Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Major

Description: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the growth, development, diseases, healing properties, and neurological components of the oral cavity, related tissues and organs, and associated craniofacial areas. Includes instruction in oral microbiology microanatomy, craniofacial pain, humoral aspects of disease, etiology and histology of caries, plaque ecology, wound healing, oral disease epidemiology, oral manifestations of systemic disease, lesions, normal and pathologic physiology, and related molecular and physical studies. Is Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology the right major for you?
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Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Major

What Courses Do Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.