Anatomical Sciences II is a required course for all incoming first year dental students. Subjects addressed in the course include Gross Anatomy in general with a special emphasis on head and neck anatomy. It includes both basic science and clinical elements. Subjects are taught through didactic sessions, discussions, small group sessions, videos and prosection of cadavers. It is taught by faculty from the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and clinicians from the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine.
- Learn the language of Gross Anatomy.
- Relate the two dimensional structure of the body and tissue in slides and drawings to the actual three dimensional structure of the living individual.
- Understand the manner by which organs and tissues function and malfunction, and relate this process to their embryologic origins.
- Understand the various bases for normal and abnormal neuronal function.
- Apply knowledge to clinical problems and learn techniques which you will employ in your future profession as a dentist.
The primary faculty members include Dr. Lawrence C. Zoller and Dr. Tara Moore. Clinical dental faculty include Dr. Thomas Kilgore and Dr. Michael Hunter. Prosection and laboratory instruction is primarily accomplished through the efforts of graduate students from the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology.
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