Dental anatomy syllabus

These are made up of: four incisors, two canines and four molars in each jaw.
Incisors bite pieces of food, canines hold and tear food apart and molars grind food.
In adult dentition (the second set of teeth) the 8 primary molars are replaced by the premolar (or bicuspid) teeth.

The new recommended core anatomy syllabus for dental undergraduates, grouped into body regions, offers a comprehensive anatomical framework with which to

The syllabus may be used in a variety of pedagogic situations, including where anatomy teaching exists within an integrated dental curriculum (both horizontally

Do medical and dental students learn anatomy with the same learning outcomes?

Analysis of the rejected learning outcomes shows a shift towards minimal teaching of the upper limb, abdominal and thoracic anatomy outcomes within the syllabus

Medical and dental students have, on occasions, been taught anatomy with the same learning outcomes