2 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: DH 100 and DH 101 with a grade of "C" or better.
Co-requisite: DH 103, DH 105, and DH 106.
General and oral pathology teaches the dental hygiene student to identify oral and perioral conditions that may be encountered when treating dental patients. Topics include disturbances of development and growth, diseases of microbial origins, injuries and repair processes, metabolic disturbances and diseases of specific systems.