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A dentistry program you can hand out one topic at a time

For dental school faculty planning seminars: what a group can read before class, which part requires VARGATES hardware, and what to check against the department's own protocol first.

The Dentistry — Clinical Competency Program has 15 chapters, one per condition, from acute pulpitis to radicular cyst. Every chapter has the same five lessons: four web theory lessons — etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment, 10 or 15 minutes each according to the course page — and a 30-minute 3D simulator lesson.

Build a seminar reading list from the condition page

Each condition has its own page in the dentistry section with its ICD-10 code — K02.9 for dental caries, K04.0 for acute and chronic pulpitis, K05.0 for gingivitis — and links to separate pages for overview, etiology, pathogenesis, classification, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and prevention. Each linked page is dedicated to one topic, so it can be assigned as preparation for a single seminar.

Use the stage table before discussing cases

On the dental caries pages, the classification page describes four stages, from the initial white spot lesion to pulp involvement, and the treatment page groups methods by the same stages: remineralization and preventive therapy for non-cavitated lesions, restorative treatment for cavitated lesions, and endodontic treatment or extraction for pulp involvement. A group that has read both comes to class with the stage table already in hand, and the seminar can go to the cases where the stage is disputed.

Browser theory and simulator practice are separate parts of the program

The course page marks all fifteen 3D simulator lessons as requiring VARGATES hardware; the theory lessons run in the browser. The web theory component can be used separately from the 3D simulator lessons.

Plan for English-language topic text

The Russian version translates condition titles and short descriptions, while the topic sections themselves remain in English. The dental caries classification and treatment pages do not name a clinical guideline, so compare them with the protocol used by your department before assigning them.