekly lecture series and prosection review (16 hours). There is an additional cadaver dissection and surgical approaches component (32 hours) for residents of the OMFS program. Students will have access to specially prepared material, which may be studied in the Division of Anatomy. Dissection manuals will be available for the laboratory activities. Instructors and staff will be available during the surgical dissection laboratories and on a consulting basis.

This resident-run seminar series is intended to augment expertise in medical history acquisition and physical examination skills that are fundamental to perioperative patient care. This course will return to the classroom setting, furnishing opportunities for the practical application of physical examination techniques on volunteers and simulators.

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.

Building on DEN3007Y (taken in Year 1), this course provides Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residents in the second year of the program with foundational knowledge in all areas of oral and maxillofacial surgery. It serves as a continued 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 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.

This course provides the third-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with the fundamental medical knowledge. It covers physical diagnosis, medicine, and physiology. It is required for patient care and management, especially in the pre- and post-operative phases, and for general consults in a hospital setting. The course also provides an assessment of current literature and clinical research. The relationship of the basic sciences (physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, and microbiology) to disease processes through a systematic discipline, is emphasized.

The didactic component of this course provides the third-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with a complete understanding of the diagnosis and surgical management of diseases of the head, face, and neck regions. Seminar presentations use a case-based format. Residents participate in all areas of the clinical practice of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Sound judgment is developed through the formulation of differential diagnoses, rational treatment options, and participation in the surgical procedures. In Year 3, advanced clinical practice and increasing levels of responsibility for patient care are demanded which culminate in a high level of surgical skill and knowledge in Year 4.

The practice of evidence-based medicine requires the ability to define a problem and to assess, summarize, and apply the information derived from current literature to daily clinical care. This course introduces the concepts of evidence-based practice and provides the third-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with practice in critical appraisal of the current literature. A review of selected journals on a regular basis also ensures the resident's familiarity with contemporary practice.

This course provides the fourth-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with the fundamental medical knowledge. It covers physical diagnosis, medicine, and physiology. It is required for patient care and management, especially in the pre- and post-operative phases, and for general consults in a hospital setting. The course also provides an assessment of current literature and clinical research. The relationship of the basic sciences (physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, and microbiology) to disease processes through a systematic discipline, is emphasized.

The didactic component of this course provides the fourth-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with a complete understanding of the diagnosis and surgical management of diseases of the head, face, and neck regions. Seminar presentations use a case-based format. Residents participate in all areas of the clinical practice of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Sound judgment is developed through the formulation of differential diagnoses, rational treatment options, and participation in the surgical procedures. In Year 3, advanced clinical practice and increasing levels of responsibility for patient care are demanded which culminate in a high level of surgical skill and knowledge in Year 4.

The practice of evidence-based medicine requires the ability to define a problem and to assess, summarize, and apply the information derived from current literature to daily clinical care. This course introduces the concepts of evidence-based practice and provides the fourth-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident with practice in critical appraisal of the current literature. A review of selected journals on a regular basis also ensures the resident's familiarity with contemporary practice.

This seminar course is continuous throughout the program. Reading assignments and periodic seminar presentations are assigned. The majority of these seminars are presented by the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, but may be given by members of other departments to include subjects such as Oral Pathology, Practice Management, Pediatric Pharmacology, Dental Public Health, Hospital Dentistry, Feeding Disorders, Speech Pathology, Prevention, Cariology, as it applies to Pediatric Dentistry. Includes formal case presentations by the graduate students that must be prepared to the standards set by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

A series of discussions between faculty and graduate students, with active student participation to review critically current publications in journals related to pediatric dentistry.

This seminar course provides a comprehensive review of growth and development of the craniofacial complex. The course focuses on head and neck anatomy and dental development from in utero to adolescence. Several theories related to "how the head grows" are discussed including an examination of the functional matrix theory as it applies to craniofacial growth. The principles of bone development in the craniofacial region are reviewed in great detail. The student will gain an understanding of the biology of soft and hard tissues in the cranium.

This is a seminar program in which students will review critically and discuss literature in principles of human behavior, developmental psychology, ethnicity and human behavior, and communication as it applies in the pediatric "triangle" concept. Various nonpharmacologic methods of guiding, managing, and shaping behaviour in the pediatric dental office will be discussed, from theoretical and practical perspectives. Some sessions will involve either case-based approaches to highlight behavioural aspects of dentistry or a review of videotapes of dentists, including graduate students in this course, interacting with patients.

This course involves a series of presentations and reading assignments dealing with special issues in the pediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery patient. Topics include maxillofacial trauma, pediatric medical issues, odontogenic infections, TMJ disorders, tooth impactions, supernumerary teeth, ankylosed teeth, exposures, enucleations, cyst, and tumors.

This seminar series reviews pertinent literature regarding pulpal therapy in the primary and young permanent dentition. The course will also include a comprehensive didactic review of endodontic therapy of the young permanent dentition. The trauma series of lecture/seminars is designed to prepare the graduate student in the diagnosis and clinical management of both mature and immature permanent teeth that have experienced pulp injury due to trauma. The course will provide the student with: 1) a biological perspective on the clinical sequelae to traumatic injury; 2) a clinical approach to treatment; and 3) an evaluative perspective on the results of treatment and trauma.