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Course Objectives:

 This course is designed to provide the student with essential and basic knowledge of pharmacology most relevant to dentistry. The major objectives of this course include:

1. The study of the general principles of pharmacology with a focus on dental practice.
2. Principles of drug action on the body and the therapeutic effects of drugs commonly employed in dental practice.
3. A review of antimicrobial agents commonly employed in dentistry.
4. Covarage of various analgesic agents, anti-inflammatory drugs, local anesthetics, and commonly employed in dental practice.
5. A classification of drugs used for various systemic diseases with some emphesis on prototype drugs.

 A good reference book for this course:

•  Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology

M.     J. Mycek, R. A. Harvey and P. C. Champe

•   Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

2^nd Edition, 2000.