2/9/2026 **DENT 5310** **Integrated Dental Practice I** **Oral Medicine Module** **Introduction** These lecture slides and associated unit materials must not be reproduced or shared without permission. **Sharing course materials without permission breaches UWA’s student conduct regulations and may constitute a breach of the Copyright Act 1968.** **What is oral medicine?** **What is oral medicine?** **What is oral medicine?** **What is oral medicine?** 1 #### Course Information - **Unit Code:** DENT 5310 - **Module:** Oral Medicine Module #### Intellectual Property and Conduct These lecture slides and associated unit materials must not be reproduced or shared without permission. Sharing course materials without permission breaches UWA’s student conduct regulations and may constitute a breach of the Copyright Act 1968. #### Defining Oral Medicine What is oral medicine? 2/9/2026 7 **What is oral medicine?** 8 **What is oral medicine?** 9 "We only see what we look for and we only look for what we know" 10 **What is oral medicine?** * Oral Medicine is that specialist branch of dentistry concerned with the diagnosis, prevention and predominantly non-surgical management of medically related disorders and conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region, in particular oral mucosal disease and orofacial pain as well as the oral healthcare of medically complex patients. 11 **Oral medicine** 1. History, examination and investigations 2. Infections 3. Physical and chemical injuries 4. Allergies and immunologically-mediated diseases 5. Epithelial pathosis 6. Soft tissue (mesenchymal) tumours 7. Diseases of the salivary glands 8. Bone disease 9. The medically complex patient 12 **Oral medicine** **DENT 5310: 2026 Lecture and Laboratory Schedule** <table> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th colspan="4">Time 1pm-5pm</th> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Introduction to oral medicine</td> <td>Lecture: History taking, patient examination and lesion evaluation</td> <td>Lecture: Surgery in oral medicine</td> <td>Lecture: Blood testing, histopathology, microbiological investigations and skin testing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13/02/26</td> <td>1-2pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych Lecture: Imaging of soft and hard tissues</td> <td>2-3pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych Lecture: Benign epithelial pathosis</td> <td>3-4pm Dr Frank Chang Lecture: Oral bacterial, fungal and viral infections Surgery in oral medicine</td> <td>4-5pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych Lecture: Physical and chemical injuries of the oral hard and soft tissues</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20/02/26</td> <td>1-2pm Dr Dayea Oh Lecture: Hematologic diseases and immunodeficiency</td> <td>2-3pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych Lecture: Gastrointestinal diseases</td> <td>3-4pm Dr Lalima Tiwari Lecture: Renal disease and nutritional deficiencies</td> <td>4-5pm Dr Lalima Tiwari Lecture: Liver disease</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27/02/26</td> <td>1-2pm Dr Bobby Joseph Tutorial – Benign epithelial pathosis</td> <td>2-3pm Dr Bobby Joseph Tutorial – Infections</td> <td>3-4pm Dr Bobby Joseph STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 1 & 2</td> <td>4-5pm Dr Omar Kujan Lecture: Oral potentially malignant disorders</td> </tr> <tr> <td>06/03/26</td> <td>1-2pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych Tutorial – Physical and chemical injuries</td> <td>2-3pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych Tutorial – Oral potentially malignant disorders</td> <td>3-4pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 3 & 4</td> <td>4-5pm Dr Omar Kujan Lecture: Oral cancer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13/03/26</td> <td>1-2pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych Tutorial – Oral cancer</td> <td>2-3pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 5 & 6</td> <td>3-4pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 7 & 8</td> <td>4-5pm Dr Omar Kujan Lecture: Non-neoplastic salivary gland disease</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20/03/26</td> <td>1-2pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych</td> <td>2-3pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych</td> <td>3-4pm Dr Agnieszka Frydrych</td> <td>4-5pm Dr Lalima Tiwari</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27/03/26</td> <td