Geriatric Dentistry (MS)

专业介绍

USC Herman Ostrow 牙科学院的老年牙医学理学硕士（MS），要求 30.5 学分，常规学制 2 年，采用在线与面授结合的方式。课程从多角度讲授老年人的相关知识，涵盖衰老过程及其与社会、行为与健康因素的相互影响。培养重点包括老年常见医学与口腔健康问题、口腔黏膜病变与颌面疼痛的治疗，以及认知变化、精神障碍和社会因素对口腔保健服务的影响。

The Master of Science in Geriatric Dentistry online program consists of 30.5 units of course work delivered online and in person leading to a master’s degree in geriatric dentistry. The curriculum is designed to prepare students to work in geriatric dentistry. The program consists of a series of didactic courses in which the students will gain in-depth knowledge about older adults from a variety of perspectives that will include learning about the aging process and how it affects and is affected by social, behavioral, and health factors commonly seen with aging. The program will focus on the most common medical and oral health conditions seen in older adults including oral lesions and orofacial pain conditions and their treatments, as well as cognitive changes, mental disorders, and social factors that will impact and thus require adjustments to oral health care delivery. During the yea