Preparing nurses to work as strategic executive leaders in complex organizations and systems in both community and inpatient/outpatient healthcare settings is the focus of this course. Leading in today's healthcare environment brings challenges that require new and adaptable skill sets. Students will learn strategies for working effectively within varied healthcare environments and for surviving and thriving as an executive leader both at the organizational and systems level.

Learning about the rewards and challenges of being in an executive nursing leadership role is the focus of this course. Students will precept with an Executive Nurse Leader in a complex organization/system environment (community, clinic setting, hospital setting etc). Students will observe/learn strategies for working effectively within complex organizations/systems and for surviving and thriving as an executive leader.

Exploration of selected topics or issues in nursing. Directed by a faculty member with expertise in the topic under study. Lecture, 0-4 hours; laboratory, 0-12 hours per week. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of nine credits. Prereq: Variable, specified when topic identified.

An elective course that provides students with an opportunity to explore a topic of interest under the direction of a faculty member. The end result should be negotiated between students and faculty and should yield a scholarly product. The minimum number of hours to be spent on the project and the means of evaluation will be decided before beginning the project. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

An elective course that provides students with an opportunity to explore a topic of interest under the direction of a faculty member. The end result should be negotiated between students and faculty and should yield a scholarly product. The minimum number of hours to be spent on the project and the means of evaluation will be decided before beginning the project. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

This course is a continuation of OBI 650. It is a seminar that uses the scientific literature to review selected biological science topics with emphasis on those especially relevant to dental practice. Lecture: 32 hours.

This course provides in-depth instruction on the physiological mechanisms of body function from the single cell to the organism level. The course is team taught primarily by basic scientists. Teaching methodologies include didactic and Socratic lectures with some dental correlations.

This course will provide students of dentistry with a fundamental understanding of the pharmacology and the therapeutic uses of drugs commonly used in their practice or by their patients. This course will reinforce topics discussed in CDS 821 (Local Anesthesia); in addition, the course will integrate with ODM 830 (Mngmnt of Med Compromised Patient) and provide focused preparation for CDS 831 (Conscious Sedation).

This course presents the basic principles of oral and maxillofacial radiology, including radiation biology, radiation physics and Imaging Principles, radiation protection and safety, and radiology techniques. Lecture, 20 hours; seminar, 4.5 hours.

This course is designed to introduce and prepare the student dentists to better understand the importance of patient evaluation including the acquisition of the medical history, dental history, social history and family history. Students will be provided information that leads to an understanding of the significance of a proper head and neck examination, intraoral examination and oral cancer screening.