colspan="4">-------------------------------------MID-SEMESTER BREAK-------------------------------------</td> </tr> </table> 2       "We only see what we look for and we only look for what we know" #### Definition of Oral Medicine Oral Medicine is that specialist branch of dentistry concerned with the diagnosis, prevention and predominantly non-surgical management of medically related disorders and conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region, in particular oral mucosal disease and orofacial pain as well as the oral healthcare of medically complex patients. #### Core Areas of Study 1. History, examination and investigations 2. Infections 3. Physical and chemical injuries 4. Allergies and immunologically-mediated diseases 5. Epithelial pathosis 6. Soft tissue (mesenchymal) tumours 7. Diseases of the salivary glands 8. Bone disease 9. The medically complex patient Clinical photograph of an open human mouth with a cheek retractor in place. The image displays the maxillary and mandibular dentition and gingiva, illustrating the oral cavity context relevant to the definition of Oral Medicine. Clinical photograph showing a close-up view of a lesion on the upper anterior gingiva (gums). A red, nodular swelling is visible between the central incisors, demonstrating a specific pathology discussed in the lecture series. Illustrative figure featuring a pink flower against a blue background. This visual accompanies the quote 'We only see what we look for and we only look for what we know,' serving as a metaphorical diagram for diagnostic awareness in oral medicine. Text-based chart defining Oral Medicine. It outlines the specialist branch of dentistry concerned with diagnosis, prevention, and non-surgical management of medically related disorders, mucosal disease, orofacial pain, and complex patient healthcare. Bulleted list chart titled 'Oral medicine'. It enumerates nine key topics covered in the course: History, Infections, Physical/chemical injuries, Allergies, Epithelial pathosis, Soft tissue tumours, Salivary glands, Bone disease, and Medically complex patients. Detailed table titled 'DENT 5310: 2026 Lecture and Laboratory Schedule'. It organizes class dates from February to March 2026 by columns representing time slots (1pm-5pm), listing specific lecture topics, instructors (e.g., Dr Agnieszka Frydrych), tutorials, student presentations, and the mid-semester break. # Oral medicine ### DENT 5310: 2026 Lecture and Laboratory Schedule | Date | Time 1pm-5pm | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | **Introduction to oral medicine** | **Lecture: History taking, patient examination and lesion evaluation** | **Lecture: Surgery in oral medicine** | **Lecture: Blood testing, histopathology, microbiological investigations and skin testing** | | **13/02/26** | 1-2pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 2-3pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 3-4pm **Dr Frank Chang** | 4-5pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | | | **Lecture: Imaging of soft and hard tissues** | **Lecture: Benign epithelial pathosis** | **Lecture: Oral bacterial, fungal and viral infections Surgery in oral medicine** | **Lecture: Physical and chemical injuries of the oral hard and soft tissues** | | **20/02/26** | 1-2pm **Dr Dayea Oh** | 2-3pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 3-4pm **Dr Lalima Tiwari** | 4-5pm **Dr Lalima Tiwari** | | | **Lecture: Hematologic diseases and Immunodeficiency** | **Lecture: Gastrointestinal diseases** | **Lecture: Renal disease and nutritional deficiencies** | **Lecture: Liver disease** | | **27/02/26** | 1-2pm **Dr Bobby Joseph** | 2-3pm **Dr Bobby Joseph** | 3-4pm **Dr Bobby Joseph** | 4-5pm **Dr Omar Kujan** | | | **Tutorial – Benign epithelial pathosis** | **Tutorial – Infections** | **STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 1 & 2** (Circled) | **Lecture: Oral potentially malignant disorders** | | **06/03/26** | 1-2pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 2-3pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 3-4pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 4-5pm **Dr Omar Kujan** | | | **Tutorial – Physical and chemical injuries** | **Tutorial – Oral potentially malignant disorders** | **STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 1 & 2** (Repeated text nearby) | **Lecture: Oral cancer** | | **13/03/26** | 1-2pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 2-3pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 3-4pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 4-5pm **Dr Omar Kujan** | | | **Tutorial – Oral cancer** | **STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 5 & 6** | **STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 7 & 8** | **Lecture: Non-neoplastic salivary gland disease** | | **20/03/26** | 1-2pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 2-3pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | 3-4pm **Dr Agnieszka Frydrych** | | | **27/03/26** | (Middle Semester Break) | | | | --- ### DENT 5310 2026 Clinical Case Presentations (Visual content details omitted as it was noted as hard to make sense from the image.) --- ### Oral medicine * Dr Mahesh Thyagarajan (Email: 24664343@student.uwa.edu.au) * Dr Rui Ming Yap (Email: 24586097@student.uwa.edu.au) * Dr Duha Toghoj (Email: 24128672@student.uwa.edu.au) ### Oral medicine #### DENT 5310 2026 Student Case Presentations Roster | Name | Group | Presentation Topic | |-------------------------|-------|----------------------------| | Afsarimamaghani Sepideh | 1 | Infections | | Bray Lucinda Rose | 1 | Infections | | Carson Michael John | 1 | infections | | Champion Rachelle Ann | 1 | infections | | Chan Jordan Wai Yin | 2 | Infections | | Cheok Timothy Choon Hui | 2 | Infections | | Ching Isaac Tin Fai | 2 | Infections | | Chotalia Priyank Dilipbhai | 3 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Chua Nicholas Zijian | 3 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Dalla-Fontana Chloe | 3 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Ebrahimi Hani | 3 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Fang Qing Yin | 4 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Farazi Irfan | 4 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Ferguson Dominic James | 4 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Gill Yuvraj Singh | 5 | Physical and chemical injuries | ### Oral medicine * Learning outcomes – see black board ### Oral medicine * Recommended Texts: * Contemporary Oral Medicine: A Comprehensive Approach to Clinical Practice by Camile S. Farah, Ramesh Balasubramaniam and Michael John McCullough. Springer; 1st ed. 2019 edition. *[Image of a book]*     #### Student Case Presentations Roster | Name | Group | Presentation Topic | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Afsarimamaghani Sepideh | 1 | Infections | | Bray Lucinda Rose | 1 | Infections | | Carson Michael John | 1 | Infections | | Champion Rachelle Ann | 1 | Infections | | Chan Jordan Wai Yin | 2 | Infections | | Cheok Timothy Choon Hui | 2 | Infections | | Ching Isaac Tin Fai | 2 | Infections | | Chotalia Priyank Dilipbhai | 3 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Chua Nicholas Zijian | 3 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Dalla-Fontana Chloe | 3 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Ebrahimi Hani | 3 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Fang Qing Yin | 4 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Farazi Irfan | 4 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Ferguson Dominic James | 4 | Benign epithelial pathosis | | Gill Yuvraj Singh | 5 | Physical and chemical injuries | #### Learning Outcomes - Learning outcomes – see blackboard #### Assessment Details - **2h OSCE** - 5 OM Cases - 3 OFP and Sleep Medicine - Failed Component #### Criteria and Standards - Criteria and Standards for assessment tasks – see blackboard #### Contact Information - Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: agnieszka.frydrych@uwa.edu.au - Dr Mahesh Thyagarajan (Email: 24664343@student.uwa.edu.au) - Dr Rui Ming Yap (Email: 24586097@student.uwa.edu.au) - Dr Duha Toghoj (Email: 24128672@student.uwa.edu.au) #### DENT 5310: 2026 Lecture and Laboratory Schedule | Date | 1pm-2pm | 2pm-3pm | 3pm-4pm | 4pm-5pm | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **Orientation** | Introduction to oral medicine | Lecture: History taking, patient examination and lesion evaluation | Lecture: Surgery in oral medicine | Lecture: Blood testing, histopathology, microbiological investigations and skin testing | | **13/02/26** | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Imaging of soft and hard tissues | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Benign epithelial pathosis | Dr Frank Chang: Oral bacterial, fungal and viral infections; Surgery in oral medicine | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Physical and chemical injuries of the oral hard and soft tissues | | **20/02/26** | Dr Dayea Oh: Hematologic diseases and immunodeficiency | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Gastrointestinal diseases | Dr Lalima Tiwari: Renal disease and nutritional deficiencies | Dr Lalima Tiwari: Liver disease | | **27/02/26** | Dr Bobby Joseph: Tutorial – Benign epithelial pathosis | Dr Bobby Joseph: Tutorial – Infections | Dr Bobby Joseph: Student Presentations 1 & 2 | Dr Omar Kujan: Oral potentially malignant disorders | | **06/03/26** | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Tutorial – Physical and chemical injuries | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Tutorial – Oral potentially malignant disorders | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Student Presentations 3 & 4 | Dr Omar Kujan: Oral cancer | | **13/03/26** | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Tutorial – Oral cancer | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Student Presentations 5 & 6 | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych: Student Presentations 7 & 8 | Dr Omar Kujan: Non-neoplastic salivary gland disease | | **20/03/26** | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych | Dr Agnieszka Frydrych | Dr Lalima Tiwari | | **27/03/26** | **MID-SEMESTER BREAK** | | | | Table: DENT 5310: 2026 Lecture and Laboratory Schedule. Organized by date (rows) and time slots (columns). Columns include 'Introduction to oral medicine', 'History taking...', 'Surgery in oral medicine', and 'Blood testing...'. Rows list dates like 13/02/26, 20/02/26, etc., with corresponding instructors (e.g., Dr Agnieszka Frydrych, Dr Frank Chang) and topics such as 'Benign epithelial pathosis', 'Oral cancer', and 'Hematologic diseases'. Some cells are color-coded (yellow, green, blue, pink) and circled for emphasis. Figure: Clinical photo showing a medical consultation scene. A doctor in white coat is speaking to a seated patient. Caption text includes 'DENT 5310 2026 Clinical Case Presentations' and details about presentation requirements. Table: DENT 5310 2026 Student Case Presentations Roster. Lists student names under 'Name' column, group numbers ('Group') from 1-5, and their assigned 'Presentation Topic' (mostly 'Infections' or 'Benign epithelial pathosis', one 'Physical and chemical injuries'). Photo: Cover image of the textbook 'Contemporary Oral Medicine: A Comprehensive Approach to Clinical Practice' edited by Camile S. Farah, Ramesh Balasubramaniam and Michael John McCullough. Publisher Springer, 1st ed. 2019 edition. # Oral medicine **Other Texts:** * Brad W. Neville, Douglas D. Damm, Carl M. Allen, Angela C. Chi. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 5th Edition 2023, Elsevier. * C Scully. Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine - The Basis of Diagnosis and Treatment, 4th Edition 2023, Elsevier. * Edward W Odell. Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, 10th Edition 2024, Elsevier. * Joseph A Regezi , James J Sciubba, Richard C K Jordan. Oral Pathology: Clinical Pathologic Correlations, 7th Edition 2017, Elsevier Saunders. # Oral medicine # Oral medicine **Assessment:** * 2h OSCE * 5 OM Cases * 3 OFP and Sleep Medicine * Failed Component # Oral medicine **Criteria and Standards for assessment tasks** – see black board # Oral medicine * **Contact:** agnieszka.frydrych@uwa.edu.au   #### Primary Recommended Text - **Contemporary Oral Medicine: A Comprehensive Approach to Clinical Practice** by Camile S. Farah, Ramesh Balasubramaniam and Michael John McCullough. Springer; 1st ed. 2019 edition. #### Other Texts - Brad W. Neville, Douglas D. Damm, Carl M. Allen, Angela C. Chi. **Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology**, 5th Edition 2023, Elsevier. - C Scully. **Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine - The Basis of Diagnosis and Treatment**, 4th Edition 2023, Elsevier. - Edward W Odell. **Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine**, 10th Edition 2024, Elsevier. - Joseph A Regezi, James J Sciubba, Richard C K Jordan. **Oral Pathology: Clinical Pathologic Correlations**, 7th Edition 2017, Elsevier Saunders. Figure displaying the covers of two relevant textbooks for Oral Medicine. On the left is 'Oral Medicine - A Clinical Guide' (Springer), and on the right is 'Pathological Basis of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases' (Wiley-Blackwell), featuring microscopic images and a clinical photo. Color-coded weekly schedule table for Oral Medicine sessions. A prominent black oval highlights the 'MOCK OSCE EXAM' scheduled for 15/05/26 at 1-3pm with Dr Agnieszka Frydrych. 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