F DENT 802: Clinical Head & Neck Anatomy

This course presents a detailed study of the anatomic structures fundamental to dental specialty training.  Detailed gross dissection of the human head and neck with emphasis placed on traditional musculo-skeletal and neuro-vascular architectural relationships as they relate to growth and development.  This pedagogy allows immediate recognition of odonto-skeletal structures relevant to positive identification, and the pathology of forensic perimortem trauma.  Participants review standard texts of head and neck anatomy and radiology, and other professional literature to support specialty-specific questions/topics.