This course is designed to introduce the student to principles of surgery and to prepare them for their clinical rotations. Emphasis is placed not only on the technical aspects of surgery, but also on the integration of basic sciences to form a scientific basis for the clinical practice of surgery.

This course is an overview of the specialty of oral surgery. The student is introduced to the surgical management of congenital and acquired abnormalities of the oral structures and associated parts. Management of odontogenic infection, cysts and tumors is presented, as well as the role of the dentist in the care of head and neck cancer patients. The diagnosis and management of facial fractures also are presented, particularly as they relate to the general practitioner. Lecture, 25 hours.

This course teaches the management of the ambulatory oral surgical patient. It includes patient evaluation, control of pain and anxiety, performance of minor oral surgical procedures, treatment of acute and chronic oral infections and of complications associated with oral surgery, and the use of the problem-oriented record. Slide-text programs and reading assignments supplement the outpatient clinical experience. Clinic, 48 hours.

In this course students learn the management of oral surgical patients in a hospital. It consists of a full-time rotation on the oral surgery hospital service, including standing in-hospital night call with the oral surgery house staff. Students assist in patient care and perform procedures such as exodontia and biopsy. Oral surgical management of comprehensive care patients in the outpatient clinic is also included. Clinic, two weeks.

Oral Surgery provide opportunities for further study of or experience in various aspects of oral surgery. Topics may include hospitalized and ambulatory patient management, emergency care, operating room experience, pain and anxiety control, and surgical technique. Hours variable, ranging from a minimum of 16 hours lecture/discussion to a maximum of 10 weeks clinical experience. May be repeated to a maximum of 10 credits.

This course focuses on the potential for change and future directions for public and nonprofit organizations. It covers the basics of strategic planning for organizations providing public value and operating in a political context. It addresses such topics as environmental assessments, stakeholder analysis, identification of strategic issues, strategy formulation and implementation, performance measurement and evaluation, and key features of organizational change processes.

This course reviews statistics, evaluates public programs and policies for causal inference, and applies cost-benefit analysis. The focus of the course is to help students develop the capacity to generate evidence-based answers to questions regarding the causal impact and net benefit of public programs and policies.

A study of the management of public funds including the accumulation, management and investment of such funds and the accounting for those transactions. It will also include topics such as fund accounting, cash forecasting, cash management practices and public funds investment strategies.

Principles and practices of economical resource management in the governmental sector: tax and expenditure types, intergovernmental fiscal cooperation, debt financing, budgeting and financial planning.

This course explores the techniques and principles of financial management including budgeting, finance, and investment decision making for non-profit orgs.