SYLLABUS FOR DENTAL SURGEON SCREENING TEST
GENERAL HUMAN ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY

1. Introduction
2. Detailed anatomy and osteology of head and neck excluding brain.
3. Gross Anatomy of brain thorax and abdomen sufficient for understanding physiologic processes.
4. Embryology of head, neck and face; vascular, lymphatic and G.I. Systems.
5. Genetics-Fundamentals.
6. General, Principals of Anthropology.

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HISTOLOGY
1. All basic tissues of the human body various types of epithelia and connective tissues.
2. Endocrine glands.
3. Lung, kidney, spleen, liver, thymus and pancreas.
4. Salivary glands.
5. Oral tissues.

PHYSIOLOGY
1. Introduction.
2. Blood and Lymph :
Composition and function of blood. Plasma proteins.
RBC - Morphology, Formation and functions.
WBC- Types, formation and function
Blood coagulation.
Blood groups.
Platelets, Anaemia, E.S.R
Lymph; Formation, Compitions, functions, oedma.
Immunity-Basic concept.

3. Cardio Vascular System :
General organization of cardiovascular system and Haemodynamics.
Conduction of Cardiac impulse.
Cardiac Cycle
Heat, Sounds, Pulse,
Normal electrocardiagram
Regulation-Nervous, chemical and hormonal
Blood Pressure regulation
Pathophysiology of shock, Syncopes (Coronary circulation)

4. Respiratory system :
General Organization of respiratory system.
Ventilation, diffusion, carriage of respiratory gases.
Nervous and chemical regulation.
Asphyxia, Hypoxia, Cy-nosis.
Artificial respiration.

5. Digestive system :
Movements of digestive tract including chewing and deglutition.,
Mechanism and control of digestive secretion
Digestion and absorption
Liver and gall bladder functions.
Bile-Jaundice.
Salivary secretion in detail

6. Excretion :
Structure and functions of kidney.
Formation of Urine, Filtration, reabsorotion and secretion.
Water and Salt regulation.
Physiology of Micturation

7. Skin; structure and functions.
8. Temperature regulation; Fever, Heat stroke and Heat, exhaustion.
9. Endocrines; General Organisation and regulation
Secretions and function of :
a. Anterior and posterior pituitary
b. Thyroid
c. Aderenal Cortex and Medulla.
d. Para thyroid.
e. Insulin and glucagons islets of langerhans.

10. Reproductive System :
a. Male reproductive System – Testosterones
b. Female reproductive system, Mansturation, Preganancy.
Family planning – Physiological basis of family planning methods.

11. Nerves System :
General organization of nervous system
General concepts of
Receptors and sensation.
Motor control
Reflexes and their clinical use
Functions of spinal cord, cerebellum, Basel ganglia, hypothelmus
Neoacortex important centers and their functions
General concept of higher functions.
Autonomic nervous system.

12. Special senses :
General concept of structure and functions.
a. Eye and refractive errors.
b. Hearing.
c. Taste and Smell.

13. Nutrition :
General Metabolism, Principles of colorimetry. Basal Metabelic rate, metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, vitamins, sources, requirement and actions. Basic principles of dietetics, Enzymes. PH regulation, Calcium, Iron and Water metabolism.

