School of Dental Medicine

Microbiology

Course Info
  • Course Director: Dr. Aaron Weinberg
  • Syllabus
Old Powerpoints
Course Documents & Schedule
01/09 Introduction / General Concepts in Microbiology / Powerpoint Slides
01/23 Cont'd General Concepts in Microbiology / Intro to Oral Pathogens
01/30 Innate Immunity of the Oral Cavity / Peptidoglycan Schematic of NAM-NAG
02/06 Cont’d Innate/Acquired/Adaptive Immunity
02/20 Cont’d themes in innate and acquired immunity / Student presentations
02/27 Cont’d themes in innate and acquired immunity / Student presentations
03/05 Bacterial Colonization and Plaque Formation / Student presentations
03/12 The Debate Over the Importance of Bacteria in Periodontal Disease Etiology / Student presentations.
03/19 Cell Signaling in normal and abnormal states (Dr. Ge Jin)
03/26 Caries Immunology / Student Presentations
04/02 Microbiology of Caries / Student Presentations
04/09 Microbiological and Susceptibility Testing Methods in Perio/Endo Therapy / Student Presentations
04/16 Genetic Approaches to Understanding Oral Disease Suscpetibility & Risk / Student Presentations (if needed)
04/23 Principles of antibiotic resistance
04/30 Review / Make up session
05/07 Final Exam