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Competencies of a New Dentist
Graduates of the Marquette University School of Dentistry must be
able to:
- Apply legal and ethical principles to the provision
of oral health care services.
- Apply behavioral principles to the management of diverse patient
populations.
- Use effective communication skills to improve the oral health
of patients and the public.
- Provide care for diverse patient populations emphasizing prevention
of oral diseases and supporting the maintenance of existing
systemic and oral health.
- Promote and improve the oral health of individuals,
families and groups in the community.
- Apply information
technology to facilitate an evidence-based approach to diagnosis
and management of oral health care.
- Demonstrate the skills associated
with literature review including monitoring of scientific advances
in oral health care.
- Evaluate different models of oral health care management
and delivery.
- Apply the fundamental elements of managing
a dental practice.
- Gather all pertinent patient information using
history and interview, obtaining and interpreting radiographs,
performing clinical examinations and appropriate diagnostic tests
to arrive at accurate diagnoses, prognoses and risk assessments.
- Recognize
pathological hard and soft tissue abnormalities of the orofacial
region that require monitoring, treatment, or management.
- Develop
comprehensive treatment plans and discuss the benefits, potential
outcomes, limitations, fees, risks associated with treatment alternatives
and the associated patient responsibilities and obtain
informed consent for the accepted treatment option.
- Monitor and evaluate
therapeutic outcomes and utilize the results to reassess and modify
initial diagnosis and treatment.
- Recognize and manage medical emergencies
and provide basic life support interventions when needed.
- Recognize
and manage dental emergencies.
- Manage pain and anxiety utilizing
pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods.
- Restore teeth to
proper form, function, and aesthetics using appropriate treatment
strategies.
- Manage and restore partial or complete edentulism to
proper form, function, and esthetics with fixed or
removable prostheses including implant procedures using appropriate
materials and techniques.
- Assess and treat early and moderate forms
of periodontal disease and manage advanced periodontal disease
recognizing clear end points of therapy.
- Manage both uncomplicated and complicated endodontic procedures.
- Perform uncomplicated
and manage complicated oral surgical procedures.
- Complete an orthodontic
evaluation and space management analysis of pediatric patients
differentiating between minor and major malocclusions and manage
advanced orthodontic cases.
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