BIOCHEMISTRY
1. Introduction to Biochemistry - Historical development of Biochemistry scope and importance in Dentistry, structure of cell; Physical and chemical dynamics;
2. Carbohydrates - Introduction, classification, properties, Monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligasccharides and polysaccharides (including
mucopalysaccharides; carbohydrates of biological' importance)
3. Lipids - Introduction and classification; structure and properties of fats, oils, waxes, sterols, steroids; phospholipids and other complex
liquids; essential fatty acids.
4. Proteins - introduction, classification and general characteristics, properties of amino- acids; essential and denaturations analycical methods. .
5. Nucleic acid - General considerations; nucleo proteins; purine and peryrimidincbases; nucleosides, nucleotides; biological importance of
nucleosides and nucleotides structure of DNA and RNA, biological importance, genetic code.
6. Enzymology - Nature, classification distribution and function of enzymes; enzyme specificity, factors affecting enzymecatalyzed reactions; coenzyme enetics; Inhibition - competitive and non-competitive, coenzymes and activators; allosteric enzymes Isenzymes; clinical enzymology.
7. Vitamins - Definition and History of discovery of vitamins; Fat-soluable vitamins-A, D,E,K; water; soluable vitamins-Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pyridoxine, Pantcothenic acid, Lippic acid and B.12; Vitamin C, special emphasis on biochemical functions; Vitamins in daily life. Digestion and absorption of foods.
8. Digestion in the mouth, stomach and intestine; Role of various secretions and gastrointestinal hormones; Mechanisms of absorption of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.
9. Introduction to Intermediary metabolism (An over view)
10. Metabolism of carbo-hydrates - Glycolysis and Glycogenolysis; Hexose monophosphate shunt; citric acid cycle; gluconeogenosis regulation of carbohydrate metabolism - sources of blood glucose and regulation of blood glucose, renal threshold; carbohydrate tolerance; measurement of glucose tolerance.
11. Biological oxidation.
12. Metabolism of lipids – Distribution of body and blood lipids;fate of fats in the body; oxidation of fatty acid; degradation of triglycerides, biosynthesis of lipids and regulation of lipogenesis role of carmitine in fatty acid, Metabolism; formation and metabolism of Ketone bodies; Metabolism of colestrol, lipotropic factors; Distrubances in lipid metabolism.
13. Metabolism of proteins, degradation of proteins, general metabolism of amine acids deamination, transamination, transmethylation, decarboylation, formation of urea, inborn erros of metabolism, protein biosynthesis.
14. Metabolism of Nucleic acids - Role of nycleic acids, Blosynthesis of purines and pyrimidines, catabolism of purines and pyrimidines, uric acid metabolism and gout.
15. Mineral metabolism - Metabolism and role in nutrition of calcium magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, manganese, iodine, cobalt zinc, fluorine, selenium lithium chromium, molybdenum.
16. Elements of nutrition - Unit of heat and fuel value of foods, animal colorimetry, respiratory quotient of food stuffs, basal metabolism, measurement of energy, requirements, specific dynamic action, adequate diet and recommended dietary allowances, proteincaloric malnutrition.
17. Special topics, biochemistry of muscle, epithelial, connective and nerve tissues, perpyries, functions of liver, orisicioles of immunochemistry water metabolism.

DENTALMATERIALS
1. Introduction :
Aims and Scope of the science of dental materials.
2. Structure and behaviour of matter.
3. Important physical properties applicable to dental materials including their biological considerations.
4. Gypsum products used in dentistry including casting, investment materials with or without gypsum binder.
5. Impression materials used in dentistry including duplicating materials.
6. Synthetic resins used in dentistry :
a. General properties and physical characteristics.
b. Resins as denture base materials, repairs and reline materials, soft liners, tissue conditioners.
c. Resins as restorative materials; unfilled and filled resin restorative materials tissue sealant.
d. Direct - bonding cement materials
7. Metals and alloys; their structure and behaviour, some important physical properties.
a. Dental Amalgam alloys;
b. Gold foil
c. Dental casting gold alloys;
d. Stainless steel, chrome-cobalt alloys.
8. Dental waxes including inlay casting wax.
9. Gold inlay casting procedures;
Preparation of the die-wax pattern, spruing, investing control of shrinkage compensation. Wax elimination-casting machines, casting, defects in castings.
10. Welding and soldering materials used.
11. Dental cements; classifications composition, manipulation, properties and uses;- Zinc cements, copper cements, zinc-oxide auganol cements, silicate cements, cavity liners, cavity varnishers, Rasin cements, Composite, glass ionomer cements and ionomer.
12. Dental porcelain including porcelain fused to metal, porcelain furnace and fusing.
13. Machines of tooth cutting. Burs and points.
14. Abrasives and polishing agents.
15. Die and counter die materials includingelectrofbrrf1ing and electro-polishing. minal and facial nerves.