1. Overview of common dental problems and emergencies (1.5 hour lecture plus a 30 minute quiz)

• Dental disease (microbiological progressions)
• Trauma
• Odontogenic pain
• Spreading odontogenic infection
• Brief introduction to MRONJ presentation

2. Implications of poor oral health in systemic health management including childhood, ageing, and pregnancy (1.5 hour lecture plus a 30 minute quiz)

• Overview of the relationship of oral health and systemic health
• Identifying risk factors for periodontal disease
• Poor oral health in ageing, delirium and falls, and aspiration pneumonia
• Oral/dental issues of children (risk factor dental decay)
• Oral health in pregnancy

3. Identifying suspicious oral lesions including precancerous lesions, oral presentation of sexually transmissible infections (STI), and oral mucositis related to cancer treatments (1.5 hour lecture plus a 30 minute quiz)

• Oral viral/fungal infection
• Non-infective oral lesions
• Premalignant oral lesions
• Oral manifestation of STI

4. Interprofessional consultation and communication on medications with oral health implications (2 hour lecture plus a 30 minute quiz).

• Role of antibiotic prescribing dental infections
• Role of analgesics in dental pain
• Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet medications
• Antiresorptive medications and cancer drugs
• Polypharmacy, xerostomia and hyposalivation

• 1: Outline the basic anatomy and physiology of the oral cavity
• 2: Describe common dental and oral diseases
• 3: Understand the relationship between oral health and general health
• 4 Evaluate when the oral health referral is required
• 5: Recognise oral health conditions as a cause or consequence of systemic diseases
• 6: Discuss oral health considerations/implications for specific target groups

Online self-paced

Assumed knowledge: Medical, nursing, dental, or allied health professionals.

Health professionals including general practitioners, nurse practitioners, emergency department doctors/nurses, aged care nursing staff, paramedics, and pharmacists.

• Associate Professor Munira Xaymardan, The University of Sydney

• Eric Carter, The University of Sydney
• Ying Shi Chang, The University of Sydney

• Zanab Malik, Specialist, Special Care Dentistry, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, and Associate Professor, University of Sydney 
• Archana Pradhan, Specialist, Special Care Dentistry, Westmead Centre for Oral Health 
• Anastasia Georgiou, Specialist, Oral Medicine, Macquarie Oral and Maxillofacial Specialists and Sydney Skin. 
• Winney Wang, Specialist Paediatric Dentist, Westmead Children's Hospital 
• Ashika Lathif, Specialist Paediatric Dentist, Westmead Centre of Oral Health  

Course Contributors Block 3

• Sue - Ching Yeoh, Specialist Oral Medicine, Chair of Australian Academy of Oral Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Sydney

• Michelle Kang, Oral Medicine Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Dentistry
• Ben Karim, Oral Medicine Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Dentistry 
• Anastasia Georgiou, Specialist, Oral Medicine, Westmead Centre for Oral Health 

• Ken Kwong, Specialist, Oral Medicine, Westmead Centre for Oral Health 
• Sue-Ching Yeoh, The University of Sydney, Specialist Oral Medicine, Chair of Australian Academy of Oral Medicine, Associate Professor
• Michelle Kang, Oral Medicine Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Dentistry

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