Unit I. Medical (dental) education in Russia and abroad ? p. 6
Dentistry department of the Volgograd State Medical University
Tense Forms.
Modal verbs.
4 types of questions
Dental course in Great Britain.
Dental course in the USA
Creighton University.
Baylor College of Dentistry. Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Boston University School of Medicine
Multiple-way discussion
Unit II. Dentistry specialties ? p. 16
Members of a dental team
Word formation. Articles of nouns. Verb forms. Pronouns one, those. Conjunctions who, that, which
Laboratory technicians.
Dental assistants
Dentistry advances
Appraisal of the advances in dentistry
Unit III. Anatomy of the facio-mandibular area ? p. 23
The Bones of the Skull
Oral Cavity
Degrees of comparison of adjectives. Passive Voice
Infinitive
Skull
Hard palate, soft palate and pharynx
Alveolar processes and alveolar bone
Lips and cheeks
Multiple way
description
Unit IV. The structure of teeth and odontogenesis ? p. 31
Anatomical structure of the tooth
Participle II .
Pronouns one-ones, that ?those
Tooth development
The Teeth.
Tooth structures formation
Judgement
Unit V. Human dentition ? p. 36
Human Dentition
Ing-forms of verbs
Table of Eruption of Teeth
Tooth structures forma-tion. Three periods of cementum deposition. The embryonal period of the oral cavity development. Development of the jaws.
Development of the oral cavity as a whole
Multiple-way description
Unit VI. Physiology of digestion and the role of the oral cavity structures ? p. 44
A little patient
with a cleft lip
and palate.
Malocclusion in children
Occlusal interferences
and occlusal harmony.
Facial clefts.
Oral structures anomalies in ancient times
Multiple- way discussion
Unit VIII. Human habits as a cause of oral structures disturbances ? p. 55
Harmful habits
Verb + Infinitive versus Verb + Gerund
Bruxism.
Thumb-sucking and pacifier use may damage children's teeth
Eating habits - the rules or prejudices?
A bibliographical survey of bruxism. Stained teeth. What effect does diet have on my oral health?
Multiple-way discussion
Unit IX. Microbiology of the oral cavity ? p. 63
Normal flora of the mouth and upper respiratory tract
Complex Subject.
Complex Object.
Caries-producing microorganisms. Microbiological aspects of caries prevention
Bacteria from gum infections are associated with diabetes and chronic lung disease. -
The suspected link between mothers? gum disease and the health of her offspring
Making a report. Group discussion
Unit X. Hygiene of the oral cavity and preventive dentistry ? p. 70
Preventive dentistry
Grammar review
The influence of xylitol. Fluorine and teeth. Health education programme for mothers with young children.
Flossing is still best for oral health care.
Dental check-ups for children.
The role of fluoride in dentistry.
Case study
Appendix -p. 77
Grammar Files -p. 80
Glossary -p. 116
Unit I. Medical (dental) education in Russia and abroad
Lead-in
Our congratulations! You have happily entered the dentistry course. Would you share the main reasons for your choice? What were the motives of it? Did the parents agree with your choice? Did you know anything about the course of studies at the University before the entrance exams? Would you tell the groupmates how one can become a dentist in our country?
Reading
1. Give the Russian variants to the following words and word combinations:
total appraisal to take into account
suitability to be proficient in doing smth
applicant to enable critical assessment
curriculum to schedule
affiliated clinics to implement knowledge
case presentations to pursue careers
2. Read the text and try to organize the information according to the items:
a. The background and the structure of the department
The date of foundation
The chairs involved in the process of study
The evaluation of the provided education
b. The course of studies
The duration of the undergraduate program
The main subjects studied in the pre-clinical and clinical years
