DPHA 205A - Dental Pharmacology

Cr Hrs: 2 (28-0-0)
PD

This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic principles of drug action, drug dose-response relationships and drug interactions to provide a sound basis for understanding practical dental therapeutics. Drug categories most important for beginning dental practice are introduced in this course, such as drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system, analgesic and anesthesia drugs, and antibiotics. This course later concentrates on categories of drugs that may be encountered in dental practice, such as drugs administered for therapeutic medical treatment of patents that may affect dental health or dental practice.

Grade Mode: Standard
Instructional Method: Lecture
Location offered: Memphis
Term offered: Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: George Cook
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Trevor W Sweatman
Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Kafait U Malik