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2023-2026 Academic Catalog

CSK 1020 - Clinical Skills

This course is designed to introduce the student to the art of medical history taking, patient interviewing, and the development of communication and clinical skills needed by the dentist to have an effective interaction with the patient and a successful approach at initial assessment. Dental students will be introduced to health determinants topics: socioeconomic, gender, age-related, educational, behavioral, and cultural challenges. In addition, students will acquire the knowledge and skills of medical history taking, patient-doctor communication and interpersonal skills, dental examination skills, and clinical reasoning. This course will provide standardized patient care activities in which the student uses the skills acquired. In addition, students will practice Basic Cardiac Life Support and its protocols to earn their certificate.