ENDOCRINOLOGY

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2016/2017

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

6-year Single Cycle Master's Degree Programme in SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE

Disciplinary Sector:

Endocrinology

Is part of:

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Propedeutical courses, as indicated in the "rules of the Degree".

AF code:

40000193

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

Alterations of the mouth as a possible are signs of systemic disease(s)
Most common endocrine alterations and their relationship with oral health.

Contents

Pathophysiology of:

Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axis
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Testicles and ovaries
Adrenal Glands
(Endocrine) Pancreas

Recommended Bibliography

Notes from the lessons.
Original articles on specific topics from PubMed.